Seiichirō Yasui

Seiichirō Yasui (Japanese: 安井誠一郎, 11 March 1891 – 19 January 1962) was a Japanese politician and bureaucrat who held a variety of positions in Japanese government.

Seiichirō Yasui
安井 誠一郎
Yasui in 1960
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
21 November 1960  19 January 1962
ConstituencyTokyo 1st
Governor of Tokyo
In office
3 May 1947  18 April 1959
Succeeded byRyotaro Azuma
In office
14 April 1947  3 May 1947
Preceded byKazumi Iinuma
In office
23 July 1946  13 March 1947
Preceded byHaruo Matsui
Succeeded byKazumi Iinuma
Governor of Niigata Prefecture
In office
9 April 1940  7 January 1941
Preceded bySeikichi Kimishima
Succeeded byShohei Doi
Personal details
Born(1891-03-11)11 March 1891
Mitsu District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Died19 January 1962(1962-01-19) (aged 70)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
OccupationPolitician

He served as appointed Governor of Niigata Prefecture from 1940 to 1941, then as appointed Governor of Tokyo from 1946 to 1947, then as elected Governor of Tokyo from 1947 to 1959. He also served as one of the members of the House of Representatives from 1960 to his death in 1962.

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