Machida Chūji

Machida Chūji
町田 忠治
Machida in 1929
President of the Japan Progressive Party
In office
18 November 1945 – 23 April 1946
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKijūrō Shidehara
President of the Rikken Minseitō
In office
20 January 1935 – 15 August 1940
Preceded byWakatsuki Reijirō
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Finance
In office
27 February 1936 – 9 March 1936
Prime MinisterKeisuke Okada
Preceded byTakahashi Korekiyo
Succeeded byEiichi Baba
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
8 July 1934 – 9 March 1936
Prime MinisterKeisuke Okada
Preceded byJōji Matsumoto
Succeeded byKawasaki Takukichi
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
In office
2 July 1929 – 13 December 1931
Prime MinisterHamaguchi Osachi
Wakatsuki Reijirō
Preceded byTeijirō Yamamoto
Succeeded byTeijirō Yamamoto
In office
3 June 1926 – 20 April 1927
Prime MinisterWakatsuki Reijirō
Preceded byHayami Seiji
Succeeded byTeijirō Yamamoto
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
11 May 1924 – 4 January 1946
Preceded byNarita Naoichirō
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyAkita 4th (1924–1928)
Akita 1st (1928–1946)
In office
16 May 1912 – 26 February 1920
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyAkita Counties
Personal details
Born(1863-05-17)17 May 1863
Died12 November 1946(1946-11-12) (aged 83)
PartyRikken Minseitō (1927–1940)
Other political
affiliations
Rikken Kokumintō (1912–1913)
Rikken Dōshikai (1913–1916)
Kenseikai (1916–1927)
IRAA (1940–1945)
JPP (1945–1946)
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
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Machida Chūji (町田忠治; 17 May 1863 – 12 November 1946) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.