Kawamura Takeji

Junior Third Rank Kawamura Takeji
川村 竹治
Kawamura in 1932
Governor-General of Taiwan
In office 16 June 1928 – 30 July 1929
Monarch	Shōwa
Preceded by	Kamiyama Mitsunoshin
Succeeded by	Ishizuka Eizō
Minister of Justice
In office 25 March 1932 – 26 May 1932
Prime Minister	Inukai Tsuyoshi
Preceded by	Suzuki Kisaburō
Succeeded by	Koyama Matsukichi
Member of the House of Peers
In office 6 June 1922 – 2 May 1947 Nominated by the Emperor
President of the South Manchuria Railway
In office 24 October 1922 – 22 June 1924
Preceded by	Hayakawa Senkichirō
Succeeded by	Ban'ichirō Yasuhiro
Gubernatorial offices Governor of Aomori Prefecture In office 17 January 1917 – 3 October 1918 Monarch Taishō Preceded by Matsujirō Kohama Succeeded by Sawada Ushimaro Governor of Kagawa Prefecture In office 9 June 1914 – 8 January 1915 Monarch Taishō Preceded by Kanokogi Kogorō Succeeded by Raizo Wakabayashi Governor of Wakayama Prefecture In office 4 September 1911 – 9 June 1914 Monarchs Meiji Taishō Preceded by Kawakami Chikaharu Succeeded by Kanokogi Kogorō
Personal details
Born	(1871-09-01)1 September 1871 Kazuno, Akita, Japan
Died	8 September 1955(1955-09-08) (aged 84) Mejiro, Tokyo, Japan
Party	Rikken Seiyūkai
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Kawamura Takeji (川村 竹治; 1 September 1871 – 8 September 1955) was a Japanese businessman and the Governor-General of Taiwan (1928–1929), Minister of Justice (1932). He was Governor of Wakayama Prefecture (1911–1914), Kagawa Prefecture (1914–1915) and Aomori Prefecture (1917–1918).