Yoshiro Hayashi (politician)
Yoshiro Hayashi (林 義郎, Hayashi Yoshirō, 16 June 1927 – 3 February 2017) was a Japanese politician. In addition to being a National Diet member, he served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1993 and Minister of Health and Welfare from 1982 to 1983.
Yoshiro Hayashi | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 12 December 1992 – 9 August 1993 | |
Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Preceded by | Tsutomu Hata |
Succeeded by | Hirohisa Fujii |
Minister of Health and Welfare | |
In office 27 November 1982 – 27 December 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Zenkō Suzuki |
Preceded by | Motoharu Morishita |
Succeeded by | Kozo Watanabe |
Personal details | |
Born | Shimonoseki, Japan | 16 June 1927
Died | 3 February 2017 89) Tokyo | (aged
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Children | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
Alma mater | Tokyo University |
Early life and education
Hayashi was born in 1927 and was from Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1] His grandfather was a member of the House of Peers before World War II.[2]
Hayashi was a graduate of Tokyo University.[1]
Career
Hayashi was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[3] He served at the House of Representatives, also known as Diet.[4] He was first elected for the Diet in 1969.[5] He served as health and welfare minister.[6] In August 1989, he ran for the presidency of the LDP, but Toshiki Kaifu won the election, replacing Sousuke Uno in the post.[6]
As of 1990 Hayashi was part of the faction led by Kiichi Miyazawa within the LDP.[2] He was appointed finance minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Miyazawa on 12 December 1992.[7] Hayashi replaced Tsutomu Hata in the post.[7][8] Hayashi's tenure ended on 9 August 1993 when Hirohisa Fujii became finance minister.[7] Then he began to serve as the chairman of the Diet Members League for Sino-Japanese relations.[3][9] As of 1998 he served as a special envoy of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.[10]
In 2003 Hayashi ended his involvement in politics[11] after serving at Diet ten times.[5]
Personal life and death
Hayashi had a daughter and a son.[12] His eldest son, Yoshimasa, is also a politician and held different cabinet posts.[4][13]
Hayashi died from multiple organ failure in Tokyo on 3 February 2017 at the age of 89.[5][14]
References
- "All other members". Kakuei Tanaka. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Albrecht Rothacher (1993). The Japanese Power Elite. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 50. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-22993-2. ISBN 978-1-349-22995-6.
- Greg Austin; Stuart Harris (2001). Japan and Greater China: Political Economy and Military Power in the Asian Century. London: C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-85065-473-5.
- "Y. Hayashi to replace Yosano as economic and fiscal policy minister". Japan Policy & Politics. Tokyo. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "Obituary / Yoshiro Hayashi / Ex-Finance Minister". The Japan News. Tokyo. Jiji Press. 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "Kaifu wins bid to be Japanese premier". The Boston Globe. Tokyo. 8 August 1989. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2013. – via Highbeam (subscription required)
- C. Randall Henning (1994). Currencies and Politics in the United States, Germany, and Japan. Washington, DC: Peterson Institute. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-88132-127-2.
- Leslie Helm (12 December 1992). "Japanese Cabinet Shuffle Aims to Regain Public Trust". Los Angeles Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Rieko Miki (28 December 2021). "Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi 'imagines' future as leader". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- Paulo Gorjão (September–October 2002). "Japan's Foreign Policy and East Timor, 1975–2002". Asian Survey. 42 (5): 759. doi:10.1525/as.2002.42.5.754.
- "Ex-Finance Minister Yoshiro Hayashi dies at 89". The Mainichi. Tokyo. 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "Finance Minister Gets $100 Bill as Birthday Present". Associated Press News. Tokyo. 18 June 1993. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "Harvard-educated new Foreign Minister Hayashi often seen as pro-China". Kyodo News. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Ex-Finance Minister Hayashi dies at 89". The Japan Times. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.