Ikeda Shigeaki

Ikeda Shigeaki
池田 成彬
Ikeda in 1937
Minister of Finance
In office
26 May 1938 – 5 January 1939
Prime MinisterFumimaro Konoe
Preceded byOkinori Kaya
Succeeded bySōtarō Ishiwata
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
26 May 1938 – 5 January 1939
Prime MinisterFumimaro Konoe
Preceded byShinji Yoshino
Succeeded byYoshiaki Hatta
Governor of the Bank of Japan
In office
9 February 1937 – 27 July 1937
Prime MinisterSenjuro Hayashi
Fumimaro Konoe
Preceded byEigo Fukai
Succeeded byToyotarō Yūki
Personal details
Born(1867-08-15)15 August 1867
Died9 October 1950(1950-10-09) (aged 83)
PartyIndependent
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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.