Suematsu Kenchō
Suematsu Kenchō | |
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末松 謙澄 | |
Suematsu Kenchō c. 1898 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 19 October 1900 – 2 June 1901 | |
| Prime Minister | Itō Hirobumi |
| Preceded by | Saigō Tsugumichi |
| Succeeded by | Utsumi Tadakatsu |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 12 January 1898 – 30 June 1898 | |
| Prime Minister | Itō Hirobumi |
| Preceded by | Yasushi Nomura |
| Succeeded by | Hayashi Yūzō |
| Director-General of the Legislative Bureau | |
| In office 29 September 1892 – 30 September 1896 | |
| Prime Minister | Itō Hirobumi Matsukata Masayoshi |
| Preceded by | Saburō Ozaki |
| Succeeded by | Tomotsune Kōmuchi |
| Member of the Privy Council | |
| In office 3 March 1906 – 5 October 1920 | |
| Monarchs | Meiji Taishō |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 25 June 1896 – 19 March 1906 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 2 July 1890 – 2 June 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Tsutsumi Hirohisa |
| Constituency | Fukuoka 8th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Suematsu Ken'ichirō 30 September 1855 |
| Died | 5 October 1920 (aged 65) |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Taiseikai (1890–1891) |
| Spouse |
Ikuko Itō (m. 1889) |
| Relatives | Itō Hirobumi (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Higher Normal School University College London University of Cambridge |
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Viscount Suematsu Kenchō (末松 謙澄; 30 September 1855 – 5 October 1920) was a Japanese politician, intellectual and author who lived in the Meiji and Taishō periods. Apart from his activity in the Japanese government, he also wrote several important works on Japan in English. He was portrayed in a negative manner in Ryōtarō Shiba's novel Saka no ue no kumo.