Governor (Member of the Policy Board)
Mr. Masaaki Shirakawa
Governor [The 30th]
Bank of Japan
 | Biography| Date of Birth: | September 27, 1949 | | Education: | 1972, B.A. in Economics, The University of Tokyo
1977, M.A. in Economics, University of Chicago
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| Apr. 1972 | Joined the Bank of Japan | | May 1990 | Director, Head of Financial System Division Financial and Payment System Office | | May 1993 | Director, Head of Planning Division Policy Planning Office | | May 1994 | General Manager, Oita Branch | | Dec. 1995 | General Manager for the Americas | | Aug. 1996 | Deputy Director-General Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies | | Feb. 1997 | Deputy Director-General International Department | | Dec. 1997 | Adviser to the Governor Credit and Market Management Department | | Apr. 1998 | Adviser to the Governor, Financial Markets Department | | June 2000 | Adviser to the Governor, Policy Planning Office | | July 2002 | Executive Director | | July 2006 | Professor, Kyoto University School of Government | | Mar. 2008 | Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan | | Apr. 9, 2008 | present position |
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