Kazushige Ugaki

Kazushige Ugaki (宇垣 一成, Ugaki Kazushige, 9 August 1868 30 April 1956) was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and cabinet minister before World War II, the 5th principal of Takushoku University, and twice Governor-General of Korea. Nicknamed Ugaki Issei, he served as Foreign Minister of Japan in the Konoe cabinet in 1938.

Kazushige Ugaki
宇垣 一成
Ugaki as Army Minister (1924)
41st Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
May 26, 1938  September 30, 1938
MonarchEmperor Hirohito
Prime MinisterFumimaro Konoe
Preceded byHirota Kōki
Succeeded byHachirō Arita
12th Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office
May 26, 1938  September 30, 1938
MonarchEmperor Hirohito
Prime MinisterFumimaro Konoe
Preceded bySonyu Ōtani
Succeeded byFumimaro Konoe
6th Japanese Governor-General of Korea
In office
June 17, 1931  August 5, 1936
MonarchEmperor Hirohito
Preceded bySaitō Makoto
Succeeded byJirō Minami
19th Army Minister
In office
July 2, 1929  April 14, 1931
MonarchEmperor Hirohito
Prime MinisterOsachi Hamaguchi
Preceded byYoshinori Shirakawa
Succeeded byJirō Minami
Japanese Governor-General of Korea (interim)
In office
April 15, 1927  October 1, 1927
MonarchEmperor Hirohito
Preceded bySaitō Makoto
Succeeded byHanzō Yamanashi
17th Army Minister
In office
January 7, 1924  April 20, 1927
MonarchEmperor Hirohito
Prime Minister
Preceded byGiichi Tanaka
Succeeded byYoshinori Shirakawa
Personal details
Born(1868-08-09)August 9, 1868
Okayama, Bizen, Japan
DiedApril 30, 1956(1956-04-30) (aged 87)
Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1891–1931
Rank General
Battles/warsRusso-Japanese War
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