Privy Councillor

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A Privy Councillor was a senior advisor to the emperor in Japan’s prewar government, serving on the Privy Council to review and counsel on important state matters and legislation.

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Label Occurrences
Privy Councillor canonical 2
Privy Counsellor 1
枢密顧問官 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
political position
abolishedWith postwar constitutional reforms of Japan
advisesOn interpretation of the constitution
legislation submitted by the Cabinet
matters referred by the emperor
state matters of great importance
appliesToJurisdiction Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
appointedBy Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED
on recommendation of the Cabinet
country Japan
distinctFrom Cabinet minister (Japan) NERFINISHED
member of the Imperial Diet
hasAuthorityOver review of constitutional amendments
review of emergency imperial ordinances
review of international treaties
review of proposed laws
hasRole advice on constitutional issues
counsel on legislation
deliberation on imperial ordinances
deliberation on treaties
review of important state matters
senior advisor to the emperor
hierarchicalLevel senior state councillor
historicalPeriod Meiji period NERFINISHED
Taishō period NERFINISHED
early Shōwa period
isStatus appointed, not elected
JapaneseName 枢密顧問官
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
legalBasis Meiji Constitution NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Home Ministry jurisdiction (historical) NERFINISHED
Tokyo Prefecture NERFINISHED
memberOf Privy Council committees NERFINISHED
Privy Council plenary sessions
officeHolderAdvised Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED
officeScope national government
partOf Meiji constitutional system NERFINISHED
Privy Council (Japan) NERFINISHED
positionHeldIn prewar Japanese government
seat Tokyo NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED
termOfOffice usually for life or long tenure (historical)
typicalOfficeHolderBackground former cabinet minister
peerage member
senior bureaucrat
senior military officer
workLocation Imperial Palace complex (Tokyo) NERFINISHED

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Ōkuma Shigenobu positionHeld Privy Councillor
PC abbreviationOf Privy Councillor
this entity surface form: Privy Counsellor
大山巌 役職 Privy Councillor
this entity surface form: 枢密顧問官