Inoue Kaoru 井上 馨 | |
|---|---|
 Marquis Inoue Kaoru | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 22 December 1885 – 17 September 1887 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Itō Hirobumi |
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | |
| In office 25 July 1888 – 23 December 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Kuroda Kiyotaka |
| Succeeded by | Iwamura Michitoshi |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 8 August 1892 – 15 October 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Kōno Togama |
| Succeeded by | Nomura Yasushi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 12 January 1898 – 30 June 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Matsukata Masayoshi |
| Succeeded by | Matsuda Masahisa [ja] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1836 Yuda, Chōshū Domain, Japan |
| Died | 1 September 1915 (aged 79) Shizuoka, Japan |
| Nickname | Shiji Bunta (志道 聞多) |
Marquess Inoue Kaoru GCMG (井上 馨, January 16, 1836 – September 1, 1915) was a Japanese politician and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy during the Meiji period of the Empire of Japan. As one of the senior statesmen (Genrō) in Japan during that period, he had a tremendous influence on the selection of the nation's leaders and formation of its policies.