Takeo Kurusu

Takeo Kurusu (栗栖赳夫; 1895–1966)^[1] was a politician in Japan's Democratic Party. He served in various political and government offices, including the minister of finance in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama.

Takeo Kurusu
栗栖 赳夫
Minister of Finance
In office 25 June 1947 – 10 March 1948
Prime Minister	Tetsu Katayama
Preceded by	Shōtarō Yano
Succeeded by	Tokutarō Kitamura
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 3 May 1947 – 26 March 1953
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Kimiko Abe
Constituency	Yamaguchi at-large
Member of the House of Peers
In office 19 June 1946 – 2 May 1947 Nominated by the Emperor
Personal details
Born	(1895-07-21)21 July 1895 Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died	10 May 1966(1966-05-10) (aged 70)
Political party	LP (1952–1955)
Other political affiliations	JLP (1945–1947) Ryokufūkai (1947) DP (1947–1950) NDP (1950–1952)
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Political career

Kurusu was part of the Democratic Party^[2] and served as a member of the upper house.^[3] He was the minister of finance in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama.^[4] He also served as a minister without portfolio in the cabinet of Prime Minister Hitoshi Ashida and acted as the director of the economic planning board.^[2] While serving in the office he was arrested on 30 September 1948 together with many other senior Japanese politicians due to their alleged involvement in a bribery scandal in relation to the Showa Electric Company.^[5][6] The trials lasted until 1962, and Kurusu was one of three people who was found guilty and was sentenced to eight months in prison.^[5]