# Yoshida Shigeru - Prime Minister of Japan

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/yoshida-shigeru-1946
Reign: 1946-05 – 1947-05
Dynasty: Prime Ministers of Japan
Wikipedia: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/past_cabinet/051.html

Prime Minister of Japan; cabinet dates recorded by the Prime Minister’s Office.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Shidehara Kijyuro](https://history-japan.com/rulers/shidehara-kijyuro)
- Succeeded by: [Katayama Tetsu](https://history-japan.com/rulers/katayama-tetsu)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1947 - [Postwar Constitution takes effect](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1947-postwar-constitution-takes-effect)