Yasushi Mieno
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Yasushi Mieno | |
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三重野 康 | |
| 26th Governor of the Bank of Japan | |
| In office 17 December 1989 – 16 December 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu Kiichi Miyazawa Morihiro Hosokawa Tsutomu Hata Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Satoshi Sumita |
| Succeeded by | Yasuo Matsushita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1924 |
| Died | April 15, 2012 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Yasushi Mieno (三重野 康, Mieno Yasushi; March 17, 1924 – April 15, 2012) was a Japanese businessman, central banker, the 26th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and a Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).[1][2]
Career
From April 1975 through February 1978, Mieno was head of the BOJ banking department.[4]
Mieno was BOJ Governor from December 17, 1989, to December 16, 1994,[5] having previously served as Deputy Governor from 1984 to 1989.[4] Starting a week after his appointment, from late December 1989 until August 1990, BOJ heavily increased interest rates. Soon the Japanese asset price bubble of the 1980s collapsed.[6]
In 1994, he was an elected member of the BIS Board of Directors.[1]
On April 15, 2012, Mieno died from heart failure in a Tokyo hospital.[2]
