Ryōzō Hiranuma

Ryōzō Hiranuma
平沼 亮三
Mayor of Yokohama
In office
23 April 1951 – 13 February 1959
Preceded byKyōichi Ishikawa
Succeeded byKiyoshi Nakarai
Personal details
Born(1879-02-25)February 25, 1879
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
DiedFebruary 13, 1959(1959-02-13) (aged 79)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Alma materKeio University

Ryōzō Hiranuma (平沼 亮三, Hiranuma Ryōzō; February 25, 1879 – February 13, 1959) was a Japanese politician who was the 5th President of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1945 to 1946, and mayor of Yokohama from 1951 to 1959.

Biography

Hiranuma was born in Yokohama on February 25, 1879. He studied at Keio University.

He died in Tokyo on February 13, 1959.

References

  • 慶應義塾史跡めぐり スポーツの父 平沼亮三 - 慶應義塾月刊三田評論ホームページ 2010年6月5日閲覧。