Mutsu Munemitsu
Mutsu Munemitsu | |
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陸奥 宗光 | |
Count Mutsu Munemitsu | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 8 August 1892 – 30 May 1896 | |
| Prime Minister | Itō Hirobumi |
| Preceded by | Enomoto Takeaki |
| Succeeded by | Saionji Kinmochi |
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | |
| In office 17 May 1890 – 14 March 1892 | |
| Prime Minister | Yamagata Aritomo Matsukata Masayoshi |
| Preceded by | Iwamura Michitoshi |
| Succeeded by | Kōno Togama |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1 July 1890 – 25 December 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Okazaki Kunisuke |
| Constituency | Wakayama 1st |
| Member of the Genrōin | |
| In office 25 April 1875 – 28 November 1875 | |
| Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture | |
| In office 5 October 1871 – 17 August 1872 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Terashima Munenori |
| Succeeded by | Ōe Taku |
| Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture | |
| In office 28 July 1869 – 24 August 1869 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Nakajima Masutane |
| Succeeded by | Saisho Atsushi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1844 Wakayama, Kii, Japan |
| Died | 24 August 1897 (aged 53) Takinogawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Spouse | Mutsu Ryōko |
| Children | Mutsu Hirokichi |
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| Relatives | Okazaki Kunisuke (cousin) |
| Education | Kobe Naval Training Center |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Cabinet Minister |
| Nickname | Mutsu Yonosuke |
Count Mutsu Munemitsu (陸奥 宗光; August 20, 1844 – August 24, 1897) was a Japanese diplomat and politician. He became Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1890 and worked to revise unequal treaties. He served as plenipotentiary at the peace conference in Shimonoseki after the First Sino-Japanese War.