Kantoku Teruya

Japanese politician and lawyer (1945–2022)

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照屋寛徳

Member of the House of RepresentativesIn office
10 November 2003 – 14 October 2021Preceded bySeiji NakamuraSucceeded byKunio ArakakiConstituencyOkinawa-2ndMember of the House of CouncillorsIn office
23 July 1995 – 22 July 2001Preceded byShinjun ŌshiroSucceeded byJunshirō NishimeConstituencyOkinawa Personal detailsBorn(1945-07-24)24 July 1945
Saipan, South Seas Mandate, JapanDied15 April 2022(2022-04-15) (aged 76)Political partySocial DemocraticOther political
affiliations

Independent (1988–2001)

Alma materUniversity of the RyukyusWebsiteOfficial website

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]

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

References

^ 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)
^ "VOTE 2017: Okinawa loses 1 seat to supporter of Futenma base relocation". Asahi Shimbun. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.