Kato Takaaki
| Katō Takaaki | |
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| 加藤 高明 | |
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| 24th Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 11 June 1924 – 28 January 1926 |
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| Monarch | |
| Preceded by | Kiyoura Keigo |
| Succeeded by | Wakatsuki Reijirō |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 January 1860 Aisai, Aichi, Japan |
| Died | 28 January 1926 (aged 66) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Kenseikai |
| Spouse(s) | Haruji Katō |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
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Count Katō Takaaki (加藤 高明?, 3 January 1860 – 28 January 1926) was a Japanese politician and the 24th Prime Minister of Japan from 11 June 1924 to 28 January 1926. He was also known as Katō Kōmei.
Katō, was born as Hattori Sokichi, the second son of a former samurai retainer of the Owari Tokugawa domain in Nagoya, Owari Province, in the town of Saya, Ama District in what is now part of the city of Aisai, Aichi Prefecture. He was adopted by Katō Bunhei at the age of 13, and attended Tokyo Imperial University, from which he graduated at the top of his class from the Law Department, specializing in English common law. After graduation, he worked as an employee of Mitsubishi zaibatsu, and was sent to London for two years. On his return to Japan in 1885, he became an assistant manager at the Mitsubishi head office in Marunouchi, Tokyo. In 1886, he married Haruji, the eldest daughter of Iwasaki Yatarō, the president of Mitsubishi.
In 1887, Katō became private secretary to Ōkuma Shigenobu, who was then Minister of Foreign Affairs, and worked with Ōkuma on the revision of the unequal treaties. Subsequently he served as director of the Banking Bureau in the Finance Ministry.
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