Marutei Tsurunen (Japanese: ツルネン・マルテイ or 弦念 丸呈, Hepburn: Tsurunen Marutei, born 30 April 1940) is a Finnish-born Japanese politician. He is the first foreign-born Japanese of European origin to serve as a member of the Diet of Japan.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan, where he served as Director General of the International Department. He served in the House of Councillors from 2001 to 2013.[2]