Takekai Shirane

Takekai Shirane
白根 竹介
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office 12 May 1935 – 9 March 1936
Prime Minister	Keisuke Okada
Preceded by	Shigeru Yoshida
Succeeded by	Shōhei Fujinuma
Member of the House of Peers
In office 2 September 1936 – 2 May 1947 Nominated by the Emperor
Gubernatorial offices Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture In office 18 December 1931 – 15 January 1935 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Makie Koyanagi Succeeded by Michio Yuzawa Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture In office 8 May 1931 – 18 December 1931 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Hiroshi Kawabuchi Succeeded by Ryo Chiba Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture In office 5 July 1929 – 8 May 1931 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Kyūichi Hasegawa Succeeded by Ken Uzawa Governor of Saitama Prefecture In office 6 February 1929 – 5 July 1929 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Umekichi Miyawaki Succeeded by Chōhei Hosokawa Governor of Toyama Prefecture In office 17 May 1927 – 6 February 1929 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Yukichi Shirakami Succeeded by Tsunezō Yamanaka Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture In office 28 September 1926 – 17 May 1927 Monarchs Taishō Hirohito Preceded by Chō Enren Succeeded by Isei Otsuka Governor of Gifu Prefecture In office 24 June 1924 – 28 September 1926 Monarch Taishō Preceded by Manpei Ueda Succeeded by Shintarō Suzuki
Personal details
Born	(1883-05-25)25 May 1883 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Died	5 March 1957(1957-03-05) (aged 73)
Party	Independent
Children	Ayao Shirane
Relatives	Shirane Sen'ichi (uncle) Shimooka Chūji (brother-in-law)
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Takekai Shirane (25 May 1883 – 5 March 1957) was a Japanese official who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary under Prime Minister Keisuke Okada from 1935 to 1936. An official in the Home Ministry, he served as governor of a large number of prefectures throughout his career, including Hyōgo, Hiroshima and Shizuoka.