Shigetaka Kiyoyama

In this Teikonian name, the family name is Kiyoyama.

His Excellency Marquess Shigetaka Kiyoyama OL
清山 滋崇
Kiyoyama in 1919
16th Daijō-daijin
In office 22 December 1925 – 11 May 1927
Monarch	Hideyoshi
Preceded by	Takashi Kishi
Succeeded by	Seikai Miyoshi
In office 25 May 1919 – 22 October 1922
Monarch	Akihiro Hideyoshi
Preceded by	Saizo Kirigakure
Succeeded by	Masato Kajiwara
Sadaijin
In office 22 February 1929 – 16 August 1931
Daijō-daijin	Keikoku Mibu Toshiro Shimizu
Preceded by	Keiji Yabunaka
Succeeded by	Yatsuhiro Ishibashi
Leader of the Opposition
In office 11 May 1927 – 22 February 1929
Monarch	Hideyoshi
Daijō-daijin	Seikai Miyoshi
Preceded by	Hiroya Yoshizumi
Succeeded by	Seikai Miyoshi
President of Rikken Seiyūkai
In office 4 September 1925 – 16 August 1931
Preceded by	Hayato Chiba
Succeeded by	Yatsuhiro Ishibashi
Personal details
Born	清山 滋崇 (Kiyoyama Shigetaka) (1854-01-13)13 January 1854 Haranishi, Hyūga, Mibu Shogunate
Died	16 August 1931(1931-08-16) (aged 77) Kanazawa, Teiko
Political party	Independent Rikken Seiyūkai
Spouse	Mizuki Kawamoto ​ ​ (m. 1880)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Oxford

Shigetaka Kiyoyama (文麿 重隆, Kiyoyama Shigetaka, 13 January 1854 – 16 August 1931) was a Teikonian politician who served as the 16th Daijō-daijin from 1919 to 1922 and again from 1925 to 1927. Kiyoyama dominated Teikonian politics from late 1910s until his death in 1931 having played multiple government positions under different Daijō-daijin.

Early political career

In 1896, Kiyoyama was elected to the Royal Council. He was appointed as Minister for Finance by Daijō-daijin Kyou Mibu in 1901.

Political views and philosophy

Kiyoyama is considered by many as a conservative politician although several historians would prefer to categorize him as pragmatic. During his early years in politics, Kiyoyama was vehemently against the radical political party Aikoku Kōtō which sought to shift the power of appointing the Daijō-daijin from the Monarch to the Royal Council. In his later years however, Kiyoyama himself would support such idea.

Kiyoyama is also known to have close ties with Rikken Dōshikai but was not officially a member of the party and later would establish Rikken Seiyūkai. In his later years, Kiyoyama was played an instrumental role in bringing down Seikai Miyoshi in 1929 and installing Keikoku Mibu as Daijō-daijin which would led to a bitter rivalry between Rikken Seiyūkai and Kenseitō.

Honors, awards and international recognition

Domestic honors

• Baron
• Viscount
• Count
• Marquess
• Collar of the Order of the Light, 1931. (Teiko)