| Koshiro Ueki | |
|---|---|
 Ueki in 1954 | |
| 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 |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1 October 1952 – 9 December 1976 | |
| Constituency | Fukui at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1900-01-28)28 January 1900 Nyū, Fukui, Japan |
| Died | 11 March 1980(1980-03-11) (aged 80) |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University |
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.
Early life and education
Ueki was born in 1900. He received a law degree from Tokyo University in 1925.
Career
Following graduation Ueki began his career at the Ministry of Finance. During World War II he was the head of budget bureau. In 1945, he became the head of monopoly bureau at the ministry.
He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1952. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. At the end of the 1950s he was among the Japanese house members union to promote Japan - China trade. He served as justice minister for two terms. He was first appointed to the post on 8 December 1960, replacing Tetsuzo Kojima. 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. 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. At age 72 Ueki was the oldest member of the Tanaka cabinet. His term ended on 22 December 1972 when Kiichi Aichi was appointed to the post.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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| House of Representatives (Japan) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byTakashi Hayakawa | Chair, Finance Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1959–1960 |
Succeeded byKatsuichi Yamamoto |
| Preceded byHajime Fukuda | Chair, Budget Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1967–1968 |
Succeeded byIchitaro Ide |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byTetsuzo Kojima | Minister of Justice 1960–1962 |
Succeeded byKunio Nakagaki |
| Preceded byDaisuke Akita | Minister of Justice 1971 |
Succeeded byShigesaburo Maeo |
| Preceded byMikio Mizuta | Minister of Finance 1972 |
Succeeded byKiichi Aichi |