Tetsundo Iwakuni
Tetsundo Iwakuni | |
|---|---|
岩國 哲人 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 October 1996 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Tokyo 6th (1996–2000) Tokyo PR (2000–2003) Kanagawa 8th (2003–2005) Southern Kanto PR (2005–2009) |
| Mayor of Izumo | |
| In office 1989–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Mitsuhiro Naora |
| Succeeded by | Masahiro Nishio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1936 |
| Died | 6 October 2023 (aged 87) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | LDP (2010–2023) |
| Other political affiliations | NFP (1994–1996) Sun (1996–1998) GGP (1998) DPJ (1998–2010) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Tetsundo Iwakuni (岩國 哲人, Iwakuni Tetsundo; July 11, 1936 – October 6, 2023) was a Japanese politician who, until 2009, represented Democratic Party of Japan as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Early life
[edit | edit source]Iwakuni was born in Osaka and graduated from the University of Tokyo.
Business career
[edit | edit source]Iwakuni worked at Nikko Securities from 1959 to 1977, heading its offices in London, Paris and Beirut, and then at Morgan Stanley from 1977 to 1984.
In 1984 he became the CEO of Merrill Lynch Japan, and in 1987 was promoted to a senior executive position at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets in the US.[1]
Political career
[edit | edit source]In 1989, Iwakuni left Merrill Lynch to become mayor of Izumo, Shimane. After running unsuccessfully for the governorship of Tokyo in 1995, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.
He served as the Director-General of the International Department of the Democratic Party of Japan until 2009, when he decided to step down from politics.
He has also served as vice president of the DPJ. Iwakuni last served as Senior Adviser to GR Japan, a government relations consultancy, teaching at several universities in Japan, Korea, and the U.S.[1] In 2010 he was appointed a policy advisor to the Liberal Democratic Party.[2]
Death
[edit | edit source]Iwakuni died on October 6, 2023, at the age of 87.[3]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website in Japanese
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- 1936 births
- 2023 deaths
- People from Osaka
- Politicians from Shimane Prefecture
- University of Tokyo alumni
- University of Virginia faculty
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- Members of the House of Representatives from Kanagawa Prefecture
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- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005
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