Kazue Shōda

Kazue Shōda (勝田 主計, Shōda Kazue, October 19, 1869 – October 10, 1948) was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji and Taishō periods.

Shōda was born in Matsuyama Domain, Iyo Province on October 19 1869, as the 5th son of a poor samurai.

The poet Masaoka Shiki and admiral Akiyama Saneyuki were his friends from childhood.

He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1895, and obtained a position at the Ministry of Finance.

In 1938, he was considered for the post of Home Minister under the 2nd Konoe administration, a somewhat surprising choice, given his age and lack of experience in the Home Ministry, and the nomination was rejected by Emperor Hirohito.