Takarabe Takeshi

Takarabe Takeshi
財部 彪
Minister of the Navy
In office May 15, 1923 – January 7, 1924
Monarch	Taishō
Prime Minister	Katō Tomosaburō Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Preceded by	Katō Tomosaburō
Succeeded by	Murakami Kakuichi
In office June 11, 1924 – April 20, 1927
Monarchs	Taishō Shōwa
Prime Minister	Katō Tomosaburō Wakatsuki Reijirō
Preceded by	Murakami Kakuichi
Succeeded by	Okada Keisuke
In office July 2, 1929 – October 3, 1930
Monarch	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Osachi Hamaguchi
Preceded by	Okada Keisuke
Succeeded by	Abo Kiyokazu
Personal details
Born	April 7, 1867 Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan
Died	January 13, 1949(1949-01-13) (aged 81)[1]
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1889–1937
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Niji, Soya, Fuji Ryojun Guard District, Maizuru Naval District, Sasebo Naval District, Yokosuka Naval District
Battles/wars	First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War

Takarabe Takeshi (財部 彪, 7 April 1867 – 13 January 1949) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and served as Navy Minister in the 1920s. He was also the son-in-law of Yamamoto Gonnohyōe.