Background
Hayato Ikeda was born in Yoshina village, Hiroshima prefecture. Second son of Goichiro Ikeda brewer and former headsman of the village.
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Hayato Ikeda was born in Yoshina village, Hiroshima prefecture. Second son of Goichiro Ikeda brewer and former headsman of the village.
Graduated from Yoshina Primary School (1912), from Tadanoumi Middle School (1917), from the Fifth Higher School at Kumamoto, Kyushu (1922), from the Law Course of Kyato University.
Joined the Ministry of Finance (April 1925), served in the Tax Office at Hakodate, Hokkaido, becoming its chief.