Ryōzō Hiranuma

Ryōzō Hiranuma (平沼 亮三, Hiranuma Ryōzō; February 25, 1879 – February 13, 1959) was a Japanese politician who was the 5th President of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1945 to 1946, and mayor of Yokohama from 1951 to 1959.

Ryōzō Hiranuma
平沼 亮三
Mayor of Yokohama
In office 23 April 1951 – 13 February 1959
Preceded by	Kyōichi Ishikawa
Succeeded by	Kiyoshi Nakarai
Personal details
Born	(1879-02-25)February 25, 1879 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Died	February 13, 1959(1959-02-13) (aged 79) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Keio University

Biography

Hiranuma was born in Yokohama on February 25, 1879. He studied at Keio University.

He died in Tokyo on February 13, 1959.

Political offices
Preceded by Kyōichi Ishikawa	Mayor of Yokohama 1951–1959	Succeeded by Kiyoshi Nakarai
Sporting positions
New title	President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations 1929–1958	Succeeded by Hiromu Kasuga
New title	President of the Japan Gymnastics Association 1929–1961	Succeeded by Kikuo Mihashi
Preceded by Hiroshi Shimomura	President of the Japanese Olympic Committee 1945–1946	Succeeded by Ryotaro Azuma
	Chairman of the Japan Amateur Athletic Association 1946
Business positions
Preceded by Suekichi Nakagawa	Chairman of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1946	Succeeded by Yōzō Nomura
Preceded by Yōzō Nomura	Chairman of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1950–1951	Succeeded by Zenzaburō Hara

References

• 慶應義塾史跡めぐり スポーツの父 平沼亮三 - 慶應義塾月刊三田評論ホームページ 2010年6月5日閲覧。