Koshiro Ueki (植木 庚子郎, Ueki Kōshirō, 28 January 1900 – 11 March 1980) was a Japanese politician. He served as justice minister for two terms and as finance minister.
Koshiro Ueki | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 7 July 1972 – 22 December 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Preceded by | Mikio Mizuta |
| Succeeded by | Kiichi Aichi |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 17 February 1971 – 5 July 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Daisuke Akita |
| Succeeded by | Shigesaburo Maeo |
| In office 8 December 1960 – 18 July 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
| Preceded by | Tetsuzo Kojima |
| Succeeded by | Kunio Nakagaki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1900 Fukui Prefecture |
| Died | 11 March 1980 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University |
Early life and education edit
Ueki was born in 1900.[1] He received a law degree from Tokyo University in 1925.[1]
Career edit
Following graduation Ueki began his career at the ministry of finance.[1] During World War II he was the head of budget bureau.[2][3] In 1945, he became the head of monopoly bureau at the ministry.[1]
He was elected to the house of representatives in 1952.[1] He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.[2] At the end of the 1950s he was among the Japanese house members union to promote Japan - China trade.[4] He served as justice minister for two terms.[1] He was first appointed to the post on 8 December 1960, replacing Tetsuzo Kojima.[1] Ueki's term ended on 18 Jul 1962 and was replaced by Kunio Nakagaki as justice minister.
Ueki was appointed president of Sagami Women's University in 1968.[1] He again served as justice minister for a brief period between February and July 1971. On 7 July 1972 he was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, replacing Mikio Mizuta in the post.[2] At age 72 Ueki was the oldest member of the Tanaka cabinet.[5] His term ended on 22 December 1972 when Kiichi Aichi was appointed to the post.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h John M. Maki (1980). Japan's Commission on the Constitution, the Final Report. Seattle; London: University of Washington Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-295-80401-9.
- ^ a b c John Creighton Campbell (1980). Contemporary Japanese Budget Politics. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: London: University of California Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-520-04087-8.
- ^ James Babb (Summer 1995). "Japan's Ministry of Finance and the Politics of Complicity". Review of International Political Economy. 2 (3): 536–547. JSTOR 4177158.
- ^ Shao Chuan Leng (1958). Japan and Communist China. Kyoto: Doshisha University Press. ISBN 978-0-8371-8134-9.
- ^ Emerson Chapin (1972). "Men and Politics in Post-Sato Japan". Journal of International Affairs. 26 (2): 169. JSTOR 24356508.