Yasujirō Tsutsumi

Yasujirō Tsutsumi
堤 康次郎
Tsutsumi in 1955
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
18 May 1953 – 10 December 1954
MonarchHirohito
DeputyHyō Hara
Preceded byBanboku Ōno
Succeeded byTō Matsunaga
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
2 October 1952 – 26 April 1964
Preceded byIsaburō Kawara
Succeeded byGanri Yamashita
ConstituencyShiga at-large
In office
11 May 1924 – 18 December 1945
Preceded byIryou Nishimura
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyShiga 5th (1924–1928)
Shiga Prefecture (1928–1945)
Personal details
Born(1889-03-27)27 March 1889
Died26 April 1964(1964-04-26) (aged 75)
PartyLiberal Democratic
(1955–1964)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1924–1927; 1945–1952; 1954–1955)
CDP (1927–1940)
IRAA (1940–1945)
Kaishintō (1952–1954)
Alma materWaseda University
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Yasujirō Tsutsumi (堤 康次郎, Tsutsumi Yasujirō; 7 [1] March 1889 − 26 April 1964) was a Japanese entrepreneur, politician, and business tycoon who founded a dynasty which became the wealthiest, most influential family of 20th century Japan. Tsutsumi served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan from May 1953 to December 1954, resigning at the end of the government of Shigeru Yoshida.