Shūji Masutani

Shūji Masutani
益谷 秀次
Masutani in 1963
Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office
July 1960 – July 1961
PresidentHayato Ikeda
Preceded byKawashima Shojiro
Succeeded byShigesaburō Maeo
Deputy Prime Minister of Japan
In office
18 June 1959 – 19 July 1960
Prime MinisterNobusuke Kishi
Preceded byMitsujirō Ishii (1958)
Succeeded byIchirō Kōno (1964)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
18 March 1955 – 25 April 1958
MonarchHirohito
DeputyMotojirō Sugiyama
Preceded byTō Matsunaga
Succeeded byNirō Hoshijima
Minister of Construction
In office
19 October 1948 – 6 May 1950
Prime MinisterShigeru Yoshida
Preceded bySasayoshi Hitotsumatsu
Succeeded byKaneshichi Masuda
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
10 April 1946 – 13 November 1972
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byRiki Kawara
ConstituencyIshikawa at-large (1946–1947)
Ishikawa 2nd (1947–1972)
In office
20 February 1932 – 21 March 1937
Preceded byRyōsuke Tobe
Succeeded byKenzō Aoyama
ConstituencyIshikawa 2nd
In office
10 May 1920 – 31 January 1924
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMinoru Satō
ConstituencyIshikawa 5th
Personal details
Born(1888-01-17)17 January 1888
Died18 August 1973(1973-08-18) (aged 85)
PartyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Rikken Seiyūkai (1920–1924; 1927–1940)
Seiyūhontō (1924–1927)
JLP (1945–1948)
DLP (1948–1950)
LP (1950–1955)
Alma mater
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun
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Shūji Masutani (益谷秀次; 17 January 1888–18 August 1973) was a Japanese jurist and politician who was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served at the House of Representatives for a long time.