Tadahiko Shimadzu | |
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島津 忠彦 | |
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 | Kagoshima City | August 30, 1899
Died | May 12, 1980 | (aged 80)
Alma mater | Seikei Business school (now Seikei University) |
Tadahiko Shimazu (島津 忠彦, Shimazu Tadahiko, August 30, 1899 – May 12, 1980) [1] or Tadahiko Shimadzu (Shimadzu Tadahiko) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the National Diet.
He was born in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture [2] and was born to the House of Shigetomi of the Shimadzu clan. [1] His father is Baron Shimazu Sounosuke. [1] Tadahiko became a baron by succession in 1925. [1] Tadahiko’s younger brother Hisamoto Katō was a yōga painter. [3]
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) [2] and Seikei Business School (成蹊実業専門学校, now Seikei University). [4] He graduated from Seikei Business School in 1923 and worked at Mitsubishi Bank for about ten years [2]. Then he served as the president of several companies. [4]
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. [4] 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. [4] [5] He was initially an independent member and later belonged to the Liberal Party [5] and then the Liberal Democratic Party. [4] He served as the Chairs of the Committee on telecommunications of the House of Councillors. [4]