Ōnogi Hidejirō

Ōnogi Hidejirō (大野木 秀次郎, born November 11, 1895) was a politician of the Liberal Party, representing Kyoto in the House of Councillors for four consecutive terms.

Ōnogi Hidejirō
大野木 秀次郎
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
1947–1965
Preceded byAkiko Kurabayashi
Succeeded byYukio Hayashida
ConstituencyKyoto
Minister of State
In office
September 2, 1952  December 10, 1954
Prime MinisterShigeru Yoshida
Personal details
Born
大野木 秀次郎 (Ōnogi Hidejirō)

(1895-11-25)November 25, 1895
Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan
DiedMarch 4, 1966(1966-03-04) (aged 70)
Political partyLiberal Party (successor to LDP)
Alma materRitsumeikan University

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 大野木製作所 (Ōnogi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.).

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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