Tanaka Giichi

Baron Tanaka Giichi
田中 義一
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 20 April 1927 – 2 July 1929
Monarch	Hirohito
Preceded by	Wakatsuki Reijirō
Succeeded by	Osachi Hamaguchi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 20 April 1927 – 2 July 1929
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Kijūrō Shidehara
Succeeded by	Kijūrō Shidehara
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office 10 June 1929 – 2 July 1929
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Genji Matsuda
Home Minister
In office 4 May 1928 – 23 May 1928
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Suzuki Kisaburō
Succeeded by	Mochizuki Keisuke
Army Minister
In office 2 September 1923 – 7 January 1924
Prime Minister	Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Preceded by	Yamanashi Hanzō
Succeeded by	Ugaki Kazushige
In office 20 September 1918 – 9 June 1921
Prime Minister	Hara Takashi
Preceded by	Ōshima Ken'ichi
Succeeded by	Yamanashi Hanzō
Personal details
Born	(1864-06-22)22 June 1864 Hagi, Chōshū Domain
Died	29 September 1929(1929-09-29) (aged 65) Tokyo, Japan
Resting place	Tama Reien Cemetery, Fuchū, Tokyo
Political party	Rikken Seiyūkai
Spouse	Tanaka Sute (1874–1937)
Alma mater	Imperial Japanese Army Academy Army War College
Signature
Military career
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1874–1924
Rank	General

Baron Tanaka Giichi (田中 義一, 22 June 1864 – 29 September 1929) GBE KCMG was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician, cabinet minister, and the Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929.