Tetsundo Iwakuni
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Early life
Iwakuni was born in Osaka and graduated from the University of Tokyo.
Business career
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
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
Iwakuni died on October 6, 2023, at the age of 87.[3]
References
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External links
- Official website in Japanese
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- 1936 births
- 2023 deaths
- Politicians from Osaka
- Politicians from Shimane Prefecture
- University of Tokyo alumni
- University of Virginia faculty
- Japanese businesspeople
- Merrill (company) people
- Mayors of places in Japan
- Tokyo gubernatorial candidates
- Members of the House of Representatives from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Members of the House of Representatives from Tokyo
- Democratic Party of Japan politicians
- Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009