Toshihiro Kennoki

Tohishiro Kennoki
剱木 亨弘
Kennoki in 1966
Minister of Education
In office
3 December 1966  25 November 1967
Prime MinisterEisaku Satō
Preceded byKiichi Arita
Succeeded byHirokichi Nadao
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
(Administrative affairs)
In office
25 May 1951  30 October 1952
Prime MinisterShigeru Yoshida
Preceded bySeiichi Inoue
Succeeded byMitoru Eguchi
Personal details
Born3 September 1901
Ōtō, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died29 November 1992 (91 years old)
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun

Toshihiro Kennoki (Japanese: 剱木亨弘; 3 September 1901 - 29 November 1992) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Education under Prime Minister Eisaku Satō from 1966 to 1967.

Kennoki was an official in the Ministry of Education and rose to the position of vice minister. He also served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary under Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida. He was elected to the House of Councilors in 1953 and was active as an expert in education policy. As minister of education under Satō he is credited for having been one of the central figures who helped drive the Central Council for Education to consider education reform.