Keiichi Tsuruoka
Keiichi Tsuruoka | |
|---|---|
鶴岡 啓一 | |
| Mayor of Chiba | |
| In office 1 July 2001 – 1 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Asahi Matsui |
| Succeeded by | Kenji Fujishiro (acting) Toshihito Kumagai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1940 |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Keiichi Tsuruoka (鶴岡 啓一, Tsuruoka Keiichi; born 18 May 1940 in Chiba City) is the former mayor of Chiba City in Japan, serving from his election in 2001 until his arrest and subsequent retirement in 2009 for corruption-related charges.[1] He was an independent politician who had served in the Home Affairs Ministry after graduating from the University of Tokyo.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Chiba's mayor arrested". The Japan Times Online. Kyodo News. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- Corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article. Retrieved on 10 December 2007.