Fumio Gotō
| Fumio Gotō | |
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| 後藤 文夫 | |
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Prime Minister of Japan Acting |
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In office 26 February 1936 – 29 February 1936 |
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| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Preceded by | Keisuke Okada |
| Succeeded by | Keisuke Okada |
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| Born |
7 March 1884 Ōita, Japan |
| Died | 1 May 1980 (aged 96) |
| Political party | Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940–1945) |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (Before 1940) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Fumio Gotō (後藤 文夫 Gotō Fumio?, 7 March 1884 – 1 May 1980) was a Japanese politician and bureaucrat, and briefly served as interim Prime Minister of Japan in 1936.
Born in Ōita Prefecture, Gotō was a graduate of the Law School of Tokyo Imperial University in 1909. During his early career in the 1920s, he worked in the Home Ministry, and was Director of Administration within the office of the Governor-General of Taiwan.
In the 1930s, Gotō was appointed to a seat in the House of Peers in the Diet of Japan. He served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries between 1932 and 1934 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Makoto Saitō, and was later Home Minister in the cabinet of Keisuke Okada.
Immediately after the 26 February Incident, Gotō served as acting Prime Minister while Prime Minister Okada was in hiding from his attempted assassins. He was chairman of the Taisei Yokusankai from 1941–1943, and under the administration of Hideki Tōjō, he served as a Minister of State.
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