Takahashi Korekiyo

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Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo
高橋 是清
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 15 May 1932 – 26 May 1932 Acting
Monarch	Hirohito
Preceded by	Inukai Tsuyoshi
Succeeded by	Saitō Makoto
In office 13 November 1921 – 12 June 1922
Monarch	Yoshihito
Regent	Hirohito
Preceded by	Uchida Kōsai (Acting)
Succeeded by	Katō Tomosaburō
Member of the House of Peers
In office 29 January 1905 – 24 March 1924
Member of the House of Representatives for Iwate 1st District
In office 10 May 1924 – 21 January 1928
Personal details
Born	(1854-07-27)27 July 1854 Edo, Japan
Died	26 February 1936(1936-02-26) (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan
Manner of death	Assassination (gunshot wound)
Resting place	Tama Reien Cemetery, Fuchū, Tokyo
Political party	Rikken Seiyūkai
Spouse	Takahashi Sina [ja] (1865–1936)
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Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo (高橋 是清, 27 July 1854 – 26 February 1936) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1921 to 1922 and Minister of Finance when he was assassinated. He was also a member of the House of Peers and head of the Bank of Japan.

Takahashi made many contributions to Japan's development during the early 20th century, including introducing its first patent system and securing foreign financing for the Russo-Japanese War. Following the onset of the Great Depression, he introduced controversial financial policies which included abandoning the gold standard, lowering interest rates, and using the Bank of Japan to finance deficit spending by the central government. His decision to cut government spending in 1935 led to unrest within the Japanese military, who assassinated him in February 1936. Takahashi's policies are credited for pulling Japan out of the Depression, but led to soaring inflation following his assassination, as Takahashi's successors became highly reluctant to cut off funding to the government.^[1]