Tetsu Katayama
| Tetsu Katayama | |
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| 片山 哲 | |
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| 46th Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 24 May 1947 – 10 March 1948 |
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| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Governor | Douglas MacArthur |
| Preceded by | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Succeeded by | Hitoshi Ashida |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 July 1887 Tanabe, Japan |
| Died | 30 May 1978 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Democratic Socialist Party (1928–1978) |
| Other political affiliations |
Socialist Party (Before 1948) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Religion | Christianity (Christian socialism) |
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Tetsu Katayama (片山 哲 Katayama Tetsu?, 28 July 1887 – 30 May 1978) was a Japanese politician and the 46th prime minister from 24 May 1947 to 10 March 1948. He bears the distinction of having been the first socialist to serve as prime minister of Japan.
He was born in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture on 28 July 1887. He attended Tokyo Imperial University and received a bachelor's degree in law. Raised in the Christian faith, he was strongly influenced by the Christian socialism of Abe Isoo. After graduating, he opened a law office in a rented YMCA dormitory, and worked as an attorney.
Katayama became secretary-general of the Social Democratic Party when it was established in 1926. He was elected to the House of Representatives, representing Kanagawa Prefecture, in 1930. Later in 1932, he joined the executive committee of the Socialist Masses Party. However, he was removed from the party, since he did not participate in the session of the House where Takao Saito was expelled from the House due to his antimilitary speech. After World War II, Katayama began to serve as secretary-general of the Japan Socialist Party when it was established in November 1945. Next in September 1946, he became the chairman of the party's executive committee.
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