Ryuzo Sasaki

Ryuzo Sasaki (笹木 竜三, Sasaki Ryūzō; 27 November 1956 – 28 June 2022)^[1] was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Ryuzo Sasaki
笹木 竜三
Official portrait, 2011
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 11 September 2005 – 16 November 2012
Constituency	Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR
In office 18 July 1993 – 2 June 2000
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Isao Matsumiya
Constituency	Fukui at-large (1993–1996) Fukui 1st (1996–2000)
Personal details
Born	(1956-11-27)27 November 1956 Fukui, Japan
Died	28 June 2022(2022-06-28) (aged 65) Fukui, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	New Frontier Democratic
Alma mater	Waseda University

Early life

A native of Fukui, Sasaki attended Waseda University as both undergraduate and graduate.

Political career

Sasaki was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as an independent after running unsuccessfully in 1990. He served from 1993 until 2000 as the representative for the Fukui at-large and Fukui 1st constituencies. He was once again elected in 2005 as a Hokuriku-Shin’etsu proportional representation member and served until 2012.