Tetsu Katayama

Prime Minister of Japan

28 July 1887 Tanabe, Empire of Japan

30 May 1978(1978-05-30) (90) Fujisawa, Japan

24 May 1947 – 10 March 1948

former Japanese Prime Minister This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Tetsu Katayama" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2009 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Katayama's cabinet. Tetsu Katayama (片山 哲 , Katayama Tetsu, 28 July 1887 – 30 May 1978) was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1947 to 1948. He bears the distinction of having been the first socialist to serve as Prime Minister of Japan, and the first Prime Minister of post-war Japan.