Name Seihin Ikeda Died October 9, 1950 | Education Harvard University | |
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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).
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Early life
Ikeda was born at Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture. He was educated at Keio University and Harvard University, class of 1895.
Career
Ikeda was a director of Mitsui Bank from 1909-1933.
From February 9, 1937 through July 27, 1937, Ikeda was Governor of the Bank of Japan.
In the first Konoe cabinet, he served as Minister of Commerce and Industry., and he was named Minister of Finance in 1938.
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.
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