Itō Miyoji

Itō Miyoji
伊東 巳代治
Count Itō Miyoji
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce
In office
12 January 1898 – 26 April 1898
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Preceded byYamada Nobumichi
Succeeded byKaneko Kentarō
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
8 August 1892 – 20 September 1896
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Preceded byHirayama Narinobu
Succeeded byTakahashi Kenzō
Member of the Privy Council
In office
28 March 1899 – 19 February 1934
MonarchsMeiji
Taishō
Hirohito
Member of the House of Peers
In office
23 January 1894 – 18 July 1899
Nominated by the Emperor
In office
29 September 1890 – 17 November 1891
Nominated by the Emperor
Personal details
Born(1857-05-07)7 May 1857
Died19 February 1934(1934-02-19) (aged 76)
Resting placeTsukiji Hongan-ji
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Count Itō Miyoji (伊東 巳代治; 7 May 1857 – 19 February 1934) was a Japanese statesman of the Meiji era. He was a protégé of the leading oligarch Itō Hirobumi. As cabinet secretary 1892-1898, he was a powerbroker between the oligarchy and the political powers in the Diet. He grew increasingly conservative and became a watchdog and defender of the constitution in his role as privy councillor, 1899-1934. Biographer George Akita calls him a political failure.