Kōichi Sueyoshi

Kōichi Sueyoshi (Japanese:末吉興一; September 20, 1934 – 14 December 2025) was a Japanese politician.

Life and career

Sueyoshi was born in Hyogo on September 20, 1934. From 1960, he served as the head of the site section at the Ministry of Construction Matsubara-Shimotsuki Dam Construction Office.[1]

After serving as the Director of the Land Bureau of the National Land Agency, he served as the mayor of Kitakyushu for five terms and a period of 20 years from 1987 to 2007. After retiring as mayor, he served as a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Cabinet Secretariat[2], and the Ministry of Finance.[3]

Sueyoshi died on 14 December 2025, at the age of 91.[4]

References

  1. ^ "末吉市長". quris.law.kyushu-u.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  2. ^ "ひと：末吉興一さん　内閣官房参与に就任した前北九州市長 - 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)". mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  3. ^ "参与に末吉元北九州市長 財務省". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. ^ "末吉興一・元北九州市長が死去 91歳、5期20年務める". 西日本新聞me (in Japanese). 2025-12-14. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
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