Katsura Tarō

Junior First Rank Prince Katsura Tarō CSOC GCSOC
桂 太郎
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 21 December 1912 – 20 February 1913
Monarch	Taishō
Preceded by	Saionji Kinmochi
Succeeded by	Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
In office 14 July 1908 – 30 August 1911
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Saionji Kinmochi
Succeeded by	Saionji Kinmochi
In office 2 June 1901 – 7 January 1906
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Saionji Kinmochi (acting)
Succeeded by	Saionji Kinmochi
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan
In office 21 August 1912 – 21 December 1912
Monarch	Taishō
Preceded by	Tokudaiji Sanetsune
Succeeded by	Prince Fushimi Sadanaru
Ministerial offices Minister for Foreign Affairs In office 21 December 1912 – 29 January 1913 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Uchida Kōsai Succeeded by Katō Takaaki Minister of Finance In office 14 July 1908 – 30 August 1911 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Matsuda Masahisa Succeeded by Yamamoto Tatsuo Minister of Education In office 14 December 1905 – 7 January 1906 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Kubota Yuzuru Succeeded by Saionji Kinmochi Minister of Home Affairs In office 22 October 1903 – 20 February 1904 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Kodama Gentarō Succeeded by Yoshikawa Akimasa Minister of the Army In office 12 January 1898 – 23 December 1900 Prime Minister Itō Hirobumi Ōkuma Shigenobu Yamagata Aritomo Itō Hirobumi Preceded by Takashima Tomonosuke Succeeded by Kodama Gentarō
Governor-General of Taiwan
In office 2 June 1896 – 14 October 1896
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Kabayama Sukenori
Succeeded by	Nogi Maresuke
Member of the House of Peers
In office 21 April 1911 – 11 October 1913
In office 21 September 1907 – 20 April 1911
Personal details
Born	(1848-01-04)4 January 1848 Hagi, Nagato, Japan
Died	10 October 1913(1913-10-10) (aged 65) Mita, Tokyo, Japan
Cause of death	Stomach cancer
Resting place	Shōin shrine, Tokyo
Political party	Rikken Dōshikai (1913)
Other political affiliations	Independent (1896–1913)
Spouse(s)	Katsura Kanako ​ (m. 1891)​
Profession	Soldier and politician
Awards	See Decorations
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1870–1901
Rank	General
Commands	IJA 3rd Division
Battles/wars	Boshin War First Sino-Japanese War

Prince Katsura Tarō (桂 太郎; 4 January 1848 – 10 October 1913) was a Japanese politician and general who was the prime minister of Japan from 1901 to 1906, from 1908 to 1911, and from 1912 to 1913. He is the second-longest serving Japanese prime minister after Shinzo Abe.

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