Hayato Ikeda
Former Prime Minister of Japan
Hayato Ikeda was a Japanese bureaucrat and later politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964. He is best known for his Income Doubling Plan, which promised to double Japan's GDP in ten years. Wikipedia
Born: December 3, 1899, Takehara, Hiroshima, Japan
Died: August 13, 1965 (age 65 years), Tokyo, Japan
Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse: Mitsue Ikeda (m. ?–1965)
Previous offices: Prime Minister of Japan (1960–1964), Minister of Finance of Japan (1956–1957), Minister of Finance of Japan (1949–1952), and more
Organization founded: Kōchikai
Graduation date: 1922