| Mikio Mizuta | |
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| 水田三喜男 | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 5 July 1971 – 7 July 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Takeo Fukuda |
| Succeeded by | Koshiro Ueki |
| In office 3 December 1966 – 30 November 1968 |
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| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Takeo Fukuda |
| Succeeded by | Takeo Fukuda |
| In office 19 July 1960 – 18 July 1962 |
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| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
| Preceded by | Eisaku Satō |
| Succeeded by | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 23 December 1956 – 25 February 1957 |
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| Prime Minister | Tanzan Ishibashi |
| Preceded by | Tanzan Ishibashi |
| Succeeded by | Shigesaburo Maeo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1905 Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | December 22, 1976 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Mikio Mizuta (水田 三喜男 Mizuta Mikio?, 13 April 1905 – 22 December 1976) was a Japanese jurist, educator and politician. He served as finance minister of Japan three times and was the founder of Josai University.
Early life and education[edit]
Mizuta was born in 1905 in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture.[1][2] He held a law degree from Kyoto University.[2]
Career[edit]
Mizuta was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 after World War II.[2] He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[3] He was the minister of trade and industry from 23 December 1956 to 25 February 1957.[4]
He served as the minister of finance for three terms.[5][6] He was first appointed to the post on 19 July 1960 and was in office until 18 July 1962.[5] During this period Japan suffered a financial crisis running a deficit of $700m in July 1961. It fell on Mizuta to successfully negotiate short term loans with three American banks. Despite his nerves he chain-smoked his way to a successful outcome using Japan's underlying financial strength as security.[7]
Mizuta was the chair of the LDP policy research committee from July 1966 to December 1966 when he was again appointed finance minister.[5][8] His second ministerial term lasted until 30 November 1968.[5] From 12 January 1970 to 5 July 1971 he was again the chair of the LDP policy research committee.[8] His third term as finance minister was between 5 July 1971 and 7 July 1972.[5] From 25 November 1973 to 11 November 1974 Mizuta served again as the chair of the LDP policy research committee.[8]
He founded Josai University in 1965.[9] He was the chancellor and president of it and the house member until his death on 22 December 1976.[3][9]
Legacy[edit]
The house where Mizuta was born in Komagawa is a nationally registered asset and a public museum run by Josai University.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "House of Mikio Mizuta (Nationally Registered Cultural Assets)". City of Kamogawa. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ a b c The Founder: Mikio Mizuta Josai University. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ a b Karl Dixon (Summer 1977). "The 1976 General Election in Japan". Pacific Affairs 50 (2). Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ Chalmers Johnson (1982). Miti and the Japanese Miracle: The Growth of Industrial Policy, 1925–1975. Standford, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 330. Retrieved 13 December 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e Finance Ministers of Japan Rulers. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ John Creighton Campbell (1980). Contemporary Japanese Budget Politics. University of California Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-520-04087-8. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ J. Robert Brown (1999). The Ministry of Finance : bureaucratic practices and the transformation of the Japanese economy ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Westport, CT: Quorum. p. 58. ISBN 1567202306.
- ^ a b c Toshihiro Nakamura (December 2002). "A Declining Technocratic Regime" (Democracy, Governance and Human Rights Programme Paper Number 9). United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ a b "A special event to remember our founder Mikio Mizuta". Josai University. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tanzan Ishibashi |
Minister of International Trade and Industry 1956-1957 |
Succeeded by Shigesaburo Maeo |
| Preceded by Eisaku Satō |
Minister of Finance 1960-1962 |
Succeeded by Kakuei Tanaka |
| Preceded by Takeo Fukuda |
Minister of Finance 1966-1968 |
Succeeded by Takeo Fukuda |
| Minister of Finance 1971-1972 |
Succeeded by Koshiro Ueki |
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