Shan Tsutsui

Shan Tsutsui
Tsutsui in 2017
13th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
In office
December 27, 2012 – January 31, 2018
GovernorNeil Abercrombie
David Ige
Preceded byBrian Schatz
Succeeded byDoug Chin
12th President of the Hawaii Senate
In office
November 6, 2010 – December 27, 2012
Preceded byColleen Hanabusa
Succeeded byDonna Mercado Kim
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 5th district
4th (2002–November 2012)
In office
2002 – December 27, 2012
Preceded byRedistricted
Succeeded byGilbert Keith-Agaran
Personal details
Born (1971-08-09) August 9, 1971 (age 53)
Wailuku, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLyndelle Lee
EducationUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa (BA)

Shan S. Tsutsui (born August 9, 1971) is an American politician who was the 13th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously a member of the Hawaii Senate from 2003 to 2012, and he served as President of the Senate from 2010 to 2012.[1] On January 29, 2018, Tsutsui announced his resignation, which was put into effect on January 31.

  1. ^ Osher, Wendy (December 14, 2012). "House Leadership to be Determined on Opening Day". Maui News.