Prime Ministers in Taisho

PM Saionji Kinmochi

• 1912 Political Crisis

PM Hara Takashi

• Oversaw Siberian Exp, created party cabinet system,

• First commoner/Christian PM from House of Representatives 

PM Katsura Tarou

• Second longest reigning PM

• Created Rikken Doshikai

PM Yamamoto Gonbee

• Siemens Scandal

• Reappointed earthquake cabinet in 1923

PM Okuma Shigenobu

• PM when JP entered WWI

• helped write 21 demands

PM Terauchi Matsutake

• Lansing-Ishii

• Siberian Exp

• Rice Riots

PM Takahashi Korekiyo

• Led Seiyukai in Three Faction cabinet

• Lowkey irrelevant tho

PM Katou Tomosaburo

• Washington Naval Conference, “Eight-eight” naval plan

• Died to Kanto earthquake

Kiyoura Keigo

• put in house of peers → Goken Sanpa Naikaku created against him

• 2nd movement to protect constitutional gov.

• Soviet-JP Basic Convention

PM Katou Takaaki

• Led Goken Sanpa Naikaku 

• Kenseikai leader

• General Election Law, Peace Preservation Law