| Tadahiko Shimadzu | |
|---|---|
| 島津 忠彦 | |
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office May 3rd, 1947 – June 3rd, 1956 | |
| Constituency | Kagoshima at-large district |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office July 10th, 1939 – May 2nd, 1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1899-08-30)August 30, 1899 Kagoshima City |
| Died | May 12, 1980(1980-05-12) (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Seikei Business school (now Seikei University) |
Tadahiko Shimazu (島津 忠彦, Shimazu Tadahiko, August 30, 1899 – May 12, 1980) or Tadahiko Shimadzu (Shimadzu Tadahiko) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the National Diet.
Biography
He was born in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture and was born to the House of Shigetomi of the Shimadzu clan. His father is Baron Shimazu Sounosuke. Tadahiko became a baron by succession in 1925. Tadahiko’s younger brother Hisamoto Katō [ja] was a yōga painter.
Tadahiko learned at Kagoshima Prefectural Daini-Kagoshima Middle School (鹿児島県立第二鹿児島中学校, now Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School) and Seikei Business School (成蹊実業専門学校, now Seikei University). He graduated from Seikei Business School in 1923 and worked at Mitsubishi Bank for about ten years. Then he served as the president of several companies.
He was elected to a member of the House of Peers of the Imperial Diet from barons in 1939 and he served until 1947 when the House of Peers was abolished. After World War II, he was elected to a member of House of Councillors of the National Diet from Kagoshima at-large district in 1947 election and 1950 election. He was initially an independent member and later belonged to the Liberal Party and then the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as the Chairs of the Committee on telecommunications of the House of Councillors.
References
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- ^ 南日本新聞 (in Japanese). 1950-06-06. morning issue p.1.
- 南日本新聞社, ed. (1970). 郷土人系 下 (in Japanese). Japan: 春苑堂書店. p. 37.
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- ^ 日外アソシエーツ, ed. (2017). 国政選挙総覧 1947～2016 (in Japanese). Japan: 日外アソシエーツ. ISBN 9784816926747.