Koshiro Ueki

Following graduation Ueki began his career at the Ministry of Finance.^[1] During World War II he was the head of budget bureau.^[2][3] In 1945, he became the head of monopoly bureau at the ministry.^[1]

He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1952.^[1] He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.^[2] At the end of the 1950s he was among the Japanese house members union to promote Japan - China trade.^[4] He served as justice minister for two terms.^[1] He was first appointed to the post on 8 December 1960, replacing Tetsuzo Kojima.^[1] Ueki's term ended on 18 Jul 1962 and was replaced by Kunio Nakagaki as justice minister.

Ueki was appointed president of Sagami Women's University in 1968.^[1] He again served as justice minister for a brief period between February and July 1971. On 7 July 1972 he was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, replacing Mikio Mizuta in the post.^[2] At age 72 Ueki was the oldest member of the Tanaka cabinet.^[5] His term ended on 22 December 1972 when Kiichi Aichi was appointed to the post.