Tanaka Mitsuaki

Tanaka Mitsuaki

Tanaka Mitsuaki (1868)

Tanaka Mitsuaki ( Japanese 田中光 顕 , pseudonym : Seizan; born November 16, 1843 in Kōchi ; † March 28, 1939 ) was a statesman and major general in the Japanese Empire , who was chief cabinet secretary in the Itō I cabinet between 1885 and 1888 and in 1887 as Margrave (Kōshaku) was raised to the hereditary nobility ( Kazoku ) . From 1898 to 1909 he was minister for the imperial budget and in 1907 was also elevated to count (Hakushaku) .

Life

Tanaka Mitsuaki was a son of Mitsuyoshi Hamada, a samurai of the Kōchi clan from the Tosa Han . He took part in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi (January 27 to January 31, 1868) during the Boshin War (January 27, 1868 to June 27, 1869) . As a supporter of the Kinno undo movement in the course of the Meiji Restoration (Taisei Hōkan), he campaigned for the restoration of political power to Tennō Meiji .

After the establishment of the new government of Emperor Meiji in 1868, he first became a judge in Hyōgo prefecture and took part in the Iwakura mission through Europe and North America , led by Iwakura Tomomi , from October 1871 . After his return in September 1873 he became an official (Daijō) in the Army Ministry (Rikugun-shō) , which was responsible for the administration of the Imperial Japanese Army after its establishment in April 1872 . He took part in Kyushu in the suppression of the Satsuma rebellion (January 29 to September 24, 1877) and in 1879 became Director General of the Department of Accounting of the Ministry of the Army. In 1881 he was promoted to major general (Rikugun-shōshō) and in 1884 he was appointed commissioner in the Army Ministry.

Subsequently, Tanaka Mitsuaki acted from December 22, 1885 to April 30, 1888 as chief cabinet secretary in the Itō I cabinet . At the same time he belonged from December 22, 1885 to December 24, 1889 as a member of the Council of Elders ( Genrōin ) and was raised on May 9, 1887 as margrave (Kōshaku) in the hereditary nobility ( Kazoku ) . At the same time he was between May 14, 1887 and December 3, 1888 one of the inspectors (Kensakan) of the examination board provided for in the constitution (Kaikeikensain) . As the successor to Orita Hiraochi , he took over on December 24, 1889 the post of General Superintendent of the Tokyo Police Department ( Keishi-chō ) and held this post until his replacement by Sonoda Anken on April 3, 1891. On July 10, 1890 he was also Member of the mansion ( Kizokuin ) , the upper house of the Reichstag (Teikoku-gikai) , and was a member of this until April 1891. He then became a member of the Secret Privy Council ( Sūmitsu-in ) in April 1891 and belonged to this advisory body of the Tennō until his resignation on September 23, 1907. At the same time he was a member of the board of directors of the Gakushūin , a school for children from aristocratic families, between 1892 and 1895 .

After Tanaka Mitsuaki was Vice Minister for the Imperial Household, he succeeded Hijikata Hisamot as Minister for the Imperial Household (Kunai-daijin) on February 9, 1898 and held this office until he was replaced by Iwakura Tomosada on June 16, 1909 out.

Web links

• Entry in Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Tanaka is the family name, Mitsuaki the first name.