Rikizo Hirano

Agricultural activist and politician. Born in Gifu Prefecture. Graduated from Takushoku University and Waseda University. Organized a peasant movement in Yamanashi, and served as Secretary General of the Japanese Farmers' Party and Secretary General of the Japanese Mass Party, taking a position on the far right of the proletarian movement. Organized the Japanese National Socialist Party in 1932 (Showa 7), and the Kodokai the following year. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1936 (since then elected seven times). After World War II, participated in the formation of the Japan Socialist Party. Became Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Katayama Tetsu in 1947 (Showa 22), but was dismissed after clashing with Chief Cabinet Secretary Nishio Suehiro. In January 1948, he was expelled from public office, and formed the Social Innovation Party and the Social Democratic Party. He was famous as a strategist in the political world, but after the Conservation Economic Association Incident (1953) he was unable to win elections and retired, becoming president of the Daily Agriculture Newspaper. His books include "The History of the Agricultural Land Reform Struggle."

[Shoji Arakawa]

"Otsuka Kiichiro, 'The Struggle and Victory Against the Occupation Policy: From the Expulsion of Agriculture Minister Hirano to His Acquittal' (1972, Chuo University Press)"

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農民運動家、政治家。岐阜県生まれ。拓殖大学、早稲田(わせだ)大学卒業。山梨で農民運動を組織し、無産運動最右翼の立場で日本農民党幹事長、日本大衆党書記長。1932年（昭和7）日本国家社会党、翌1933年皇道会を組織し、1936年衆議院議員当選（以来当選7回）。第二次世界大戦後、日本社会党の結成に参加。1947年（昭和22）片山哲(かたやまてつ)内閣農相になるが、官房長官西尾末広(すえひろ)と対立して罷免される。1948年1月公職追放され、社会革新党、社会民主党を結成した。政界の策士として有名だったが、保全経済会事件（1953）以降は当選を果たせず引退し、日刊農業新聞社長となった。著書に『農地改革闘争の歴史』がある。

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『大塚喜一郎著『占領政策への闘いと勝利――平野農相追放から無罪まで』（1972・中央大学出版部）』

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