Tetsu Katayama
Junior Second Rank Tetsu Katayama | |
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片山 哲 | |
Official portrait, 1947 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 24 May 1947 – 10 March 1948 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Governor | Douglas MacArthur |
| Deputy | Hitoshi Ashida |
| Preceded by | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Succeeded by | Hitoshi Ashida |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 2 October 1952 – 23 October 1963 | |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 3rd |
| In office 25 April 1947 – 23 December 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 3rd |
| In office 11 April 1946 – 31 March 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Kanagawa at-large |
| In office 21 February 1936 – 30 April 1942 | |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 2nd |
| In office 21 February 1930 – 21 January 1932 | |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 2nd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1887 Nishimuro, Wakayama, Japan |
| Died | 30 May 1978 (aged 90) Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Political party | DSP (1960–1978) |
| Other political affiliations | SDP (1926–1932) Shakai Taishūtō (1932–1940) Independent (1940–1945) JSP (1945–1951; 1955–1960) RSP (1951–1955) |
| Spouse(s) |
Kikue Shimizu (m. 1913) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Signature | |
Tetsu Katayama (片山 哲, Katayama Tetsu, 28 July 1887 – 30 May 1978) was a Japanese politician who was the prime minister of Japan from 1947 to 1948. He was the first socialist to become Japanese prime minister.[1][2]
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