Kuniaki Koiso

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Kuniaki Koiso
小磯國昭
Koiso c. 1940s
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 22 July 1944 – 7 April 1945
Monarch	Hirohito
Preceded by	Hideki Tojo
Succeeded by	Kantarō Suzuki
Governor General of Korea
In office 15 June 1942 – 22 July 1944
Monarch	Hirohito
Preceded by	Jirō Minami
Succeeded by	Nobuyuki Abe
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office 16 January 1940 – 22 July 1940
Prime Minister	Mitsumasa Yonai
Preceded by	Tsuneo Kanemitsu
Succeeded by	Yōsuke Matsuoka
In office 7 April 1939 – 30 August 1939
Prime Minister	Kiichirō Hiranuma
Preceded by	Yoshiaki Hatta
Succeeded by	Tsuneo Kanemitsu
Personal details
Born	(1880-03-22)22 March 1880 Utsunomiya, Japan
Died	3 November 1950(1950-11-03) (aged 70) Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Occupied Japan
Resting place	Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Other political affiliations	Sakurakai
Spouse	Kaoriko Koiso
Alma mater	Imperial Japanese Army Academy Army War College
Profession	Soldier
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1900–1938
Rank	General
Commands	Japanese Korean Army Volunteer Fighting Corps

Kuniaki Koiso (小磯 國昭, Koiso Kuniaki, 22 March 1880 – 3 November 1950) was a Japanese politician, military leader and convicted war criminal who served as prime minister of Japan from 1944 to 1945 during World War II. He previously served as governor-general of Korea from 1942 to 1944.

After Japan's surrender in World War II, he was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1950.