Tomiichi Murayama

Tomiichi Murayama (村山 富市, Murayama Tomiichi, born 3 March 1924) is a retired Japanese politician. He served as the 81st Prime Minister of Japan from 30 June 1994 to 11 January 1996.

Tomiichi Murayama
村山富市
Official portrait, 1994
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 30 June 1994 – 11 January 1996
Monarch	Akihito
Preceded by	Tsutomu Hata
Succeeded by	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party
In office 25 September 1993 – 28 September 1996
Preceded by	Sadao Yamahana
Succeeded by	Takako Doi
Member of the House of Representatives for Oita 1st district
In office 11 December 1972 – 19 May 1980
Preceded by	Isamu Murakami
Succeeded by	Isamu Murakami
In office 19 December 1983 – 2 June 2000
Preceded by	Isamu Murakami
Succeeded by	Ban Kugimiya
Member of the Ōita Assembly for Ōita City
In office 1963–1972
Member of the Ōita City Council
In office 1955–1963
Personal details
Born	(1924-03-03) 3 March 1924 (age 101) Ōita, Empire of Japan
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Other political affiliations	Japan Socialist Party (Until 1996)
Spouse(s)	Yoshie Murayama ​ (m. 1953)​ [1]
Alma mater	Meiji University
Signature
Allegiance	Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1944–1945
Rank	Officer candidate
Battles/wars	World War II

He was the head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (until 1996, the Japan Socialist Party) and the first socialist prime minister in nearly fifty years.^[2] He is most remembered today for his speech "On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the war's end," in which he said sorry for what his country of Japan did over World War II.

Murayama was born on Ōita, Japan in 3 March 1924. He studied at Meiji University. Murayama turned 100 on 3 March 2024.^[3]