Eikichi Araki (新木栄吉, Araki Eikichi, April 24, 1891 – February 1, 1959) was a Japanese businessman and a central banker. He was the 17th and 19th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
Eikichi Araki | |
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新木 栄吉 | |
Governor of the Bank of Japan | |
In office December 1954 – November 1956 | |
Prime Minister | Ichiro Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Hisato Ichimada |
Succeeded by | Masamichi Yamagiwa |
Japanese Ambassador to the United States | |
In office June 1952 – December 1953 | |
Preceded by | Occupation of Japan |
Succeeded by | Sadao Iguchi |
Governor of the Bank of Japan | |
In office October 1945 – June 1946 | |
Prime Minister | Kijuro Shidehara Shigeru Yoshida |
Preceded by | Keizo Shibusawa |
Succeeded by | Hisato Ichimada |
Personal details | |
Born | Ishikawa, Japan | April 24, 1891
Died | February 1, 1959 | (aged 67)
Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Early life
editAraki was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Career
editAraki was Governor of the Bank of Japan from October 9, 1945 to June 1, 1946 and again from December 11, 1954 to November 30, 1956.[2] He also served as the Japanese Ambassador to the United States from 1952 until 1953.
Notes
edit- ^ Bank of Japan (BOJ), 17th and 19th Governor
- ^ BOJ, List of Governors; Werner, Richard A. (2003). Princes of the Yen: Japan's Central Bankers and the Transformation of the Economy, p. 147, p. 147, at Google Books
References
edit- Werner, Richard A. (2003). Princes of the Yen: Japan's Central Bankers and the Transformation of the Economy. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-1048-5; OCLC 471605161