Koshiro Ueki

Koshiro Ueki (植木 庚子郎, Ueki Kōshirō, 28 January 1900 – 11 March 1980)[1] was a Japanese politician. He served as justice minister for two terms and finance minister.

Koshiro Ueki
Minister of Finance
In office
7 July 1972 – 22 December 1972
Prime MinisterKakuei Tanaka
Preceded byMikio Mizuta
Succeeded byKiichi Aichi
Minister of Justice
In office
17 February 1971 – 5 July 1971
Prime MinisterEisaku Satō
Preceded byDaisuke Akita
Succeeded byShigesaburo Maeo
In office
8 December 1960 – 18 July 1962
Prime MinisterHayato Ikeda
Preceded byTetsuzo Kojima
Succeeded byKunio Nakagaki
Personal details
Born28 January 1900
Fukui Prefecture
Died11 March 1980(1980-03-11) (aged 80)
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materTokyo University

Early life and education

Ueki was born in 1900.[1] He received a law degree from Tokyo University in 1925.[2]

Career

Following graduation Ueki began his career at the ministry of finance.[2] During World War II he was the head of budget bureau.[3][4] In 1945, he became the head of monopoly bureau at the ministry.[2]

He was elected to the house of representatives in 1952.[2] He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.[3] At the end of the 1950s he was among the Japanese house members union to promote Japan - China trade.[5] He served as justice minister for two terms.[1] He was first appointed to the post on 8 December 1960, replacing Tetsuzo Kojima in the post.[1] Ueki's term ended on 18 Jul 1962 and was replaced by Kunio Nakagaki as justice minister.[1]

Ueki was appointed president of Sagami Women's University in 1968.[2] In 1971 he again served as justice minister for a brief period between February to July.[1] On 7 July 1972 he was appointed minister of finance, replacing Mikio Mizuta in the post.[1] Ueki served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.[3] Ueki's term ended on 22 December 1972 and Kiichi Aichi was appointed to the post.[1]

References
  1. "Finance Ministers". Rulers. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. Kenpō Chōsakai (Japan) (1 January 1980). Japan's Commission on the Constitution, the Final Report. University of Washington Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-295-80401-9. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. John Creighton Campbell (1980). Contemporary Japanese Budget Politics. University of California Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-520-04087-8. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. James Babb (Summer 1995). "Japan's Ministry of Finance and the Politics of Complicity". Review of International Political Economy. 2 (3). JSTOR 4177158.
  5. Shao Chuan Leng (1958). Japan and Communist China. Kyoto: Doshisha University Press. Retrieved 21 December 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by
Takashi Hayakawa		 Chair, Finance Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan
1959–1960		 Succeeded by
Katsuichi Yamamoto
Preceded by
Hajime Fukuda		 Chair, Budget Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan
1967–1968		 Succeeded by
Ichitaro Ide
Political offices
Preceded by
Tetsuzo Kojima		 Minister of Justice
1960–1962		 Succeeded by
Kunio Nakagaki
Preceded by
Daisuke Akita		 Minister of Justice
1971		 Succeeded by
Shigesaburo Maeo
Preceded by
Mikio Mizuta		 Minister of Finance
1972		 Succeeded by
Kiichi Aichi
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