Takeaki Matsumoto
| Takeaki Matsumoto | |
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| 松本 剛明 | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 9 March 2011 – 2 September 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Yukio Edano (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kōichirō Gemba |
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| Born |
25 April 1959 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (Before 1998) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Takeaki Matsumoto (松本 剛明 Matsumoto Takeaki, born April 25, 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after running unsuccessfully as an independent in 1996.
Matsumoto is a great great grandson of Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan. Matsumoto's father, Juro Matsumoto, was a senior member of the Liberal Democratic Party and was the Minister of Defense from August 1989 to February 1990.[1] Matsumoto was selected as Foreign Minister of Japan in 2011 by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, after the resignation of his predecessor, Seiji Maehara.
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References
- 政治家情報 〜松本 剛明〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-14. External link in
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- ↑ "Matsumoto to be Japan's new foreign minister". Kyodo News. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Takeaki Matsumoto. |
- Official website in Japanese.
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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| Preceded by Tōru Toida |
Member of the House of Representatives for Hyōgo 11th district 2000–2005 |
Succeeded by Tōru Toida |
| New constituency | Member of the House of Representatives for Kinki 2005–2009 |
Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by Tōru Toida |
Member of the House of Representatives for Hyōgo 11th district 2009–present |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Yoshito Sengoku |
Chair of Policy Research of the Democratic Party 2005–2007 |
Succeeded by Masayuki Naoshima |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Kōichi Takemasa Osamu Fujimura |
Senior Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs 2010–2011 Served alongside: Yutaka Banno |
Succeeded by Yutaka Banno Chiaki Takahashi |
| Preceded by Yukio Edano Acting |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2011 |
Succeeded by Kōichirō Gemba |
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