Kamon Iizumi

Kamon Iizumi
Kamon Iizumi
飯泉嘉門
Governor of Tokushima Prefecture
	In office; 18 May 2003 – 17 May 2023
Preceded by	Tadashi Oota
Succeeded by	Masazumi Gotoda
Personal details
Born	29 July 1960 (age 64); Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Kamon Iizumi (飯泉嘉門, Iizumi Kamon, born 29 July 1960) is a Japanese politician and a former governor of Tokushima Prefecture. A native of Ikeda, Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs 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.^[1] Iizumi ended up third in the elections, receiving 26% of the vote.

References

^ "Campaigning starts in nine elections for governor". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

External links

政治家情報〜飯泉嘉門〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 8 December 2007. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

Political offices
Preceded by Tadashi Oota	Governor of Tokushima Prefecture 2003 - 2023	Succeeded by Masazumi Gotoda

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[1] "Campaigning starts in nine elections for governor". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

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