Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei | |
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後藤 新平 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 2 September 1923 – 7 January 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe |
| Preceded by | Mizuno Rentarō |
| Succeeded by | Mizuno Rentarō |
| In office 9 October 1916 – 23 April 1918 | |
| Prime Minister | Terauchi Masatake |
| Preceded by | Ichiki Kitokurō |
| Succeeded by | Mizuno Rentarō |
| Mayor of Tokyo | |
| In office 17 December 1920 – 27 April 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Tajiri Inajirō |
| Succeeded by | Hidejirō Nagata |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 23 April 1918 – 29 September 1918 | |
| Prime Minister | Terauchi Masatake |
| Preceded by | Motono Ichirō |
| Succeeded by | Uchida Kōsai |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 21 December 1912 – 20 February 1913 | |
| Prime Minister | Katsura Tarō |
| Preceded by | Hayashi Tadasu |
| Succeeded by | Motoda Hajime |
| In office 14 July 1908 – 30 August 1911 | |
| Prime Minister | Katsura Tarō |
| Preceded by | Hotta Masayasu |
| Succeeded by | Hayashi Tadasu |
| President of the Railway Bureau | |
| In office 5 December 1908 – 30 August 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Hirai Seijirō |
| Succeeded by | Tokonami Takejirō |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1857 Isawa, Iwate, Japan |
| Died | 13 April 1929 (aged 71) Kyoto, Japan |
| Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery |
| Political party | Rikken Dōshikai (1913–1916) |
| Spouse | Gotō Kazuko |
| Relatives | Etsusaburo Shiina (nephew) |
| Alma mater | Fukushima Medical University |
Count Gotō Shinpei (後藤 新平, 24 July 1857 – 13 April 1929) was a Japanese politician, physician and cabinet minister of the Taishō and early Shōwa period Empire of Japan. He served as the head of civilian affairs of Japanese Taiwan, the first director of the South Manchuria Railway, the seventh mayor of Tokyo City, the first Chief Scout of Japan, the first Director-General of NHK, the third principal of Takushoku University, and in a number of cabinet posts. Gotō was one of the most important politicians and administrators in Japanese national government during a time of modernization and reform in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was also a significant advocate for Japanese colonialism, and defended Japan's violent incursions in China and Korea.