Ikuzo Sakurai

Ikuzo Sakurai (桜井 郁三, Sakurai Ikuzō; April 10, 1944 – February 10, 2013) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).^[1] A native of Fujisawa, Kanagawa and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the city assembly of Fujisawa for four terms.^[2] He lost his seat in 2000 but was re-elected three years later.

Ikuzo Sakurai
桜井 郁三
Official portrait, 2007
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 10 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Ikko Nakatsuka
Constituency	Southern Kanto PR (2003–2005) Kanagawa 12th (2005–2009)
In office 20 October 1996 – 2 June 2000
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Yoichiro Esaki
Constituency	Kanagawa 12th
Member of the Fujisawa City Assembly
In office 1974–1990
Personal details
Born	(1944-04-10)10 April 1944 Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Died	10 February 2013(2013-02-10) (aged 68) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Nihon University