Ichirō Kiyose
Japanese politician (1884-1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ichirō Kiyose (清瀬 一郎, Kiyose Ichirō, July 5, 1884 – June 27, 1967) was a Japanese lawyer and politician who rose to serve as Minister of Education and later Speaker of the House of Representatives in the National Diet. As a lawyer, he rose to fame in Japan as one of the defense attorneys for the perpetrators of the May 15 Incident in 1932, and then later became famous internationally when he defended former prime minister Hideki Tōjō during the Tokyo War Crimes Trials after World War II. In 1960, as Speaker of the House of Representatives, he presided over the ramming through the Diet of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty that cemented in place the U.S.-Japan alliance and allows the United States to maintain military bases on Japanese soil.
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Ichirō Kiyose | |
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清瀬 一郎 | |
Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
In office 1960–1963 | |
Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
Preceded by | Ryōgorō Katō |
Succeeded by | Naka Funada |
Minister of Education | |
In office 1955–1956 | |
Prime Minister | Ichirō Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Kenzō Matsumura |
Succeeded by | Hirokichi Nadao |
Personal details | |
Born | (1884-07-05)July 5, 1884 Yumesaki village, Shikama District, Hyōgo, Japan |
Died | June 27, 1967(1967-06-27) (aged 82) |
Alma mater | Kyoto Imperial University |
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