Tetsuzo Fuwa

Tetsuzo Fuwa
不破 哲三
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party
In office
24 November 2000 – 14 January 2006
Preceded byKenji Miyamoto (1997)
Succeeded byKazuo Shii (2024)
Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party
In office
29 May 1989 – 24 November 2000
Preceded byHiromu Murakami
Succeeded byKazuo Shii
In office
31 July 1982 – 29 November 1987
Preceded byKenji Miyamoto
Succeeded byHiromu Murakami
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
29 December 1969 – 10 October 2003
Preceded bySusumu Sano
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyTokyo 6th (1969–1996)
Tokyo PR (1996–2003)
Personal details
Born(1930-01-26)26 January 1930
Died30 December 2025(2025-12-30) (aged 95)
Tokyo, Japan
PartyCommunist
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
OccupationPolitician and staff of the political party

Tetsuzo Fuwa (不破 哲三, Fuwa Tetsuzō; 26 January 1930 – 30 December 2025) was the pen name of Kenjiro Ueda (上田 建二郎, Ueda Kenjirō), a member and chairman of the Japanese Communist Party. He was a graduate of Tokyo University. He joined the Communist Party in 1947, and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1969.