is a Japanese politician and a former

governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

Tokushima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 682,439 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,146 Square kilometre, km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture b ...

. A native of

Ikeda, Osaka is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 103,064 in 49723 households and a population density of 4700 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is a suburban city of Osaka City and a part of the ...

and graduate of the

University of Tokyo The University of Tokyo (, abbreviated as in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era ins ...

, he worked at the

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from 1984. Iizumi was elected as a Governor of Tokushima Prefecture in 2003 and served for 5 terms. Iizumi ran for 6th term in 2023, despite LDP officials wanting him to retire. Iizumi ended up third in the elections, receiving 26% of the vote.

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* University of Tokyo alumni People from Ikeda, Osaka 1960 births Living people Governors of Tokushima Prefecture Politicians from Tokushima Prefecture {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub