Chiaki Saka
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Chiaki Saka | |
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坂 千秋 | |
 Saka, before 1937 | |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 19 December 1945 – 14 May 1946 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency | |
| In office 15 June 1942 – 21 April 1945 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Kuichirō Totsuka |
| Succeeded by | Ken'ichi Kumagai |
| Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture | |
| In office 17 April 1939 – 15 June 1942 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Nobunosuke Sekiya |
| Succeeded by | Ichirō Narita |
| Governor of Gifu Prefecture | |
| In office 31 May 1935 – 20 February 1937 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Sakama Muneji |
| Succeeded by | Miyano Shozo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1895 Asa, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Died | 29 May 1959 (aged 63) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Chiaki Saka (坂 千秋 Saka Chiaki, 28 August 1895 – 29 May 1959) was a Japanese bureaucrat, legal writer, and politician. A career official of the Home Ministry, he served as Governor of Gifu Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture, as the 26th Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency, as Vice Minister of Home Affairs, and briefly as an imperial appointee to the House of Peers. He was also known as a specialist in election law and later remained active in postwar election-system debates.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Saka was born on 28 August 1895 in Yamaguchi Prefecture. National Diet Library authority data identifies him as "Saka, Chiaki, 1895–1959".[4] He graduated Tokyo Imperial University and entered the Home Ministry in 1919.[5][6]
Career
Saka built his career in the Home Ministry's local-administration and legal divisions. By the 1920s he was already involved in electoral law and legal drafting, and he co-authored works such as Futsū Senkyohō Yōkō on the universal suffrage law.[7] Scholarly work on the Home Ministry bureaucracy later described him as having participated in the drafting of the universal manhood suffrage law and as having become such an authority on election systems that "if one said election law, one asked Saka".[3]
He later became Governor of Gifu Prefecture. His tenure lasted from 31 May 1935 until 20 February 1937..[8]
After leaving Gifu, Saka became a senior official in the Home Ministry's Local Affairs Bureau. He was Local Affairs Bureau chief during the late 1930s and notes his influence on debates over electoral reform and local-government structure.[3][9]
On 17 April 1939, Saka was appointed Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture where he lasted until 15 June 1942.[2]
On 15 June 1942, Saka became the 26th Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency lasting until 21 April 1945.[1]
In October 1945, during the early occupation period, Saka became Vice Minister of Home Affairs.[10][11]
On 19 December 1945 he was appointed to the House of Peers as an imperial appointee, but his tenure was short and ended on 14 May 1946.[12]
After the purge was lifted, Saka reappeared in public life as a lawyer and election expert. In 1951 he was appointed a temporary member of the Election System Investigation Council.[13] In April 1958, the National Diet records him appearing before a House of Representatives public hearing as "lawyer Saka Chiaki", where he gave evidence on revisions to the Public Offices Election Act and referred to his service on the election-system council.[14]
He also served on the management committee of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority. The authority's fifty-year history records that committee member Saka died on 29 May 1959.[15]
Writings
Saka wrote widely on administrative and election law. Works associated with him in National Diet Library and related catalogues include Futsū Senkyohō Yōkō and Nihon Gyōseihō Kōgi.[7][6] Later legal scholarship has also referred to him as an early contributor to Japanese debates on administrative law and local autonomy.[9][16]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "坂 千秋". 赤れんが庁舎 展示ガイド (in 日本語). Hokkaido Government. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "歴代兵庫県知事". 兵庫県 (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "日本における内務官僚達の戦前と戦後（上）" (PDF). 自治総研 (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "坂, 千秋, 1895-1959". Web NDL Authorities (in 日本語). National Diet Library. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "我妻栄の青春（7）" (PDF). 九州大学学術情報リポジトリ (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "訂正增補日本行政法講義". 誠品線上 (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "普通選挙法要綱 訂正増補". 国立国会図書館サーチ (in 日本語). National Diet Library. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "本邦学校関係雑件 第二巻 2．学校別 （26）岐阜薬学専門学校". Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "地方自治法157条に関する歴史的検討" (PDF). 中央大学学術リポジトリ (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "特ニ親任官ノ待遇ヲ賜フ 内務次官 坂千秋". National Archives of Japan Digital Archive (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "戦後日本の国政選挙制度の変革" (PDF). 東洋大学学術情報リポジトリ (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "勅選貴族院議員一覧". 近代史研究メモ (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "坂千秋外1名選挙制度調査会臨時委員任命の件". National Archives of Japan Digital Archive (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "第28回国会 衆議院 公職選挙法改正に関する調査特別委員会公聴会 第1号 昭和33年4月14日". 国会会議録検索システム (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "帝都高速度交通営団『営団地下鉄五十年史』(1991.07)". 渋沢社史データベース (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "植民地台湾における行政救済制度の成立 : 訴願法施行の経緯" (PDF). 神戸大学学術成果リポジトリ (in 日本語). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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