Tokonami Takejirō

Tokonami Takejirō
床次 竹二郎
Tokonami Takejirō
Minister of Communications
In office
8 June 1934 – 8 September 1935
Prime MinisterKeisuke Okada
Preceded byMinami Hiroshi
Succeeded byOkada Keisuke
Minister of Railways
In office
13 December 1931 – 26 May 1932
Prime MinisterTsuyoshi Inukai
Preceded byShūjirō Hara
Succeeded byChūzō Mitsuchi
President of the Seiyūhontō
In office
29 January 1924 – 1 June 1927
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
29 September 1918 – 21 June 1922
Prime MinisterHara Takashi
Takahashi Korekiyo
Preceded byMizuno Rentarō
Succeeded byMizuno Rentarō
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
22 April 1914 – 8 September 1935
Preceded bySumitaka Haseba
Succeeded bySeigo Imakiire
ConstituencyKagoshima Counties (1914–1917)
Kagoshima City (1917–1920)
Single-member Kagoshima 1st (1920–1928)
Multi-member Kagoshima 1st (1928–1935)
Director of the Karafuto Agency
In office
24 April 1908 – 12 June 1908
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byKusunose Yukihiko
Succeeded bySadatarō Hiraoka
Governor of Akita Prefecture
In office
31 December 1905 – 17 January 1906
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byOka Kishichirō
Succeeded bySeino Chōtarō
Governor of Tokushima Prefecture
In office
25 January 1904 – 31 December 1905
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byEizaburō Kamei
Succeeded byIwao Saburō
Personal details
Born(1866-01-06)6 January 1866
Died9 August 1935(1935-08-09) (aged 69)
Resting placeTama Cemetery
PartyRikken Seiyūkai (1913–1924)
Other political
affiliations
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Takejirō Tokonami (床次 竹二郎, Tokonami Takejirō; 6 January 1866 – 8 September 1935) was a Japanese statesman, politician and cabinet minister in Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan. Tokonami was involved in several government agencies throughout his career, and served in the leadership of different political parties. He was regarded by his contemporaries as a rather opportunistic politician eager for an opportunity to become prime minister.