Katō Takaaki
Katō Takaaki | |
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加藤 高明 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 11 June 1924 – 28 January 1926 | |
| Monarch | Taishō |
| Regent | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Kiyoura Keigo |
| Succeeded by | Wakatsuki Reijirō |
| President of the Kenseikai | |
| In office 10 October 1916 – 28 January 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Wakatsuki Reijirō |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 16 April 1914 – 10 August 1915 | |
| Prime Minister | Ōkuma Shigenobu |
| Preceded by | Makino Nobuaki |
| Succeeded by | Ōkuma Shigenobu |
| In office 29 January 1913 – 20 February 1913 | |
| Prime Minister | Katsura Tarō |
| Preceded by | Katsura Tarō |
| Succeeded by | Makino Nobuaki |
| In office 7 January 1906 – 3 March 1906 | |
| Prime Minister | Saionji Kinmochi |
| Preceded by | Komura Jutarō |
| Succeeded by | Saionji Kinmochi |
| In office 19 October 1900 – 3 June 1901 | |
| Prime Minister | Itō Hirobumi |
| Preceded by | Aoki Shūzō |
| Succeeded by | Sone Arasuke |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 August 1902 – 11 December 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Kōichi counties (1902–1903) Yokohama city (1903) |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 10 August 1915 – 28 January 1926 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1860 Saya, Aichi, Japan |
| Died | 28 January 1926 (aged 66) Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Political party | Kenseikai (1916–1926) |
| Other political affiliations | Rikken Dōshikai (1913–1916) |
| Spouse |
Katō Haruji (m. 1886) |
| Relatives | Kiuchi Jūshirō (brother-in-law) Kijūrō Shidehara (brother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Signature | |
Count Katō Takaaki (加藤 高明, 3 January 1860 – 28 January 1926) was a Japanese politician, diplomat, and Prime Minister of Japan from 1924 until his death on 28 January 1926, during the period which historians have called "Taishō Democracy". He was also known as Katō Kōmei.