Shigenori Tōgō
Shigenori Togo | |
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東郷 茂徳 | |
Tōgō as ambassador to Germany, c. 1938 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 9 April 1945 – 17 August 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Kantarō Suzuki |
| Preceded by | Mamoru Shigemitsu |
| Succeeded by | Mamoru Shigemitsu |
| In office 18 October 1941 – 1 September 1942 | |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tojo |
| Preceded by | Teijirō Toyoda |
| Succeeded by | Masayuki Tani |
| Minister of Greater East Asia | |
| In office 9 April 1945 – 17 August 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Kantarō Suzuki |
| Preceded by | Kantarō Suzuki |
| Succeeded by | Mamoru Shigemitsu |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | |
| In office 18 October 1941 – 2 December 1941 | |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tojo |
| Preceded by | Teijirō Toyoda |
| Succeeded by | Hiroya Ino |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 1 September 1942 – 13 April 1946 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shigenori Boku (朴 茂徳, Boku Shigenori) 10 December 1882 Hioki, Kagoshima, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 23 July 1950 (aged 67) Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Allied-occupied Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Politician, Cabinet Minister |
Shigenori Tōgō (東郷 茂徳, Tōgō Shigenori; 10 December 1882 – 23 July 1950) was Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Empire of Japan at both the start and the end of the Axis–Allied conflict during World War II. He also served as Minister of Colonial Affairs in 1941, and assumed the same position, renamed the Minister for Greater East Asia, in 1945.