Yoshio Sakurauchi
Yoshio Sakurauchi | |
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櫻内 義雄 | |
File:Yoshio Sakurauchi 1982.jpg | |
Speaker of Lower House | |
In office 27 February 1990 – 18 June 1993 |
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Preceded by | Hajime Tamura |
Succeeded by | Takako Doi |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1981–1982 |
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Prime Minister | Zenkō Suzuki |
Preceded by | Sunao Sonoda |
Succeeded by | Shintaro Abe |
Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
In office 18 July 1964 – June 1965 |
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Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda Eisaku Satō |
Succeeded by | Miki Takeo |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 May 1912 Tokyo |
Died | 6 July 2003 (aged 91) Tokyo |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Keio University |
Yoshio Sakurauchi (櫻内 義雄 Sakurauchi Yoshio?, 8 May 1912 – 6 July 2003) was a Japanese politician and a significant member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan.
Early life and education
Sakurauchi was born in Tokyo on 8 May 1912.[1] He was the son of Yukio Sakurauchi, late lower house member and finance minister.[2] Yoshio Sakurauchi attended the Keio schools from kindergarten through university.[2] His brother, Kimio, served as an executive at Chugoku Electric.[3]
Career
Sakurauchi began his political career in 1947, when he was first elected to the lower house of Parliament.[4] His constituency included Kashima.[3] He served at the lower house for 18 terms. He was also once elected to the upper house,[4] serving there for 19 months.[2]
He held different ministerial and party posts in his career.[5] In addition, he was leader of the Kano faction in the LDP.[6] This faction was renamed as the Nakasone faction in 1965. His leadership of the faction lasted until 1989.[7] Then the faction was headed by Michio Watanabe.[7]
In addition, he served as foreign minister, agriculture minister, minister of international trade and industry and construction minister.[8] Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda appointed Sakurauchi the minister of international trade and industry on 18 July 1964.[6] Sakurauchi continued to serve in the same post in the next cabinet headed by Prime Minister Eisaku Satō, but he was fired and replaced by Miki Takeo in June 1965.[6] On 28 April 1977, Sakurauchi was appointed construction minister to the government of Takeo Fukuda in a cabinet reshuffle, replacing Shiro Hasegawa in the post.[9] Sakurauchi served as construction minister until 7 December 1978.[9]
He was appointed the secretary general of the LDP on 16 November 1979.[10] During his term, he called for making the Yasukuni Shrine a state shrine.[11] His term lasted until 30 November 1981 when he was named foreign minister. Susumu Nikaido replaced him as the secretary general of the LDP.[10] He was appointed foreign minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Zenkō Suzuki on 30 November 1981, replacing Sunao Sonoda in the post.[12][13]
Sakurachi also served as the head of the LDP's chief policy-making body.[8] In addition, he was appointed speaker of Japan's lower house of parliament on 27 February 1990, replacing Hajime Tamura in the post.[8][14] In January 1992, he argued that the United States' economic problems resulted from its work force since the US workers were "too lazy" to compete with Japan, and that nearly a third of its workers "cannot even read."[8][15] Sakurachi's term as speaker ended on 18 June 1993 and Takako Doi became the speaker.[14]
Besides these positions, Sakurauchi was named as the first chairman of the League for Japan-Vietnam Friendship that was established by Japanese and Vietnamese politicians in 1974 to promote mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and Vietnam.[16]
Sakurauchi was not included in the LDP's proportional representation list for the 25 June 2000 general elections, and he stated that he would retire from the politics.[17] Eventually, he retired from politics in June 2000.[4]
Death and funeral
Sakurauchi died of respiratory failure at a Tokyo hospital on 6 July 2003.[4] He was 91.[4] His funeral service was held at Ikegami Hommonji Temple in Tokyo's Ota Ward on 8 July 2003.[2]
Honors
In 1986, Sakurauchi received the Bronze Wolf Award of the World Scout Committee for services to world Scouting.[18][19] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1989, for his contributions to Public Affairs.[20]
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House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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Preceded by | Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan 1990–1993 |
Succeeded by Takako Doi |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Minister of International Trade and Industry 1964–1965 |
Succeeded by Takeo Miki |
Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1973–1974 |
Succeeded by Tadao Kuraishi |
Preceded by | Minister of Construction 1977–1978 |
Succeeded by Motosaburo Tokai |
Preceded by | Head of the National Land Agency 1977–1978 |
Succeeded by Shiro Nakano |
Preceded by | Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan 1981–1982 |
Succeeded by Shintaro Abe |
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