Kiyoshi Akita

Kiyoshi Akita
秋田 清
Akita in 1932
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office
28 September 1940 – 18 July 1941
Prime MinisterFumimaro Konoe
Preceded byYōsuke Matsuoka
Succeeded byTeijirō Toyoda
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
29 November 1939 – 16 January 1940
Prime MinisterNobuyuki Abe
Preceded byNaoshi Ohara
Succeeded byShigeru Yoshida
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
18 March 1932 – 12 December 1934
MonarchHirohito
DeputyEtsujirō Uehara
Preceded byNakamura Keijirō
Succeeded byKunimatsu Hamada
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 April 1917 – 3 December 1944
Preceded byMiki Yokichirō
Succeeded byConstituency abolished (1945)
ConstituencyTokushima Counties (1917–1920)
Tokushima 6th (1920–1928)
Tokushima 2nd (1928–1944)
In office
15 May 1912 – 25 December 1914
Preceded byHashimoto Hisataro
Succeeded byMiki Yokichirō
ConstituencyTokushima Counties
Personal details
Born(1881-09-29)29 September 1881
Died3 December 1944(1944-12-03) (aged 63)
Tokyo, Japan
PartyIRAA (1940–1944)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1912–1913)
Rikken Dōshikai (1913–1916)
Rikken Kokumintō (1916–1922)
Kakushin Club (1922–1925)
Rikken Seiyūkai (1925–1940)
ChildrenDaisuke Akita
Alma materNihon University
Chuo University
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Kiyoshi Akita (秋田 清, Akita Kiyoshi; August 29, 1881 – December 3, 1944), was a politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Lower House of the Diet of Japan for ten terms, and twice as a cabinet minister. He also served as Speaker of the House from 1932-1934.