Takahashi Korekiyo

Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo (高橋 是清, 27 July 1854 – 26 February 1936) was a Japanese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Japan from 1921 to 1922. He was also the head of the Bank of Japan and Ministry of Finance.

Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo
高橋 是清
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 15 May 1932 – 26 May 1932 Acting
Monarch	Shōwa
Preceded by	Inukai Tsuyoshi
Succeeded by	Saitō Makoto
In office 13 November 1921 – 12 June 1922
Monarch	Taishō
Regent	Hirohito
Preceded by	Uchida Kōsai (Acting)
Succeeded by	Katō Tomosaburō
Member of the House of Peers
In office 29 January 1905 – 24 March 1924
Member of the House of Representatives for Iwate 1st District
In office 10 May 1924 – 21 January 1928
Personal details
Born	(1854-07-27)27 July 1854 Edo, Japan
Died	26 February 1936(1936-02-26) (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan
Cause of death	Assassination
Resting place	Tama Reien Cemetery, Fuchū, Tokyo
Political party	Rikken Seiyūkai
Spouse(s)	Takahashi Sina (1865–1946)
Signature
Japanese name
Kanji	高橋 是清
Hiragana	たかはし これきよ
Transcriptions Romanization Takahashi Korekiyo

His decision to cut government spending in 1935 led to unrest within the Japanese military, who assassinated him in February 1936.^[1] He was shot and attacked with a sword while he was sleeping at his Tokyo home.^[2][3]