was a Japanese politician and business man. In 1930 he became the president of

Sumitomo Group The is one of the largest Japanese ''keiretsu'', or business groups, founded by Masatomo Sumitomo (1585-1652) around 1615 during the early Edo period. History The Sumitomo Group traces its roots to a bookshop in Kyoto founded circa 1615 by Masa ...

. During his period as president the company developed into a

zaibatsu is a Japanese language, Japanese term referring to industrial and financial vertical integration, vertically integrated business conglomerate (company), conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed control over signi ...

. The Ogura family served as retainers for the

Nishio Clan was a Japanese samurai kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Nishio," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 42 retrieved 2013-5-5. History The clan claims descent from ...

which held possession of the

Kanazawa Domain The , also known as the , was a domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1583 to 1871.

.. Ogura joined the company in 1899 at the age of 24. He is credited for streamlining management for the company.Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Masatsune Ogura, sixth Director General who streamlined Sumitomo management
In 1941 he was appointed

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

for the brief period between 18 July 1941 and 18 October 1941 in

Fumimaro Konoe Prince was a Japanese politician and prime minister. During his tenure, he presided over the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the breakdown in relations with the United States, which ultimately culminated in Japan's entry into World W ...

's third cabinet.

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* * 1875 births 1961 deaths Japanese businesspeople People from Kanazawa, Ishikawa Ministers of Finance of Japan Government ministers of Japan {{Japan-politician-stub