Kijūrō Shidehara
Baron Kijūrō Shidehara (幣原 喜重郎, Shidehara Kijūrō, 13 September 1872 – 10 March 1951) was a pre–World War II Japanese diplomat and politician. He was prime minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946 and a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II. He was the last Japanese Prime Minister who was a member of the peerage (kazoku). His wife, Masako, was the fourth daughter of Iwasaki Yatarō, founder of the Mitsubishi zaibatsu.
Baron Kijūrō Shidehara | |
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| 幣原 喜重郎 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 9 October 1945 – 22 May 1946 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Governor | Douglas MacArthur |
| Preceded by | Naruhiko Higashikuni |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Yoshida |
| In office 14 November 1930 – 10 March 1931 Acting | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Osachi Hamaguchi |
| Succeeded by | Osachi Hamaguchi |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 11 February 1949 – 10 March 1951 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Komakichi Matsuoka |
| Succeeded by | Joji Hayashi |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Osaka 3rd District | |
| In office 26 April 1947 – 10 March 1951 | |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 29 January 1926 – 25 April 1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1872 Sakai, Nara Prefecture, Empire of Japan (nowadays Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) |
| Died | 10 March 1951 (aged 78) Tokyo, Allied-occupied Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Signature | |
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