Ikeda Shigeaki 池田成彬 | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 26 May 1938 – 5 January 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumimaro Konoe |
| Preceded by | Okinori Kaya |
| Succeeded by | Sōtarō Ishiwata |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 26 May 1938 – 5 January 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumimaro Konoe |
| Preceded by | Shinji Yoshino |
| Succeeded by | Yoshiaki Hatta |
| Governor of the Bank of Japan | |
| In office 9 February 1937 – 27 July 1937 | |
| Prime Minister | Senjuro Hayashi Fumimaro Konoe |
| Preceded by | Eigo Fukai |
| Succeeded by | Toyotarō Yūki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 15, 1867 Yonezawa Domain, Japan |
| Died | October 9, 1950 (aged 83) Oiso, Kanagawa, Japan |
Ikeda Shigeaki (池田成彬, 15 August 1867 – 9 October 1950), also known as Seihin Ikeda, was a politician, cabinet minister and businessman in the Empire of Japan, prominent in the early decades of the 20th century. He served as director of Mitsui Bank from 1909-1933, was appointed governor of the Bank of Japan in 1937, and served as Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe from 1937 to 1939. In 1941, he was made a member of the Imperial Privy Council; following Japan's defeat in World War II, Ikeda was banned from public political service.[1]
- ^ Frédéric, Louis. "Ikeda Seihin". Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2002.