Shinzō Ōya (大屋 晋三, Ōya Shinzō, 5 July 1894 – 9 March 1980) was an entrepreneur and politician, who served as Minister of Commerce and Industry in post-war Japan.[1]
Ōya was born in what is now part of the town of Meiwa in Gunma Prefecture, where his father was a high school principal and his grandfather had been a samurai in the service of Kawagoe Domain. He graduated from what later became Hitotsubashi University in 1918. On graduation he joined the zaibatsu Suzuki Shoten, and from 1925 went to work for Teijin, eventually becoming its president in November 1945.
In his early career, he was praised as a charismatic manager, who introduced new synthetic fibers which made Teijin a market leader in the fabric industry. However, he later was criticized for over-diversification, and for his refusal to surrender authority over the company despite his obvious mental decline in old age, which led Teijin to the brink of bankruptcy.
In 1947, Ōya was elected to a seat in the Diet of Japan in 1947 Upper House election from the Osaka electoral district, and was reelected for a second term, serving until June 1956 under Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) banner. From 19 October 1948 – 16 February 1949, he was Minister of Commerce and Industry under the 2nd Shigeru Yoshida administration, as well as interim Minister of Finance from 14 December 1948 to 16 February 1949. During the 3rd Yoshida administration, Ōya served as Minister of Transport from 16 February 1949 to 28 June 1950.
Ōya was married to the singer and writer Ōya Masako.
Referencesedit
^"Ōya Shinzō". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus. Kōdansha. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
shinzō, Ōya, 大屋, 晋三, Ōya, shinzō, july, 1894, march, 1980, entrepreneur, politician, served, minister, commerce, industry, post, japan, 大屋晋三minister, transportin, office, february, 1949, june, 1950prime, ministershigeru, yoshidapreceded, bysaeki, ozawasucceede. Shinzō Ōya 大屋 晋三 Ōya Shinzō 5 July 1894 9 March 1980 was an entrepreneur and politician who served as Minister of Commerce and Industry in post war Japan 1 Shinzō Ōya 大屋晋三Shinzō ŌyaMinister of TransportIn office 16 February 1949 28 June 1950Prime MinisterShigeru YoshidaPreceded bySaeki OzawaSucceeded byTakeshi YamazakiMinister of FinanceActingIn office 14 December 1948 16 February 1949Prime MinisterShigeru YoshidaPreceded bySanroku IzumiyamaSucceeded byHayato IkedaMinister of Commerce and IndustryIn office 19 October 1948 16 February 1949Prime MinisterShigeru YoshidaPreceded byShigeru Yoshida acting Succeeded byHeitarō InagakiPersonal detailsBorn 1894 07 05 July 5 1894Meiwa Gunma JapanDiedMarch 9 1980 1980 03 09 aged 85 Alma materTokyo University of CommerceŌya was born in what is now part of the town of Meiwa in Gunma Prefecture where his father was a high school principal and his grandfather had been a samurai in the service of Kawagoe Domain He graduated from what later became Hitotsubashi University in 1918 On graduation he joined the zaibatsu Suzuki Shoten and from 1925 went to work for Teijin eventually becoming its president in November 1945 In his early career he was praised as a charismatic manager who introduced new synthetic fibers which made Teijin a market leader in the fabric industry However he later was criticized for over diversification and for his refusal to surrender authority over the company despite his obvious mental decline in old age which led Teijin to the brink of bankruptcy In 1947 Ōya was elected to a seat in the Diet of Japan in 1947 Upper House election from the Osaka electoral district and was reelected for a second term serving until June 1956 under Liberal Democratic Party LDP banner From 19 October 1948 16 February 1949 he was Minister of Commerce and Industry under the 2nd Shigeru Yoshida administration as well as interim Minister of Finance from 14 December 1948 to 16 February 1949 During the 3rd Yoshida administration Ōya served as Minister of Transport from 16 February 1949 to 28 June 1950 Ōya was married to the singer and writer Ōya Masako References edit Ōya Shinzō Nihon jinmei daijiten Plus Kōdansha Retrieved 1 November 2013 Political officesPreceded byShigeru YoshidaActing Minister of Commerce and Industry1948 1949 Succeeded byHeitarō InagakiPreceded bySanroku Izumiyama Minister of FinanceActing1949 1950 Succeeded byHayato IkedaPreceded bySaeki Ozawa Minister of Transport1949 1950 Succeeded byTakeshi Yamazaki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shinzō Ōya amp oldid 1085228882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
