Banboku Ōno
Banboku Ōno | |
|---|---|
大野 伴睦 | |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 26 August 1952 – 14 March 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Preceded by | Jōji Hayashi |
| Succeeded by | Yasujirō Tsutsumi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1890 Yamagata city, Gifu prefecture, Japan |
| Died | May 28, 1964 (aged 73) |
| Relations | Yasutada Ōno (grandson) Tsuyako Ōno (daughter-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Meiji University |
Banboku Ōno (大野 伴睦, Ōno Banboku; September 20, 1890 – May 29, 1964) was a Japanese politician who was a powerful faction leader within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the early postwar period, serving stints as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Secretary General of the Liberal Party, and Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Viewed as an archetypical "party politician," as opposed to the "ex-bureaucrat" elected leaders he staunchly opposed, Ōno was affectionately nicknamed "Ban-chan." He was also known for his colorful sayings, such as noting that just as with yakuza gangsters, "politics is all about giri and ninjō", and "A monkey that falls from a tree is still a monkey, but a politician that loses an election is just a person".