Masajuro Shiokawa

Masajūrō Shiokawa
塩川 正十郎
Minister of Finance of Japan
In office 26 April 2001 – 22 September 2003
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Hikaru Matsunaga
Succeeded by	Sadakazu Tanigaki
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office 5 November 1991 – 12 December 1992
Prime Minister	Kiichi Miyazawa
Preceded by	Akira Fukida
Succeeded by	Keijiro Murata
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office 2 June 1989 – 10 August 1989
Prime Minister	Sōsuke Uno
Preceded by	Keizō Obuchi
Succeeded by	Tokuo Yamashita
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1921 Fuse, Osaka, Japan
Died	September 19, 2015 (aged 93) Osaka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	Keio University

Masajuro Shiokawa (塩川 正十郎 Shiokawa Masajūrō, October 13, 1921 – September 19, 2015) was a Japanese politician.

Early life

Shiokawa was born in Fuse City (now Higashi-Osaka City), Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from the economics faculty of Keio University in 1944. He founded the Mitsuaki Corporation in 1946.

Political career

He was a public official in the Fuse City government from 1964 to 1966, and directed the merger to form Higashi-Osaka in 1966. In 1967, he was elected to the House of Representatives, representing the 4th District of Osaka.

Shiokawa served as Parliamentary Vice Minister of International Trade and Industry from 1972 to 1973, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary from 1976 to 1977, Commerce and Industry Committee Chairman from 1979 to 1980, Minister of Transport from 1980 to 1981 (under Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki), Minister of Education from 1986 to 1987 (under PM Yasuhiro Nakasone), Chief Cabinet Secretary for three months in 1989 (under PM Sōsuke Uno), and Minister of Home Affairs from 1991 to 1992.

Although Shiokawa became Secretary-General of the LDP in 1995, he lost his seat in the 1996 general elections, and was not re-elected until 2000.

In 2001, Junichiro Koizumi tapped Shiokawa to serve as Minister of Finance.^[1] He resigned in 2003 and decided not to seek re-election that year.^[2][3]

Shiokawa was dean of Toyo University, director of the Kansai Shogi Hall, and active within the Japan Sumo Association.

Death

Shiokawa died on September 20, 2015 of pneumonia in Osaka, Japan at the age of 93.^[4]

References

1. Sinclair, Timothy J. (2005). The new masters of capital: American bond rating agencies and the politics of creditworthiness. Cornell University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-8014-4328-2. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
2. "46 lower house members to retire from politics". Japan Policy & Politics. October 14, 2003. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
3. "Japan: Koizumi's second chance". The Economist. September 25, 2003. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011.
4. "Former Finance Minister Shiokawa dies at 93". Japan Times. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.

External links

• Media related to Masajuro Shiokawa at Wikimedia Commons