Kawasaki Takukichi | |
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川崎 卓吉 | |
 Kawasaki in 1929 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 9 March 1936 – 27 March 1936 | |
| Prime Minister | Kōki Hirota |
| Preceded by | Machida Chūji |
| Succeeded by | Gōtarō Ogawa |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 2 February 1936 – 9 March 1936 | |
| Prime Minister | Keisuke Okada |
| Preceded by | Genji Matsuda |
| Succeeded by | Shigenosuke Ushio (acting) Hirao Hachisaburō |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 14 April 1931 – 13 December 1931 | |
| Prime Minister | Wakatsuki Reijirō |
| Preceded by | Fujiya Suzuki |
| Succeeded by | Kaku Mori |
| Director-General of the Legislative Bureau | |
| In office 3 July 1929 – 14 April 1931 | |
| Prime Minister | Hamaguchi Osachi Kijūrō Shidehara (acting) Hamaguchi Osachi |
| Preceded by | Yonezō Maeda |
| Succeeded by | Takeuchi Sakuhei |
| Member of theHouse of Peers | |
| In office 29 January 1926 – 27 March 1936 Nominated by theEmperor | |
| Mayor ofNagoya | |
| In office 1 April 1922 – 11 June 1924 | |
| Preceded by | Toranosuke Okita |
| Succeeded by | Sensuke Tachika |
| Governor ofFukushima Prefecture | |
| In office 28 April 1916 – 28 June 1919 | |
| Monarch | Taishō |
| Preceded by | Sukeharu Horiguchi |
| Succeeded by | Mitsuo Miyata |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1871-03-08)8 March 1871 |
| Died | 27 March 1936(1936-03-27) (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery |
| Political party | Rikken Minseitō (1927–1936) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1916–1926) Kenseikai (1926–1927) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Takukichi Kawasaki (川崎卓吉,Kawasaki Takukichi; 8 March 1871 – 27 March 1936) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-warEmpire of Japan.
Kawasaki was born in what is now part of the city ofKure, Hiroshima as the second son of a local doctor. He graduated fromTokyo Imperial University’s Law School, continuing on to do post-graduate research in comparative political systems before obtaining a post at theHome Ministry. In 1916, he was appointed Governor ofFukushima Prefecture, and in 1919 was sent toTaiwan as Director-General for Home Affairs, and subsequently Director-General for Agriculture and Commerce. In 1922, Kawasaki was appointed mayor ofNagoya. Under his administration, the Yagoto Baseball Ground was built, and the firstJapanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament was held in 1924.
Later in 1924, Kawasaki was recalled to Tokyo to assume the post of Director-General of theNational Police Agency under the Home Ministry. He became Deputy Home Minister in 1925. In 1926, he was invited to take a seat in theHouse of Peers in theDiet of Japan. He was recruited byOsachi Hamaguchi andWakatsuki Reijirō to join theKenseikai political party, and in 1927 joined theRikken Minseitō.
In 1929, Kawasaki served in the Hamaguchi administration as Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau. In 1931, he served in the second Wakatsuki administration as Chief Cabinet Secretary . He was outspoken against the growing influence offascism in Japan. In 1935, he became the leader of theMinseitō party.
Kawasaki was then picked to becomeMinister of Education byPrime MinisterKeisuke Okada on February 1, 1936. However, the cabinet was forced to resign only a few weeks later due to theFebruary 26 Incident. Prime MinisterKōki Hirota then asked that Kawasaki accept the post of Home Minister.[1] This choice was opposed by theImperial Japanese Army, who wanted control over that powerful ministry, and Kawasaki was sidelined to becomeMinister of Commerce and Industry.[2] However, Kawasaki died before his formal investiture ceremony could even take place.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Commerce and Industry 9 Mar 1936 – 27 Mar 1939 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Education 2 Feb 1936 – 9 Mar 1936 | Succeeded by |
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