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Appendix A

The Political and Administrative Leadership of the Trade and Industry Bureaucracy, 19251975

Ministers

Vice-ministers

I. MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Shoko-sho *), 19251943

First

Kato

*

Takaaki Cabinet, June 11, 1924August 2, 1925 (Coalition)

1. Takahashi Korekiyo, 4/1/254/17/25

(Seiyukai*)

1. Shijo* Takafusa, 4/1/254/10/29

2. Noda Utaro*, 4/18/258/2/25 (Seiyukai)

Second Kato Takaaki Cabinet, August 2, 1925January 30, 1926 (Kenseikai)

3. Kataoka Naoharu, 8/2/251/30/26

(Minseito*)

First Wakatsuki Cabinet, January 30, 1926April 20, 1927

(Minseito

*

)

Kataoka Naoharu, 1/30/269/14/26

4. Fujisawa Ikunosuke, 9/14/264/20/27

(Minseito)

Tanaka Giichi Cabinet, April 20, 1927July 2, 1929

(Seiyukai

*

)

5. Nakahashi Tokugoro*, 4/20/277/2/29

(Seiyukai)

2. Mitsui Yonematsu, 4/10/297/2/30

Hamaguchi Cabinet, July 2, 1929April 14, 1931 (Minseito)

6. Tawara Magoichi, 7/2/294/14/31

(Minseito)

3. Tajima Katsutaro*, 7/2/3012/21/31

Second Wakatsuki Cabinet, April 14, 1931December 13, 1931 (Minseito)

7. Sakurauchi Yukio, 4/14/3112/13/31

(Minseito)

Inukai Cabinet, December 13, 1931May 26, 1932 (Seiyukai)

8. Maeda Yonezo*, 12/13/315/26/32

(Seiyukai)

4. Yoshino Shinji, 12/21/3110/7/36

(Adm.)

Saito

*

Cabinet, May 26, 1932July 8, 1934 (national unity)

9. Nakajima Kumakichi, 5/26/322/9/34

(Furukawa zaibatsu)

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