Kōichi Sueyoshi

Kōichi Sueyoshi 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.
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, and the Ministry of Finance.
Sueyoshi died on 14 December 2025, at the age of 91.