Inoue Kaoru

Inoue Kaoru
井上 馨
Marquis Inoue Kaoru
Minister of Finance
In office
12 January 1898 – 30 June 1898
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Preceded byMatsukata Masayoshi
Succeeded byMatsuda Masahisa
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
8 August 1892 – 15 October 1894
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Preceded byKōno Togama
Succeeded byNomura Yasushi
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce
In office
25 July 1888 – 23 December 1889
Prime MinisterKuroda Kiyotaka
Preceded byKuroda Kiyotaka
Succeeded byIwamura Michitoshi
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
22 December 1885 – 17 September 1887
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byItō Hirobumi
Member of the House of Peers
In office
21 September 1907 – 1 September 1915
Personal details
Born(1836-01-16)16 January 1836
Died1 September 1915(1915-09-01) (aged 79)
RelativesKatsunosuke Inoue (adopted nephew)
NicknameShiji Bunta (志道 聞多)
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Marquess Inoue Kaoru GCMG (井上 馨, January 16, 1836 – September 1, 1915) was a Japanese politician and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy during the Meiji period of the Empire of Japan. As one of the senior statesmen (Genrō) in Japan during that period, he had a tremendous influence on the selection of the nation's leaders and formation of its policies.