Watanabe Kunitake

Watanabe Kunitake
渡辺 国武
Minister of Finance
In office
19 October 1900 – 14 May 1901
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Preceded byMatsukata Masayoshi
Succeeded bySaionji Kinmochi (acting)
Sone Arasuke
In office
27 August 1895 – 18 September 1896
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Preceded byMatsukata Masayoshi
Succeeded byMatsukata Masayoshi
In office
8 August 1892 – 17 March 1895
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Preceded byMatsukata Masayoshi
Succeeded byMatsukata Masayoshi
Minister of Communications
In office
17 March 1895 – 9 October 1895
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Preceded byKuroda Kiyotaka
Succeeded byShirane Sen'ichi
Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture
In office
12 August 1881 – 11 May 1882
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byKiyoshi Watanabe
Succeeded byKishira Shunsuke
Governor of Tokushima Prefecture
In office
1876–1879
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byKeimei Tomioka
Succeeded byKunimichi Kitagaki
Governor of Kōchi Prefecture
In office
26 August 1876 – 7 June 1879
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byIwasaki Nagatake
Succeeded byKunimichi Kitagaki
Personal details
Born(1846-03-29)29 March 1846
Died11 May 1919(1919-05-11) (aged 73)
Izusan, Atami, Japan
PartyRikken Seiyūkai
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1876–1900)
RelativesTakeshi Watanabe (grandson)
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Viscount Watanabe Kunitake (渡辺 国武; 29 March 1846 – 11 May 1919) was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister and deputy prime minister, who lived in the Meiji and Taishō periods. Noted primarily for his role as finance minister, he was also the younger brother of Count Watanabe Chiaki.