Hikaru Matsunaga | |
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松永 光 | |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 27 January 1998 – 30 July 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
Succeeded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
In office 9 August 1989 – 28 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
Preceded by | Seiroku Kajiyama |
Succeeded by | Kabun Mutō |
Minister of Education | |
In office 1 November 1984 – 28 December 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Preceded by | Yoshirō Mori |
Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
Personal details | |
Born | Minamikushiyama, Japan[ citation needed] | 23 November 1928
Died | 11 October 2022 | (aged 93)
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Hikaru Matsunaga (松永 光, Matsunaga Hikaru, 23 November 1928 – 11 October 2022) was a Japanese the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politician who briefly served as finance minister from 27 January to 30 July 1998.
Matsunaga was born on 23 November 1928. [1] He is a graduate of Waseda University's law school. [2]
Matsunaga was an attorney and prosecutor. [3] He began his career as a public prosecutor in southern regions of Japan in the 1950s. [4] Later he became a member of the LDP, [4] being a member of the Seirankai. [5] Matsunaga was education minister in the mid-1980s. [2] He served as minister of international trade and industry. [6] He was appointed by Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu to this post on 9 August 1989. [7]
Then he was appointed by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto as the minister of finance on 27 January 1998. [8] Matsunaga replaced Hiroshi Mitsuzuka as finance minister. [9] Mitsuzuka was forced to resign due to corrupt behaviour of the officials at the ministry. [10] In April 1998, Matsunaga reported that 112 ministry officials would be punished due to their excessive entertainment from banks, brokerage firms and insurers under their supervision. [11] Matsunaga's term as finance minister was short lived, and he resigned on 30 July 1998, replaced by Kiichi Miyazawa, another veteran LDP politician. [12]
In addition to these cabinet roles, Matsunaga held the following positions in the Diet: Chairman of the lower house budget committee until 1998, [9] director of the Diet education committee and vice-chairman of the PARC education division. [13] He lost his seat in the lower house election on 25 June 2000. [14]
Matsunaga died on 11 October 2022, at the age of 93. [15]
Hikaru Matsunaga | |
---|---|
松永 光 | |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 27 January 1998 – 30 July 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
Succeeded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
In office 9 August 1989 – 28 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
Preceded by | Seiroku Kajiyama |
Succeeded by | Kabun Mutō |
Minister of Education | |
In office 1 November 1984 – 28 December 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Preceded by | Yoshirō Mori |
Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
Personal details | |
Born | Minamikushiyama, Japan[ citation needed] | 23 November 1928
Died | 11 October 2022 | (aged 93)
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Hikaru Matsunaga (松永 光, Matsunaga Hikaru, 23 November 1928 – 11 October 2022) was a Japanese the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politician who briefly served as finance minister from 27 January to 30 July 1998.
Matsunaga was born on 23 November 1928. [1] He is a graduate of Waseda University's law school. [2]
Matsunaga was an attorney and prosecutor. [3] He began his career as a public prosecutor in southern regions of Japan in the 1950s. [4] Later he became a member of the LDP, [4] being a member of the Seirankai. [5] Matsunaga was education minister in the mid-1980s. [2] He served as minister of international trade and industry. [6] He was appointed by Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu to this post on 9 August 1989. [7]
Then he was appointed by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto as the minister of finance on 27 January 1998. [8] Matsunaga replaced Hiroshi Mitsuzuka as finance minister. [9] Mitsuzuka was forced to resign due to corrupt behaviour of the officials at the ministry. [10] In April 1998, Matsunaga reported that 112 ministry officials would be punished due to their excessive entertainment from banks, brokerage firms and insurers under their supervision. [11] Matsunaga's term as finance minister was short lived, and he resigned on 30 July 1998, replaced by Kiichi Miyazawa, another veteran LDP politician. [12]
In addition to these cabinet roles, Matsunaga held the following positions in the Diet: Chairman of the lower house budget committee until 1998, [9] director of the Diet education committee and vice-chairman of the PARC education division. [13] He lost his seat in the lower house election on 25 June 2000. [14]
Matsunaga died on 11 October 2022, at the age of 93. [15]