Ippei Kaneko
Japanese politician (1913–1989)
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Ippei Kaneko (金子 一平, Kaneko Ippei; 12 February 1913 – 28 March 1989)[1] was a Japanese politician. He served as finance minister of Japan from 1978 to 1979.
Ippei Kaneko | |
|---|---|
金子 一平 | |
Kaneko in 1978 | |
| Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 1 November 1984 – 28 December 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Toshio Kōmoto |
| Succeeded by | Wataru Hiraizumi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 8 December 1978 – 8 November 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Masayoshi Ōhira |
| Preceded by | Tatsuo Murayama |
| Succeeded by | Noboru Takeshita |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 November 1960 – 8 June 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Ryōzō Katō |
| Succeeded by | Kazuyoshi Kaneko |
| Constituency | Gifu 2nd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1913 |
| Died | 28 March 1989 (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Children | Kazuyoshi Kaneko |
| Relatives | Shunpei Kaneko (grandson) |
| Tokyo Imperial University | |
Career
Kaneko was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and part of the Ikeda faction led by Hayato Ikeda.[2] Kaneko was the chairman of the LDP's tax system research council.[3] He ran for Diet seat in the 1960 general election as a member of the Ikeda faction.[2]
He worked at the ministry of finance as bureaucrat and had experience on tax policy.[2] He served as the head of the Osaka Tax Bureau until 1978.[2]
He was appointed minister of finance in the Masayoshi Ōhira's cabinet on 8 December 1978, replacing Tatsuo Murayama in the post.[4] Kaneko was in office until 8 November 1979.[5] He was part of the faction led by Masayoshi Ohira in the LDP during this period.[6] Then Kaneko served as the director of the Economic Planning Agency (EPA) in the mid-1980s.[7][8]
Personal life
Kaneko's eldest son Kazuyoshi Kaneko is also a politician[9] and held different cabinet portfolios, including transport minister.[10]