Democratic Party (Japan, 1954)

Japan Democratic Party
日本民主党
Leader Ichirō Hatoyama
Founded November 24, 1954 (1954-11-24)
Dissolved November 15, 1955 (1955-11-15)
Split from Liberal Party
Merged into Liberal Democratic Party
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Ideology Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Agrarianism
Anti-communism
Political position Centre-right

The Japan Democratic Party (日本民主党, Nihon Minshutō) was a conservative[1] political party in Japan. Existing from 1954 to 1955, the party was founded by Ichirō Hatoyama, former foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and future Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.[1] The party was formed on 24 November 1954, by merging Ichiro Hatoyama's group which left the Liberal Party in 1953, and the Shigemitsu-led Kaishintō party. On 15 November 1955, the Japan Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Party to form the modern Liberal Democratic Party.

References

  1. 1 2 Louis Fréderic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Translated by Käthe Roth. Harvard University Press. p. 709. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
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