Kakichi Kawarada
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Kakichi Kawarada | |
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河原田 稼吉 | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| In office 30 August 1939 – 16 January 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Nobuyuki Abe |
| Preceded by | Sadao Araki |
| Succeeded by | Shigejirō Matsuura |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 2 February 1937 – 4 June 1937 | |
| Prime Minister | Senjūrō Hayashi |
| Preceded by | Shigenosuke Ushio |
| Succeeded by | Eiichi Baba |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 2 October 1952 – 22 January 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Mitsue Tsumuraya |
| Succeeded by | Sadayoshi Hatta |
| Constituency | Fukushima 2nd |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 7 January 1938 – 14 May 1946 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1886 |
| Died | 22 January 1955 (aged 69) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Kakichi Kawarada (河原田 稼吉, Kawarada Kakichi; 13 January 1886 – 22 January 1955) was a bureaucrat and cabinet minister in early Shōwa period Japan.
Kawarada was born in Tokyo as Kakichi Okumura, the son of a samurai from Mimasaka Province. He was adopted by Kawarada Moriharu, originally from Aizu Domain and later an official in the Meiji government and expert in fisheries science who was later an aide to the Konoe family.
Bureaucratic career
After his graduation in 1909 from the law school of Tokyo Imperial University with a major in constitutional law, Kakichi Kawarada entered the Home Ministry. He rose rapidly within the ministry, serving as Bureau Director for Social Welfare, and Bureau Director for Labor Affairs. He subsequently served as General-Secretary to the Governor-General of Taiwan, and Director of the Transportation Ministry of the Governor-General of Taiwan. Under the Inukai administration, he was Cabinet Under-Secretary. It was around this time that he became affiliated with the Rikken Seiyūkai political party, although he was also very close to Fumimaro Konoe due to his family ties.
