contributor
26,982
edits
Changes
From SamuraiWiki
Jump to navigationJump to searchCreated page with "right|thumb|320px|The graves of Ikeda Shigeaki and his relatives at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)| in Tokyo]] *''Born: 1867/7/16'' *''Died: 1950/10/9'' *''..."
[[File:Ikeda-seihin.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The graves of Ikeda Shigeaki and his relatives at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]] in Tokyo]]
*''Born: [[1867]]/7/16''
*''Died: 1950/10/9''
*''Japanese'': [[池田]] 成彬 ''(Ikeda Shigeaki, Ikeda Seihin)''
Ikeda Shigeaki was a prominent banking executive and government official of the early 20th century, serving at times on the board of directors of [[Mitsui Bank]], as president of the [[Bank of Japan]], and as [[Ministry of Finance|Minister of Finance]] and [[Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce|Minister of Agriculture and Commerce]].
Born into a [[Yonezawa han]] [[samurai]] family, Ikeda attended [[Keio Academy]], and Harvard University, graduating from the latter in [[1895]]. After returning to Japan, he worked briefly for [[Jiji Shinpo|Jiji Shinpô]] (Jiji News), and then took a job with Mitsui Bank. Ikeda became the head of certain divisions of Mitsui's finance or moneylending business from 1919 onward. Following the murder of [[Dan Takuma]] in 1932, he became a member of the board of directors of Mitsui, and helped put into place a number of policies within the Mitsui ''zaibatsu'' (conglomerate), including mandatory retirement and public stock trading. In 1937, he became president of the Bank of Japan, and the following year became a member of the cabinet under [[Prime Minister]] [[Konoe Fumimaro]], serving concurrently as Minister of Finance and Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. Three years later, he was named a member of the [[Privy Council]].
Following his death in 1950, Ikeda was buried at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]] in [[Tokyo]], alongside a number of his relatives.
{{stub}}
==References==
*"[http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/datas/229.html Ikeda Seihin]," ''Kindai Nihonjin no shôzô'', National Diet Library.
[[Category:Samurai]]
*''Born: [[1867]]/7/16''
*''Died: 1950/10/9''
*''Japanese'': [[池田]] 成彬 ''(Ikeda Shigeaki, Ikeda Seihin)''
Ikeda Shigeaki was a prominent banking executive and government official of the early 20th century, serving at times on the board of directors of [[Mitsui Bank]], as president of the [[Bank of Japan]], and as [[Ministry of Finance|Minister of Finance]] and [[Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce|Minister of Agriculture and Commerce]].
Born into a [[Yonezawa han]] [[samurai]] family, Ikeda attended [[Keio Academy]], and Harvard University, graduating from the latter in [[1895]]. After returning to Japan, he worked briefly for [[Jiji Shinpo|Jiji Shinpô]] (Jiji News), and then took a job with Mitsui Bank. Ikeda became the head of certain divisions of Mitsui's finance or moneylending business from 1919 onward. Following the murder of [[Dan Takuma]] in 1932, he became a member of the board of directors of Mitsui, and helped put into place a number of policies within the Mitsui ''zaibatsu'' (conglomerate), including mandatory retirement and public stock trading. In 1937, he became president of the Bank of Japan, and the following year became a member of the cabinet under [[Prime Minister]] [[Konoe Fumimaro]], serving concurrently as Minister of Finance and Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. Three years later, he was named a member of the [[Privy Council]].
Following his death in 1950, Ikeda was buried at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]] in [[Tokyo]], alongside a number of his relatives.
{{stub}}
==References==
*"[http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/datas/229.html Ikeda Seihin]," ''Kindai Nihonjin no shôzô'', National Diet Library.
[[Category:Samurai]]
