Takeru Inukai

Takeru Inukai
犬養 健
Inukai Takeru in 1932
Minister of Justice
In office
30 October 1952 – 22 April 1954
Preceded byTokutarō Kimura
Succeeded byRyōgorō Katō
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
21 February 1930 – 28 August 1960
ConstituencyOkayama 2nd
Personal details
Born(1896-07-28)28 July 1896
Tokyo, Japan
Died28 August 1960(1960-08-28) (aged 64)
Tokyo, Japan
Resting placeAoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
ChildrenYasuhiko Inukai
Michiko Inukai
Kazu Ando
Parent
RelativesMomoko Ando (granddaughter)
Sakura Ando (granddaughter)
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
OccupationWriter (novels, stage plays)

Takeru Inukai (犬養 健, Inukai Takeru, 28 July 1896 – 28 August 1960) was a Japanese politician and novelist active in Shōwa period Japan. Also known as "Inukai Ken", he was the third son of Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi.