Masatoshi Wakabayashi
Masatoshi Wakabayashi (若林 正俊 Wakabayashi Masatoshi, born July 4, 1934) is a Japanese politician who is a member of Liberal Democratic Party.
Wakabayashi became the third Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries appointed in Shinzō Abe's first cabinet after Toshikatsu Matsuoka killed himself as a result of financial scandal and Matsuoka's successor Norihiko Akagi resigned due to other financial scandals. He was appointed to the same position again in Abe's first reshuffled cabinet after Takehiko Endo's resignation.
After Abe's resignation, he worked under Yasuo Fukuda, who appointed Seiichi Ota his successor.
Resignation [edit]
In March 2010 resigned from the Diet after being accused of pressing the voting button for fellow lawmaker Mikio Aoki, whose Diet seat was next to him, while Aoki was absent from a house plenary vote.[1][2]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- (Japanese) Official Website
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Takehiko Endo |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Seiichi Ota |
| Preceded by Norihiko Akagi |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan 2007 |
Succeeded by Takehiko Endo |
| Preceded by Yuriko Koike |
Minister of the Environment of Japan 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Ichirō Kamoshita |
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- 1934 births
- Living people
- People from Nagano Prefecture
- Members of the House of Representatives of Japan
- Members of the House of Councillors
- Environment ministers of Japan
- Government ministers of Japan
- Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
- University of Tokyo alumni
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