Masaaki Shirakawa
Masaaki Shirakawa 白川 方明 | |
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| 30th Governor of the Bank of Japan | |
| In office April 9, 2008 – March 19, 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda Taro Aso Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan Yoshihiko Noda Shinzo Abe |
| Deputy | Hirohide Yamaguchi Kiyohiko Nishimura |
| Preceded by | Toshihiko Fukui |
| Succeeded by | Haruhiko Kuroda |
| Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan | |
| In office March 20, 2008 – April 9, 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Toshirō Mutō Kazumasa Iwata |
| Succeeded by | Kiyohiko Nishimura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1949 |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo University of Chicago |
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Masaaki Shirakawa (白川 方明, Shirakawa Masaaki; born September 27, 1949) is a Japanese economist and the 30th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and professor at Aoyama Gakuin University. He is also a Director and Vice-Chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).