Masayoshi Takemura
Masayoshi Takemura (武村 正義, Takemura Masayoshi, 26 August 1934 – 28 September 2022)
Early life
Takemura was born in Gamō district in Shiga Prefecture to a family of farmers. Initially studying engineering at Nagoya University, he graduated from University of Tokyo studying education and finance. He began his professional life as a bureaucrat in the home affairs ministry.
Political career
After leaving the ministry, he was elected mayor of
He took part in the coalition government of Morihiro Hosokawa as chief cabinet secretary. Then he was appointed finance minister in the coalition cabinet led by Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama in July 1994.[4]
Described as "blunt, pragmatic and outspoken",[5] his confrontational tenure at the finance ministry led Euromoney to describe him as "The worst finance minister of the year" for 1995.[6] It has been speculated that his confrontational attitude towards the officials of the Ministry of Finance stem from the manner in which the Hosokawa government fell apart over the introduction of consumption tax, with Ministry of Finance Officials conspiring with Hosokawa to keep coalitions partners in the dark over their plans.[5]
References
- ^ 武村元官房長官死去 細川連立政権樹立の原動力に 88歳 (in Japanese)
- ^ Look Japan, 41. (1995) p. 7.
- ^ Sanger, David E. (June 25, 1993). In a Tokyo Hotel Room, The Swords Came Out. The New York Times.
- ^ Andrew Pollack (1 July 1994). "Japan's First Socialist Premier Appoints a Familiar Cabinet". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56720-230-4.
- ^ Sheryl WuDunn (10 January 1996). "Few Takers for Japanese Finance Post". The New York Times.
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