田中 義一（1863―1929）
長州藩士の出身。萩の乱に加わり捕えられるが、年少のため罪を免れる。
陸軍士官学校、同大学校に学び、日清戦争出征のあと、ロシアに留学。
日露戦争では開戦論をとなえ、満州軍参謀として出陣。山本権兵衛内閣の陸軍大臣などを経て、大正十四年（1925）政友会総裁に就任。
昭和二年（1927）内閣総理大臣に就任後、金融恐慌が吹き荒れた時だったが、大蔵大臣に高橋是清を起用、支払猶予令を施行し、経済界を破綻から救った。
昭和三年(1928)、張作霖爆死事件での関東軍の責任追及をめぐって昭和天皇の不信を買い、翌昭和四年(1929)辞職、まもなく病死した。
享年六十七。
Tanaka Giichi (1863―1929)
He was born in Choshu domain. He was captured during the Hagi Rebellion but escaped punishment due to their young age. Received education at the Military Academy and then the Military College, and went on to study in Russia after going to the First Sino-Japanese War.
He advocated for the idea of initiating the Russo-Japanese War, and served as a staff officer in the Manchurian Army. He later served as the Minister of the Army in the Yamamoto Gonbe Cabinet. He became the President of the Seiyukai (Rikken Seiyukai) political party in 1925 (the 14th year of Taisho era).
After assuming the position of Prime Minister in 1927 (the 2nd year of Showa era), when the financial crisis was raging, he appointed Takahashi Korekiyo as the Minister of Finance and implemented the Payment Grace Order, which saved the economy from collapse. In 1928, (the 3rd year of Showa era) amid the investigation of the responsibility of the Kanto Army in the Zhang Zuolin Explosion Incident, he incurred the mistrust of Emperor Showa and resigned in the following year, 1929.
He passed away shortly thereafter at the age of 67.