Toyosuke Hata
Toyosuke Hata 秦 豊助 | |
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| Born | September 29, 1872 |
| Died | February 4, 1933 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Cabinet Minister |
Toyosuke Hata (秦 豊助, Hata Toyosuke, September 29, 1872 – February 4, 1933), was a politician and cabinet minister in the
Diet of Japan
seven times, and once as a cabinet minister.
Biography
Hata was born in
Home Ministry
in 1896.
In May 1897, Hata was appointed a legal
councilor to Fukui Prefecture. This was followed by assignments in Ehime, Chiba and Kanagawa Prefectures. In April 1905, he was sent to Europe for studies, returning in May 1906. In July 1906 he was sent to Nagasaki Prefecture
has the head representative of the Home Ministry.
In March 1912, Hata assumed the post of governor of Akita Prefecture, which he held to 1914. He was then assigned the post of governor of Tokushima Prefecture from 1914 to 1915. Hata made his debut in national politics during the 1915 General Election and was elected to the Lower House as a representative from Saitama. He was subsequently reelected six times. He served in a number of vice ministerial posts, and became Secretary-General of the Rikken Seiyūkai political party in July 1927.
In December 1931, Hata was picked to be
May 15 Incident
in May 1932. Hata died the following year at age 61.
References
- Rengō Puresu Sha, The Japan biographical encyclopedia & who's who, Issue 3 Japan Biographical Research Dept., Rengo Press, Ltd., 1964. page 256