Bukichi Miki
Bukichi Miki | |
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三木 武吉 | |
Miki in 1953 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 2 October 1952 – 4 July 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Minoru Tamaki |
| Succeeded by | Toshiichi Fuke |
| Constituency | Kagawa 1st |
| In office 1 May 1942 – 22 June 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Chōkichi Miyawaki |
| Succeeded by | Fukuda Shigeyoshi |
| Constituency | Kagawa 1st (1942–1946) Kagawa at-large (1946) |
| In office 22 April 1917 – 26 March 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Tamashige Hara |
| Constituency | Tokyo City (1917–1920) Tokyo 11th (1920–1928) Tokyo 1st (1928–1934) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1884 |
| Died | 4 July 1956 (aged 71) Meguro, Tokyo, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic (1955–1956) |
| Other political affiliations | Kenseikai (1916–1927) CDP (1927–1940) IRAA (1940–1945) JLP (1945–1948) DLP (1948–1950) LP (1950–1953) LP–H (1953–1954) JDP (1954–1955) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Bukichi Miki (三木 武吉, Miki Bukichi; 15 August 1884 – 4 July 1956) was a Japanese politician. He was a close friend and ally of Ichiro Hatoyama, and was the key figure in carrying out the "conservative merger" that resulted in the formation of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Despite being a powerful conservative politician in the Taishō and Shōwa eras, Miki remarkably never held any cabinet post. He still has a high reputation as the archetype of a behind-the-scenes power broker, and at the zenith of their power there were times when both Kanemaru Shin and Hiromu Nonaka were openly complimented by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone for having "surpassed Bukichi Miki."
Miki's nicknames included "the heckling general," "the wily schemer," and "the great tanuki of Japanese politics."