Hirata Tosuke

Hirata Tosuke
平田 東助
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
18 September 1922 – 30 March 1925
MonarchTaishō
Preceded byMatsukata Masayoshi
Succeeded byMakino Nobuaki
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
14 July 1908 – 30 August 1911
Prime MinisterKatsura Tarō
Preceded byHara Takashi
Succeeded byHara Takashi
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce
In office
2 June 1901 – 17 July 1903
Prime MinisterKatsura Tarō
Preceded byHayashi Yūzō
Succeeded byKiyoura Keigo
Member of the Privy Council
In office
9 November 1898 – 2 December 1898
MonarchMeiji
Member of the House of Peers
In office
29 September 1890 – 14 April 1925
Nominated by the Emperor
Personal details
Born(1849-03-02)2 March 1849
Died14 April 1925(1925-04-14) (aged 76)
PartyIndependent
Children
Relatives
Alma materDaigakkō
Heidelberg University
Leipzig University
OccupationCabinet Minister, Legal Scholar
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Count Hirata Tosuke (平田 東助; 2 March 1849 – 14 April 1925) was a Japanese statesman and the 7th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan, active in the Meiji and Taishō period Empire of Japan.