Bukichi Miki | |
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三木 武吉 | |
 Bukichi Miki in 1953 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives for various Tokyo districts | |
| Assumed office 22 April 1917 – 26 March 1934 (6 terms) | |
| Member of the House of Representatives for various Kagawa Prefecture districts | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1942 – 18 December 1945, 11 April 1946 – 22 June 1946, 2 October 1952 – 4 July 1956 (5 terms) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 15, 1884 Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture |
| Died | July 4, 1956 (aged 71) Meguro, Tokyo |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Political party | Kenseikai, Imperial Rule Assistance Political Association, Greater Japan Political Association, Liberal Party, Democratic Party, Liberal-Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Kaneko |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Bukichi Miki (三木 武吉, Miki Bukichi, 15 August 1884 – 4 July 1956) was a Japanese politician. He was a close friend and ally of Ichiro Hatoyama, and was the key figure in carrying out the "conservative merger" that resulted in the formation of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Despite being a powerful conservative politician in the Taishō and Shōwa eras, Miki remarkably never held any cabinet post. He still has a high reputation as the archetype of a behind-the-scenes power broker, and at the zenith of their power there were times when both Kanemaru Shin and Hiromu Nonaka were openly complimented by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone for having "surpassed Bukichi Miki."
Miki's nicknames included "the heckling general," "the wily schemer," and "the great tanuki of Japanese politics."