Mamoru Shigemitsu
Mamoru Shigemitsu (重光 葵, Shigemitsu Mamoru, July 29, 1887 – January 26, 1957) was a Japanese diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs three times during and after World War II and as Deputy Prime Minister. As a civilian plenipotentiary representing the Japanese government, Shigemitsu cosigned the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on board the battleship USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.
Mamoru Shigemitsu | |
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重光 葵 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office December 10, 1954 – December 23, 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Ichirō Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Taketora Ogata |
| Succeeded by | Mitsujiro Ishii |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office December 10, 1954 – December 23, 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Ichirō Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Katsuo Okazaki |
| Succeeded by | Nobusuke Kishi |
| In office August 17, 1945 – September 15, 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Naruhiko Higashikuni |
| Preceded by | Shigenori Togo |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Yoshida |
| In office April 20, 1943 – April 7, 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tojo |
| Preceded by | Masayuki Tani |
| Succeeded by | Shigenori Togo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1887 Bungo-ōno, Ōita, Empire of Japan |
| Died | January 26, 1957 (aged 69) Yugawara, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
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