Soichiro Ito (politician)

Soichiro Ito (伊藤宗一郎) was a Japanese politician whom served in the House of Representative from 1967 until his death in 2001. From 1981 to 1982, Ito was the Director General of the Japan Defense Agency.

Born in Miyagi Prefecture in 1924, he studied law at Tohoku University and served briefly as a second lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army.