Koshiro Ueki

Koshiro Ueki (植木 庚子郎, Ueki Kōshirō; 28 January 1900 – 11 March 1980) was a Japanese politician. He served as justice minister for two terms and as finance minister.

Koshiro Ueki
植木 庚子郎
Ueki in 1954
Minister of Finance
In office 7 July 1972 – 22 December 1972
Prime Minister	Kakuei Tanaka
Preceded by	Mikio Mizuta
Succeeded by	Kiichi Aichi
Minister of Justice
In office 17 February 1971 – 5 July 1971
Prime Minister	Eisaku Satō
Preceded by	Daisuke Akita
Succeeded by	Shigesaburo Maeo
In office 8 December 1960 – 18 July 1962
Prime Minister	Hayato Ikeda
Preceded by	Tetsuzo Kojima
Succeeded by	Kunio Nakagaki
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 1 October 1952 – 9 December 1976
Preceded by	Shigeshi Tobishima
Succeeded by	Wataru Hiraizumi
Constituency	Fukui at-large
Personal details
Born	(1900-01-28)28 January 1900 Nyū, Fukui, Japan
Died	11 March 1980(1980-03-11) (aged 80)
Party	Liberal Democratic
Other political affiliations	Liberal (1950–1955)
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Early life and education

Ueki was born in 1900.^[1] He received a law degree from Tokyo Imperial University in 1925.^[1]

Career

Following graduation Ueki began his career at the Ministry of Finance.^[1] During World War II he was the head of budget bureau.^[2][3] In 1945, he became the head of monopoly bureau at the ministry.^[1]

He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1952.^[1] He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.^[2] At the end of the 1950s he was among the Japanese house members union to promote Japan - China trade.^[4] He served as justice minister for two terms.^[1] He was first appointed to the post on 8 December 1960, replacing Tetsuzo Kojima.^[1] Ueki's term ended on 18 Jul 1962 and was replaced by Kunio Nakagaki as justice minister.

Ueki was appointed president of Sagami Women's University in 1968.^[1] He again served as justice minister for a brief period between February and July 1971. On 7 July 1972 he was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, replacing Mikio Mizuta in the post.^[2] At age 72 Ueki was the oldest member of the Tanaka cabinet.^[5] His term ended on 22 December 1972 when Kiichi Aichi was appointed to the post.