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Japanese politician (born 1962)

Tetsurō Fukuyama
福山 哲郎
Official portrait, 2009
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary(Political affairs, House of Councillors)
In office8 June 2010 – 2 September 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan
Preceded by Koji Matsui
Succeeded by Hiroyuki Nagahama
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 July 1998
Preceded by Yukio Hayashida
Constituency Kyoto at-large
Personal details
Born 福山 哲郎 (Fukuyama Tetsurō) (1962-01-19) 19 January 1962 (age 62)Tokyo, Japan
Political party CDP (2017–present)
Other politicalaffiliations DP 1996 (1996–1998) DPJ (1998–2016) DP 2016 (2016–2017)
Alma mater Doshisha University Kyoto University
Website Official website

Tetsuro Fukuyama (福山 哲郎, Fukuyama Tetsurō, born January 19, 1962) is a politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

A native of Tokyo, Fukuyama graduated from Doshisha University and received a master's degree from Kyoto University.

After running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1996, Fukuyama was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.

He was Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary from June 2010 to September 2011 in the Kan government.

He was the secretary general of the CDP from September 2020 to December 2021. He currently serves as a member of the CDP “Next Cabinet” (Shadow Cabinet) as shadow minister of security.