Keizo Obuchi

Born on June 25, 1937 in Gunma Prefecture and deceased on May 14, 2000. Obuchi was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1963 at age 26, succeeding to his father's seat while still a graduate student of Waseda University. Obuchi became prime minister on July 30, 1998 but relinquished the premiership on April 5, 2000 after suffering a massive stroke. He died on May 14 the same year.