Shigeaki Ikeda

Shigeaki Ikeda

Shigeaki Ikeda (池田成彬, Ikeda Shigeaki?, 15 August 1867 – 9 October 1950), also known as Seihin Ikeda, was a Japanese politician and businessman prominent in the early decades of the 20th century. He served as director of Mitsui Bank from 1909-1933, was appointed governor of the Bank of Japan in 1937, and served as Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe from 1937 to 1939. In 1941, he was made a member of the Imperial Privy Council; following Japan's defeat in World War II, Ikeda was banned from public political service.