寺内 正毅てらうち まさたけ(1852―1919)

長州藩ちょうしゅうはん武士ぶし出身しゅっしん大阪兵学校おおさかへいがっこうまなぶ。
西南せいなんやく出陣しゅつじん田原坂たばるざかたたかいで右腕みぎうで負傷ふしょうしたが、現役げんえきのこり、参謀本部第一局長さんぼうほんぶだいいちきょくちょうなど軍職ぐんしょく歴任れきにんした。
明治三十四年めいじさんじゅうよねん(1901)第一次桂内閣だいいちじかつらないかく陸軍大臣りくぐんだいじん就任しゅうにんし、十年じゅうねんにわたってそのポストをめた。ぐん経費節減けいひさくげんたすなど、行政手腕ぎょうせいしゅわん発揮はっきした。
陸相りくしょうのまま、初代朝鮮総督しょだいちょうせんそうとくにも就任しゅうにんした。大正五年たいしょうごねん(1916)内閣総理大臣ないかくそうりだいじん就任しゅうにんし、政党せいとう無視むしして官僚中心かんりょうちゅうしん内閣ないかく組織そしきし、大正たいしょうデモクラシーの時代じだい波紋はもんげかけた。
寺内てらうちあたまがとがったビリケン人形にんぎょうているところから「ビリケン」とばれたが、政党人せいとうじんたちは、それをもじって「非立憲内閣ひりっけんないかく」と批難ひなんした。しかしみずから「超然内閣ちょうぜんないかく」としょうし、 独特どくじ政治的姿勢せいじてきしせい堅持けんじした。
大正八年たいしょうはちねん(1919)逝去せいきょ
享年六十八きょうねんろくじゅうはち

Terauchi Masatake (1852―1919)

He was born into a samurai family from Choshu Domain. He studied at Osaka Heigakko (Osaka Military Academy). He participated in the Seinan War and was wounded in the Battle of Tabaruzaka, but he remained in active service and held various military positions, including Chief Staff of the General Staff Office. In 1901(the 34th of the Meiji era), he became Minister of the Army in the first Katsura Cabinet and held that post for ten years. He achieved cost savings in the military budget and demonstrated administrative skills. While serving as Minister of the Army, he also became the first Governor-General of Korea. In 1916 (the 5th year of Taisho era), he became Prime Minister of Japan and formed a cabinet dominated by bureaucrats, disregarding political parties, which caused controversy during the era of Taisho Democracy.
Teranishi was known for his resemblance to the sharp-headed Billiken doll, earning him the nickname "Billiken." However, political opponents coined the term "Hirikken Cabinet" as a play on words, criticizing his cabinet for being "unconstitutional." Despite this, he referred to his cabinet as the "Chozen Cabinet" and maintained a distinctive political stance. He passed away in 1919 (the 8th year of Taisho era) at the age of 68.