Ōnogi Hidejirō Explained

Ōnogi Hidejirō
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:Member of the House of Councillors
Term Start:1947
Term End:1965
Predecessor:Akiko Kurabayashi
Successor:Yukio Hayashida
Constituency:Kyoto
Office1:Minister of State
Term Start1:September 2, 1952
Term End1:December 10, 1954
Primeminister1:Shigeru Yoshida
Birth Date:25 November 1895
Birth Place:Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Party:Liberal Party (successor to LDP)
Alma Mater:Ritsumeikan University

was a politician of the Liberal Party, representing Kyoto in the House of Councillors for four consecutive terms.

Early life

Born in Yamashina (now Yamashina Ward), Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto in 1895, he attended the Ritsumeikan University Economics Department but left before graduating to serve as president of .

Politics

He was elected to the House of Councillors in 1946, a seat he won four times. During his tenure as a councilor, Ōnogi served as Deputy Agent to the signing of the Treaty of San Francisco, Chairman of the LDP in the House of Councillors, the first President of the LDP (Kyoto Branch), and Minister of State in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Yoshida cabinets.

Ōnogi's private residence, a State Guest House built to entertain foreign dignitaries is now a wedding venue and French restaurant, managed by the Ōnogi family in the Yamashina Ward of Kyoto.

Later life

Ōnogi served as Chairman of the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry and was active directing a number of shrines and temples, such as Kurama-dera, Chion-in, Myōshin-ji and Sennyū-ji. He was active in the education industry, serving as Director of Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University and Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.

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