Otohiko Ichiki
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Otohiko Ichiki (市来 乙彦, Ichiki Otohiko; 7 May 1872 – 19 February 1954) was a Japanese bureaucrat, politician, and central banker. He served as the Minister of Finance, the 10th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the Mayor of Tokyo City, and a member of the National Diet.
Otohiko Ichiki | |
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市来 乙彦 | |
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| 10th Governor of the Bank of Japan | |
| In office 5 September 1923 – 9 May 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Junnosuke Inoue |
| Succeeded by | Junnosuke Inoue |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 12 June 1922 – 2 September 1923 | |
| Prime Minister | Katō Tomosaburō |
| Preceded by | Korekiyo Takahashi |
| Succeeded by | Junnosuke Inoue |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 3 May 1947 – 2 May 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | National district |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 21 September 1918 – 2 May 1947 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Mayor of Tokyo | |
| In office 7 January 1928 – 14 February 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Nishikubo Hiromichi |
| Succeeded by | Zenjirō Horikiri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1872 |
| Died | 19 February 1954 (aged 81) Chiba City, Chiba, Japan |
| Party | Independent |
| Education | First Higher School |
| Tokyo Imperial University | |
Early life and education
Ichiki was born in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture.[1] He finished the local school, Middle School Zoshikan.[2] He entered the Higher Middle School Zoshikan of Kagoshima too,[2] but he dropped out for financial reason.[3] He went to Tokyo in 1889 and stayed in Inajiro Tajiri's house as a live-in student (Mr.Tajiri was an economist and financial bureaucracy).[1] Ichiki finished the First Higher Middle School where was Tokyo in 1893.[4] He graduated from the College of Law, Imperial University and entered Japanese Ministry of Finance in 1896.[5]
Career
In 1922–1923, Ichiki was briefly finance minister in the cabinet of Katō Tomosaburō.[6] As head of the Ministry of Finance, he was cautious in response to unsettled financial situation.[7] Ichiki was Governor of the Bank of Japan from 5 September 1923, through 10 May 1927.[8]