Tanaka Giichi
Tanaka Giichi | |
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田中 義一 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 20 April 1927 – 2 July 1929 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Wakatsuki Reijirō |
| Succeeded by | Hamaguchi Osachi |
| President of the Rikken Seiyūkai | |
| In office 10 April 1925 – 29 September 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Takahashi Korekiyo |
| Succeeded by | Inukai Tsuyoshi |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | |
| In office 10 June 1929 – 2 July 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Genji Matsuda |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 April 1927 – 2 July 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Kijūrō Shidehara |
| Succeeded by | Kijūrō Shidehara |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 4 May 1928 – 23 May 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Suzuki Kisaburō |
| Succeeded by | Mochizuki Keisuke |
| Minister of the Army | |
| In office 2 September 1923 – 7 January 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe |
| Preceded by | Yamanashi Hanzō |
| Succeeded by | Ugaki Kazushige |
| In office 20 September 1918 – 9 June 1921 | |
| Prime Minister | Hara Takashi |
| Preceded by | Ōshima Ken'ichi |
| Succeeded by | Yamanashi Hanzō |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 29 January 1926 – 29 September 1929 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1864 Hagi, Chōshū Domain, Japan |
| Died | 29 September 1929 (aged 65) Tokyo, Japan |
| Resting place | Tama Reien Cemetery, Fuchū, Tokyo |
| Political party | Rikken Seiyūkai |
| Spouse |
Tanaka Sute (m. 1893) |
| Children | Tanaka Tatsuo |
| Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Army Academy Army War College |
| Signature | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1874–1924 |
| Rank | General |
Baron Tanaka Giichi (田中 義一; 22 June 1864 – 29 September 1929) was a Japanese general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929.
Born to a samurai family in the Chōshū Domain, Tanaka became an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army and rose through the ranks. He served as Minister of the Army under Prime Ministers Hara Takashi and Yamamoto Gonnohyōe. After retiring from active duty he accepted the presidency of the Rikken Seiyūkai, a major conservative party. Following the resignation of the Wakatsuki Cabinet in 1927, Tanaka was appointed Prime Minister. In foreign affairs, he pursued a hawkish policy; in domestic affairs, he sought to suppress communist movements. Criticised for his handling of the unauthorised assassination of Zhang Zuolin by a Kwangtung Army officer, he resigned in 1929 and died soon afterwards.