Kiyoshi Akita

Kiyoshi Akita
秋田清
Kiyoshi Akita ; 秋田清
Born	September 29, 1881; Miyoshi District, Tokushima, Japan
Died	December 2, 1944 (aged 63); Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japan
Occupation	Journalist, Politician, Cabinet Minister

Kiyoshi Akita (秋田清, Akita Kiyoshi, August 29, 1881 – December 3, 1944), was a politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Lower House of the Diet of Japan for ten terms, and twice as a cabinet minister. He also served as Speaker of the House from 1932[1]-1934.

Biography

Akita was born in Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture and was a graduate from the predecessor of Nihon University with a graduate degree in law from the predecessor of Chuo University.

Akita was a judge in the Tokushima District Court, but left the legal profession to become a journalist for the Niroku Shipō, a newspaper of which he eventually became president. He won a seat in the Lower House of the Diet of Japan in the 1912 General Election with the support of the Rikken Dōshikai political party. He was subsequently a member of the Rikken Kokumintō, followed by the Rikken Seiyūkai, with whose support he became Speaker of the House from March 1932 to December 1934.

In 1939, under the Abe administration, Akita was asked to serve in the cabinet as Minister of Welfare. He joined the Taisei Yokusankai in 1940, and was appointed as Minister of Colonial Affairs in the 2nd Konoe administration from September 1940 – July 1941. Afterwards, he retired from public life and was awarded the 1st class of the Order of the Sacred Treasures. Akita died in 1944.

Family

His son, Daisuke Akita was also a politician, serving in the post-war Diet, and as Minister of Justice (Japan) in the 1970s.

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References

The International Who's Who 1943-44. 8th edition. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1943, p. 9.

Political offices
Preceded by Yōsuke Matsuoka	Minister of Colonial Affairs Sep 1940 - Jul 1941	Succeeded by Teijirō Toyoda
Preceded by Yōsuke Matsuoka	Minister of Health and Welfare Nov 1939 - Jan 1940	Succeeded by Shigeru Yoshida
House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by Keijirō Nakamura	Speaker of the House of Representatives Mar 1932–Dec 1934	Succeeded by Kunimatsu Hamada

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[IntWW-1] The International Who's Who 1943-44. 8th edition. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1943, p. 9.