Kazue Shōda
Kazue Shōda | |
|---|---|
勝田 主計 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 25 May 1928 – 2 July 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Tanaka Giichi |
| Preceded by | Mizuno Rentarō |
| Succeeded by | Ichita Kobashi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 7 January 1924 – 11 June 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiyoura Keigo |
| Preceded by | Junnosuke Inoue |
| Succeeded by | Hamaguchi Osachi |
| In office 16 December 1916 – 29 September 1918 | |
| Prime Minister | Terauchi Masatake |
| Preceded by | Terauchi Masatake |
| Succeeded by | Takahashi Korekiyo |
| President of the Bank of Chōsen | |
| In office 14 December 1915 – 9 October 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Morihiro Ichihara |
| Succeeded by | Shunkichi Minobe |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 31 March 1914 – 3 August 1946 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1869 |
| Died | 10 October 1948 (aged 78) |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Kazue Shōda (勝田 主計, Shōda Kazue; October 19, 1869 – October 10, 1948) was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji and Taishō periods.
Biography
Shōda was born in Matsuyama Domain, Iyo Province on October 19 1869, as the 5th son of a poor samurai. The poet Masaoka Shiki and admiral Akiyama Saneyuki were his friends from childhood. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1895, and obtained a position at the Ministry of Finance.[1] In 1915, he rose to the position of president of the Bank of Chōsen.[2] He was appointed Finance Minister under the Terauchi[3] and Kiyoura Cabinets,[4] and Education Minister under the Tanaka Giichi Cabinet. In 1938, he was considered for the post of Home Minister under the Second Konoe Cabinet, a somewhat surprising choice, given his age and lack of experience in the Home Ministry, and the nomination was rejected by Emperor Hirohito.
He died on October 10, 1948.