Hiroshi Kuroki

Hiroshi Kuroki
Native name 黒木 博
Born 1907
Miyazaki, Japan
Died 24 December 2001 (age 94)
Miyazaki, Japan
Cause of death Pneumonia
Nationality Japanese

Hiroshi Kuroki (黒木 博 Kuroki Hiroshi, 1907 - 24 December 2001) was a former governor of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. He was the 1974 recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award for administrative originality in modernizing a backward prefecture in a manner congenial to the traditional minded yet attracting the young.[1]

Career

In 1979, Kuroki was arrested and indicted on charges of accepting 30 million yen in bribes from a construction company during his sixth term in office as governor. He was sentenced to three years in prison but was subsequently acquitted in 1988.[2]

He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Miyazaki on 24 December 2001, aged 94.[2]

References

  1. Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. "Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation - Awardees". Rmaf.org.ph. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary: Hiroshi Kuroki". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 25 December 2001. Retrieved 20 February 2015.


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