Tetsuzo Fuyushiba
Tetsuzo Fuyushiba | |
|---|---|
冬柴鐵三 | |
 Official portrait, 2006 | |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
| In office 27 September 2004 – 26 September 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe Yasuo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Kazuo Kitagawa |
| Succeeded by | Sadakazu Tanigaki |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 July 1986 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Yasuo Tanaka |
| Constituency | Hyōgo 2nd (1986–1996) Hyōgo 8th (1996–2009) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1936 Shenyang, Manchukuo |
| Died | 5 December 2011 (aged 75) Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Political party | Komeito |
| Other political affiliations | New Frontier |
| Alma mater | Kansai University |
Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (冬柴 鉄三, Fuyushiba Tetsuzō, June 29, 1936 – December 5, 2011) was a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He served as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as well as Minister of State for Tourism Promotion in Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Cabinet.[1]
Fuyushiba was born in Shenyang (which was then known as Hōten) in the Japanese-occupied territory of Manchukuo, in what is now northeastern China. He graduated from Kansai University in 1960 before working as a lawyer.[1] He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986.[2]
Fuyushiba died on 5 December 2011, aged 75, of acute pneumonia at a hospital in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 公明元幹事長、冬柴鉄三氏死去…自公政権で活躍. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). The Yomiuri Shimbun. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ 政治家情報 〜冬柴 鉄三〜. ザ･選挙] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
External links
[edit]- New Komeito profile
- Tetsuzo Fuyushiba official site (in Japanese)
- 1936 births
- 2011 deaths
- Japanese people from Manchukuo
- New Komeito politicians
- Kansai University alumni
- Ministers of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism of Japan
- Deaths from pneumonia in Japan
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009