Sasaki Kozo - Sasaki Kozo

Politician. Born in Miyagi Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he worked as a charcoal burner while participating in political movements. He later moved to Tokyo and graduated from Nihon University's Politics Department in 1928 (Showa 3). He returned to Miyagi Prefecture in 1930, and served as Secretary General of the Prefectural Federation of All Japan Agricultural Cooperative Associations, among other positions, before becoming a member of the Sendai City Council in 1937. In 1938, he was imprisoned in the People's Front Incident. After World War II, he served as chairman of the Prefectural Federation of the General Federation of Federations of Japan Agricultural Cooperative Associations and also participated in the formation of the Socialist Party. He was elected to the House of Representatives (Miyagi 1st District) in 1947 (Showa 22), and has been elected several times since then. After the party split in 1951, he joined the left-wing Socialist Party. After the party unified in 1955, he served as election campaign committee chairman and party general affairs director, and was made vice-chairman of the party in 1964. He led the Sasaki faction and was the leader of the left wing of the party. He served as party chairman from 1965 to 1967, and later became a party adviser.

[Ara Takashi]

"The Journey of the Popular Politician Sasaki Sarazo" (1980, Sohyo Materials Distribution Association)

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政治家。宮城県生まれ。高等小学校卒業後、炭焼きとして働きつつ政治運動に参加。のち上京して1928年（昭和3）日本大学専門部政治科卒業。1930年宮城県に戻り全農県連書記長などを経て1937年仙台市議。1938年人民戦線事件で入獄。第二次世界大戦後、総同盟、日農の県連会長を務める一方、社会党結成に参加。1947年（昭和22）衆議院議員に当選（宮城1区）、以来当選を重ねる。1951年の党分裂後は左派社会党に属す。1955年の党統一後、選対委員長、党総務局長を経て1964年党副委員長。佐々木派を率いて同党左派の領袖(りょうしゅう)であった。1965～1967年党委員長を務め、のち党顧問に就任した。

［荒　敬］

『『大衆政治家佐々木更三の歩み』（1980・総評資料頒布会）』

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