Seiichirō Yasui
Japanese bureaucrat and politician, Governor of Tokyo for 12 years.
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Seiichirō Yasui (11 March 1891 – 19 January 1962) was a Japanese politician and bureaucrat who held a variety of positions in Japanese government. He served as appointed Governor of Niigata Prefecture from 1940 to 1941, then as appointed Governor of Tokyo from 1946 to 1947, then as elected Governor of Tokyo from 1947 to 1959. He also served as one of the members of the House of Representatives from 1960 to his death in 1962.
Quick Facts
- Office
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Tokyo 1st
- Took office
- 21 November 1960
- Left office
- 19 January 1962
- Predecessor
- Ichirō Hatoyama
- Successor
- Hisakichi Shinomiya
- Monarch
- Hirohito
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Did You Know?
- Yasui was born in Ishima Village, Mitsu District, Okayama Prefecture on 11 March 1891.
- Yasui was made an honorary citizen of Tokyo on 9 January 1962, just 10 days before his death.
Early life and career
Seiichirō Yasui was born in Ishima, a village in Okayama Prefecture's Mitsu District. After earning a law degree from Tokyo Imperial University, he entered the Home Ministry, overseeing police forces in Ibaraki and Kanagawa before becoming police chief in Toyama and Hyogo. In 1931, he worked as a secretary to the Governor-General of Korea, Kazushige Ugaki, and later headed the colonial Monopoly Bureau. By 1936, he governed Keiki Province in Korea. Returning to Japan, he served as Governor of Niigata Prefecture from 1940 to 1941.
Governor of Tokyo
Seiichirō Yasui became Governor of Tokyo by appointment in 1946, then won the city's first direct election for the office in 1947. Over twelve years in power, he worked to rebuild Tokyo after World War II, notably helping to pass the 1956 Metropolitan Area Development Law. He also reduced food shortages in the capital. In 1954, he backed Tokyo's unsuccessful bid for the 1960 Summer Olympics, which went to Rome. Voters returned him to office in 1951 and again in 1955.
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