Kamon Iizumi | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Office: | Governor of Tokushima Prefecture |
Term Start: | 18 May 2003 |
Term End: | 17 May 2023 |
Predecessor: | Tadashi Oota |
Successor: | Masazumi Gotoda |
Birth Date: | 1960 7, df=y |
Birth Place: | Ikeda, Osaka, Japan |
Party: | Independent |
Alma Mater: | University of Tokyo |
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.