Keita Gotō (industrialist)
Keita Gotō | |
|---|---|
五島 慶太 | |
| Minister of Transportation and Communications | |
| In office 19 February 1944 – 22 July 1944 | |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tojo |
| Preceded by | Yoshiaki Hatta |
| Succeeded by | Yonezō Maeda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1882 Tonoto, Chiisagata, Nagano Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 14 August 1959 (aged 77) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Kume Machiyo (m. 1912) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Keita Gotō (五島 慶太, Gotō Keita; 18 April 1882 – 14 August 1959) was a Japanese businessman, politician and educator, who built the Tokyu Group into one of the leading corporate groups in Japan. He briefly served as Minister of Transportation and Communications in 1944. Prior to his business career, he worked as a government official in the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Transport. He founded the Tōyoko Commercial Girls' School and the Gotō Ikueikai. He is also the founder of Toei.