Tadashi Sasaki (banker)

Tadashi Sasaki
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Sasaki".

Tadashi Sasaki (佐々木直 Sasaki Tadashi, 1907 1988) was a Japanese central banker and 22nd Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).

Early life

Sasaki was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1]

Career

Sasaki was BOJ Governor from December 17, 1969 to December 16, 1974.[2] Immediately prior, he had been Deputy Governor.[3]

During Sasaki's tenure, BOJ became a shareholder of the Bank for International Settlements BIS); however, in 1970, the head of the Japanese central bank was not invited to become a member of the BIS Board of Directors.[4]

Japan experienced an unexpectedly high rate of economic growth in 1972, which marked a significant change from the bank's policy of "economic growth first" in the years since the end of World War II.[5]

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Government offices
Preceded by
Makoto Usami
Governor of the Bank of Japan
1969-1974
Succeeded by
Teiichiro Morinaga