Wakatsuki Reijirō

Tags: Prime Minister.

Baron Wakatsuki Reijirō (若槻 禮次郎 21 March 1866 – 20 November 1949) was a Japanese politician and the 25th and 28th Prime Minister of Japan. Opposition politicians of the time derogatorily labeled him Usotsuki Reijirō or Reijirō the Liar.

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active years end date

1926-01-30, 1927-04-20, 1931-12-13

active years start date

1926-01-28, 1931-04-14

alma mater

University of Tokyo

birth date

1866-03-21

birth place

Japan, Matsue Shimane, Occupation of Japan, Izumo Province

death date

1949-11-20

death place

Japan, Tokyo, Occupation of Japan

monarch

Hirohito, Emperor Taishō

order in office

25th Prime Minister of Japan

other party

Kenseikai, Rikken Dōshikai

party

Rikken Minseitō

resting place

Tokyo, Somei_Cemetery

successor

Inukai Tsuyoshi, Tanaka Giichi