Aiichirō Fujiyama
| Aiichirō Fujiyama | |
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| 藤山 愛一郎 | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office July 10, 1957 – July 19, 1960 | |
| Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi |
| Preceded by | Nobusuke Kishi |
| Succeeded by | Zentaro Kosaka |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 22, 1897 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died |
February 22, 1985 (aged 87) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Aiichirō Fujiyama (藤山 愛一郎 Fujiyama Aiichirō, May 22, 1897 – February 22, 1985) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and business executive.
A business executive who symbolized "big business" in Japan as president of Dai Nippon Sugar Manufacturing Co. and executive officer of Nitto Chemical Industry Co., he used his influence to bring about the fall of Prime Minister Hideki Tōjō in 1944.
After Japan's World War II surrender, Fujiyama was imprisoned without a trial for three years as a suspected war criminal. After his release he represented Japan at the 1951 UNESCO meeting in Paris.
Fujiyama was elected to Parliament in 1957 and was reelected five times. As Japan's foreign minister (1957–60) he headed Japan's first delegation to the United Nations (1957), helped revise the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty (1960), and promoted the restoration of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. He also served as director of Japan's Economic Planning Agency.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mamoru Takahashi |
Director of the Economic Planning Agency 1965–1966 |
Succeeded by Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by Hisatsune Sakomizu |
Director of the Economic Planning Agency 1961–1962 |
Succeeded by Hayato Ikeda |
| Preceded by Nobusuke Kishi |
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1957–1960 |
Succeeded by Zentaro Kosaka |
| Business positions | ||
| Preceded by Ryutaro Takahashi |
Head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1951–1957 |
Succeeded by Tadashi Adachi |
| Preceded by Yoshiaki Hatta |
Head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1941–1946 |
Succeeded by Ryutaro Takahashi |
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