Kantarō Suzuki

Baron Kantarō Suzuki (鈴木 貫太郎, 18 January 1868 – 17 April 1948) was a Japanese general and politician. He was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was the final leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association and Prime Minister of Japan from 7 April to 17 August 1945.

Kantarō Suzuki
鈴木 貫太郎
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 7 April – 17 August 1945
Monarch	Shōwa
Preceded by	Kuniaki Koiso
Succeeded by	Naruhiko Higashikuni
President of the Privy Council of Japan
In office 10 August 1944 – 7 April 1945
Monarch	Shōwa
Preceded by	Yoshimichi Hara
Succeeded by	Hiranuma Kiichirō
In office 15 December 1945 – 13 June 1946
Preceded by	Hiranuma Kiichirō
Succeeded by	Shimizu Tōru
Personal details
Born	(1868-01-18)18 January 1868 Kuze, Izumi, Empire of Japan
Died	17 April 1948(1948-04-17) (aged 80) Noda, Chiba, Allied-occupied Japan
Political party	Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940–1945)
Other political affiliations	Independent (Before 1940 and after 1945)
Spouse(s)	Suzuki Taka
Children	Suzuki Ichi Fujie Sakae Adachi Mitsuko
Alma mater	Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
Profession	Admiral, politician
Awards	Order of the Golden Kite (3rd class)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Japan Navy
Years of service	1887–1929
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Akashi, Soya, Shikishima, Tsukuba Maizuru Naval District, IJN 2nd Fleet, IJN 3rd Fleet, Kure Naval District, Combined Fleet
Battles/wars	First Sino-Japanese War Battle of Weihaiwei Russo-Japanese War Battle of Port Arthur Battle of Tsushima World War I World War II

Others websites

• Annotated bibliography for Suzuki Kantarō from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues
• Nishida, Hiroshi. "Imperial Japanese Navy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
• Suzuki Kantarō and Pacific War at 1945 (in Japanese)