Soichiro Ito (politician)

Soichiro Ito (伊藤宗一郎, Itō Sōichirō, 21 March 1924 – 4 September 2001) was a Japanese politician whom served in the House of Representative from 1967 until his death in 2001. From 1981 to 1982, Ito was the Director General of the Japan Defense Agency.^[1]

Soichiro Ito
伊藤宗一郎
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 7 November 1996 – 2 June 2000
Preceded by	Takako Doi
Succeeded by	Tamisuke Watanuki
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office 30 November 1981 – 27 November 1982
Prime Minister	Zenkō Suzuki
Preceded by	Koji Omura
Succeeded by	Kazuho Tanigawa
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 29 January 1967 – 4 September 2001
In office 21 November 1960 – 23 October 1963
Constituency	Miyagi 1st (1960-1963, 1967-1996) Miyagi 4th (1996-2001)
Personal details
Born	(1924-03-21)March 21, 1924 Ōsaki, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died	4 September 2001(2001-09-04) (aged 77) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Children	Shintaro Ito
Alma mater	Tohoku University
Military service
Allegiance	Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1940s
Rank	Second Lieutenant

Born in Miyagi Prefecture in 1924, he studied law at Tohoku University and served briefly as a second lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army.

References

1. Sebata, Takao (2010). Japan's Defense Policy and Bureaucratic Politics, 1976–2007. University Press of America. p. 158. ISBN 9780761850823.