Yusuke Tsurumi

Japanese: 鶴見祐輔 - つるみゆうすけ

Politician and writer. Born in Okayama Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Tokyo Imperial University in 1910. Initially worked in the government. Became a member of the House of Representatives in 1928, and was elected three times in a row. In 1940, he became Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs in the Yonai Mitsumasa Cabinet, and later became an advisor to the Imperial Rule Assistance Association. During this time, he visited America, Australia, and other countries, and worked hard to prevent the deterioration of public opinion of Japan overseas. After World War II, he became Secretary-General of the Japan Progressive Party, and after being purged from public office, he was elected to the House of Councillors in 1953 and became Minister of Health and Welfare in the first Hatoyama Ichiro Cabinet. He retired from politics in 1959. His books include "A Hero's Longing Theory." Son-in-law of Goto Shinpei. Father of critics Kazuko Tsurumi (1918-2006) and Shunsuke Tsurumi.
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政治家，著述家。岡山県出身。1910年東京帝大法科大学卒。初め官界に身を置いた。1928年衆議院議員となり，以後３回連続当選，1940年米内(よない)光政内閣の内務政務次官，のち翼賛政治会顧問となる。この間，アメリカ，オーストラリアなどを歴訪し，海外の対日世論悪化防止に尽力。第２次大戦後は日本進歩党幹事長となり，公職追放後，1953年参議院議員に当選，第１次鳩山一郎内閣の厚生大臣となる。1959年政界引退。著書は《英雄待望論》など。後藤新平の女婿。評論家鶴見和子〔1918-2006〕・鶴見俊輔姉弟の父。
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