Takahashi Korekiyo

Takahashi Korekiyo ( Japanese 高橋 是 清 , August 19, 1854 , Edo - February 26, 1936 , Tokyo ) - Japanese political and statesman, financier. The fourth party chairman, Rikken Seiyukai (1921-1925), the 11th prime minister of Japan , who led the 20th government (November 13, 1921 - June 12, 1922).

Takahashi Korekiyo
高橋 是 清
11th Prime Minister of Japan November 13, 1921 - June 12, 1922
Monarch	Taisho Hirohito
Predecessor	Utida Kosay
Successor	Kato Tomosaburo
and about. Prime Minister of Japan May 15, 1932 - May 26, 1932
Monarch	Hirohito
Predecessor	Inukai Tsuyoshi
Successor	Saito Makoto
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The consignment	Rikken Seiyukai
Religion	Protestantism
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Viscount, deputy of the House of Councilors (1905-1924) and House of Representatives (1924-1936) of the Parliament of Japan .

In the period from 1911 to 1913 he headed the National Bank of Japan . Thanks to his analytical skills, he led the Ministry of Finance five times. He was the first minister of agriculture and forestry (1925), the first minister of trade and industry (1925), and the 35th and last minister of agriculture and trade (1924-1925). May 15, 1932 - May 26, 1932 served as Prime Minister, holding the post of Minister of Finance. As Minister of Finance in 1931-1936, to withdraw Japan from the Great Depression, he abandoned the gold standard in December 1931 and, in effect, pursued a Keynesian policy of deficit financing of government spending even before the publication of his book General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by J. M. Keynes ^{[ 2]} .

For his appearance he received the nickname "Minister-bun."

He was killed on the post of Minister of Finance by the organizers of the coup on February 26, 1936 at his home, in the Tokyo quarter of Akasaka .