President of the House of Representatives - President of the House of Representatives

...One of the five general directors appointed by Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu as part of the shogunate government reforms, on the advice of French envoy Roches. Previously, the accounting affairs were managed by the senior councilors, who took turns each month, but on May 12, 1867 (Keio 3), Matsudaira Suo no Kami Yasuhide was appointed as the general director of the kitchen office, and as the senior councilor in charge of accounting, he was called the general director of accounting. After that, Tachibana Izumo no Kami Taneyaka, Okubo Ichio no Tadahiro, and Yamaguchi Suruga no Kami Naoki served in succession. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Mikatte Goyōyōkakerō President" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…フランス公使ロッシュの助言で将軍徳川慶喜が幕政改革の一環として置いた五総裁の一つ。従来，会計事務の統轄は老中が月番交代で担当していたが，1867年(慶応3)5月12日，松平周防守康英が御勝手御入用掛総裁に任じられ，会計専任老中として会計総裁と称した。以後，立花出雲守種恭，大久保一翁忠寛，山口駿河守直毅が歴任した。…

※「御勝手御入用掛総裁」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報