Higashikuze Michitomi
Count Higashikuze Michitomi | |
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東久世 通禧 | |
Higashikuze, in the European-style court dress of a count and wearing his Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers | |
| Vice President of the Privy Council | |
| In office 17 March 1892 – 4 January 1912 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| President | See list
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| Preceded by | Soejima Taneomi |
| Succeeded by | Yoshikawa Akimasa |
| Vice President of the House of Peers | |
| In office 24 October 1890 – 1 August 1891 | |
| President | Itō Hirobumi Hachisuka Mochiaki |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Hosokawa Junjirō |
| Member of the Privy Council | |
| In office 21 July 1891 – 17 March 1892 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| In office 30 April 1888 – 24 October 1890 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Vice Chairman of the Genrōin | |
| In office 22 November 1882 – 1 June 1888 | |
| Chairman | Sano Tsunetami Ōki Takatō |
| Preceded by | Sano Tsunetami |
| Succeeded by | Yanagiwara Sakimitsu |
| Director of the Hokkaidō Development Commission | |
| In office 13 September 1869 – 9 May 1871 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Nabeshima Naomasa |
| Succeeded by | Kuroda Kiyotaka |
| Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture | |
| In office 5 April 1868 – 5 November 1868 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Terashima Munenori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1834 |
| Died | 4 January 1912 (aged 78) |
| Spouse | Higashikuze Sadako (東久世 貞子) |
Count Higashikuze Michitomi (東久世 通禧; 1 January 1834 – 4 January 1912) was a Japanese noble and statesman of the late Edo period and early Meiji period.
He was among the pro-Emperor sonnō jōi faction nobles who escaped to Chōshū Domain after members of the pro-shogunate kōbu gattai faction staged a coup in 1863. After the Meiji Restoration, he was appointed among the first Directors-General of Foreign Affairs (外国事務総督), and served the fledgling government in early negotiations. After this he continued to hold important positions, including Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, Chairman of the Hokkaidō Development Commission, and Chamberlain, culminating in roles as Vice President of the House of Peers and Vice President of the Privy Council. He was a count in the Japanese peerage. His art names included Chikutei (竹亭).