Seihin Ikeda
Seihin Ikeda or Shigeaki Ikeda (池田 成彬, Ikeda Seihin, August 15, 1867 – October 9, 1950) was a Japanese businessman and central banker. He was the 14th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).[1]
Early life
Ikeda was born at Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture. He was educated at Keio University[2] and Harvard University, class of 1895.[3]
Career
Ikeda was a director of Mitsui Bank from 1909–1933.[2]
From February 9, 1937 through July 27, 1937, Ikeda was Governor of the Bank of Japan.[4]
In the first Konoe cabinet, he served as Minister of Commerce and Industry.,[2] and he was named Minister of Finance in 1938.[5]
In 1941, he was made a member of the Imperial Privy Council; and for this reason, he was banned from all political activity after the end of the Pacific War.[2]
References
- Bank of Japan (BOJ), 14th Governor
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ikeda Seihin" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 378, p. 378, at Google Books.
- Thayer, William Roscoe et al. (1903). The Harvard graduates' Magazine, Vol. 11, p. 275., p. 275, at Google Books
- BOJ, List of Governors.
- "Japanese May Altern Exchange Control; New Finance Minister Hopes to Aid Foreign Trade," New York Times. May 29, 1938; "Jun Makihara, an Investment Banker, And Mimi Oka Plan to Marry on July 9," New York Times. May 15, 1988; retrieved 2011-08-22.
Further reading
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
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Governor of the Bank of Japan 1937 |
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Imperial Household Minister 1948– |
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| Preceded by Toyotaro Yuki |
Minister of Finance 1938– |
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