Kantoku Teruya

Kantoku Teruya (Japanese: 照屋 寛徳, Hepburn: Teruya Kantoku, 24 July 1945 – 15 April 2022)[1] was a member of the Social Democratic Party from Okinawa, who served in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2021. Teruya was part of the All-Okinawa coalition, which opposed the relocation of a US Marine base to Nago.[2]

Kantoku Teruya
照屋 寛徳
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
10 November 2003 – 14 October 2021
Preceded bySeiji Nakamura
Succeeded byKunio Arakaki
ConstituencyOkinawa-2nd
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
23 July 1995 – 22 July 2001
Preceded byShinjun Ōshiro
Succeeded byJunshirō Nishime
ConstituencyOkinawa
Personal details
Born(1945-07-24)24 July 1945
Saipan, South Seas Mandate, Japan
Died15 April 2022(2022-04-15) (aged 76)
Political partySocial Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Alma materUniversity of the Ryukyus
WebsiteOfficial website

Teruya was previously a member of the House of Councillors between 1995 and 2001.

References
  1. 前衆院議員の照屋寛徳さん死去　76歳、衆参合わせ国会議員24年 (in Japanese)
  2. "VOTE 2017: Okinawa loses 1 seat to supporter of Futenma base relocation". Asahi Shimbun. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.


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