Kantoku Teruya

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Kantoku Teruya (Japanese: 照屋 寛徳, Hepburn: Teruya Kantoku, July 24, 1945 – April 15, 2022) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party. He was in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2021. Teruya is part of the All-Okinawa coalition.[1] Teruya was born in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. He was a member of the House of Councillors between 1995 and 2001.

Teruya died on April 15, 2022 in Nishihara, Japan from stomach cancer, aged 76.[2]

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  1. "VOTE 2017: Okinawa loses 1 seat to supporter of Futenma base relocation". Asahi Shimbun. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. 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)