Den Kenjirō

Den Kenjirō
田 健治郎
8th Governor-General of Taiwan
In office
29 October 1919 – 6 September 1923
MonarchTaishō
Preceded byAkashi Motojirō
Succeeded byUchida Kakichi
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce
In office
2 September 1923 – 24 December 1923
Prime MinisterYamamoto Gonnohyōe
Preceded byArai Kentarō
Succeeded byOkano Keijirō
Minister of Justice
In office
2 September 1923 – 6 September 1923
Prime MinisterYamamoto Gonnohyōe
Preceded byOkano Keijirō
Succeeded byHiranuma Kiichirō
Minister of Communications
In office
9 October 1916 – 29 September 1918
Prime MinisterTerauchi Masatake
Preceded byMinoura Katsundo
Succeeded byNoda Utarō
Member of the Privy Council
In office
10 May 1926 – 16 November 1930
MonarchsTaishō
Hirohito
Member of the House of Peers
In office
7 January 1906 – 15 May 1926
Nominated by the Emperor
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
12 August 1901 – 28 December 1902
Preceded byUeki Toshikazu
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyHyōgo 3rd (1901–1902)
Hyōgo Counties (1902)
Personal details
Born(1855-03-25)25 March 1855
Died16 November 1930(1930-11-16) (aged 75)
Tamagawa, Tokyo, Japan
PartyRikken Seiyūkai
RelativesHideo Den (grandson)
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Baron Den Kenjirō (田 健治郎; 25 March 1855 – 16 November 1930) was a Japanese politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war government of the Empire of Japan. He was also the 8th Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan from October 1919 to September 1923, and the first civilian to hold that position. Den was also a co-founder of Kaishinsha Motorcar Works, a predecessor to present-day Nissan and the original manufacturer of Datsun automobiles.