Masajuro Shiokawa


Masajuro Shiokawa was a Japanese politician.

Early life

Shiokawa was born in Fuse City, Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from the economics faculty of Keio University in 1944. He founded the Mitsuaki Corporation in 1946.

Political career

He was a public official in the Fuse City government from 1964 to 1966, and directed the merger to form Higashi-Osaka in 1966. In 1967, he was elected to the House of Representatives, representing the 4th District of Osaka.
Shiokawa served as Parliamentary Vice Minister of International Trade and Industry from 1972 to 1973, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary from 1976 to 1977, Commerce and Industry Committee Chairman from 1979 to 1980, Minister of Transport from 1980 to 1981, Minister of Education from 1986 to 1987, Chief Cabinet Secretary for three months in 1989, and Minister of Home Affairs from 1991 to 1992.
Although Shiokawa became Secretary-General of the LDP in 1995, he lost his seat in the 1996 general elections, and was not re-elected until 2000.
In 2001, Junichiro Koizumi tapped Shiokawa to serve as Minister of Finance. He resigned in 2003 and decided not to seek re-election that year.
Shiokawa was dean of Toyo University, director of the Kansai Shogi Hall, and active within the Japan Sumo Association.

Death

Shiokawa died on September 20, 2015 of pneumonia in Osaka, Japan at the age of 93.

Honours

From the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia