Masaaki Shirakawa

Curriculumvitae

Governor
Bank of Japan


Date of Birth: September 27, 1949
Education: 1972, B.A. in Economics, The University of Tokyo
                  1977, M.A. in Economics, University of Chicago


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. 2008 present position

April 2008