Hisashi Matsumoto
Hisashi Matsumoto | |
|---|---|
松本 尚 | |
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Minister for Digital Transformation | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanae Takaichi |
| Preceded by | Masaaki Taira |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 31 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Takaki Shirasuka |
| Constituency | Chiba 13th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1962 Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Party | LDP |
| Alma mater | Kanazawa University |
Hisashi Matsumoto (松本 尚, Matsumoto Hisashi; born 3 June 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Early years
He was born in 1962 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. He graduated from the medical department of Kanazawa University.
After working at Kanazawa University and other places, he was involved in emergency services at the Hokuso Hospital Emergency Life Center of Nippon Medical School and was involved in the operation of a doctor helicopter.[1]
Political career
On 21 April 2021, Liberal Democratic Party's Chiba Prefectural Confederation appointed Matsumoto as the head of the Chiba 13th district branch, which is the candidate for that constituency, to replace Takaki Shirasuka, who had left the LDP due to scandals.[2]
In October 2021, Matsumoto ran in Chiba 13th under LDP's nomination and was elected.[3]
In September 2023, he was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense in Second Kishida Second Reshuffled Cabinet.[4]
References
- ^ ""特集" 攻めの救命救急医療センターとして先駆的な取り組みを続ける。". Nippon Medical School (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "衆院千葉13区、自民は医師・松本氏擁立 候補者を公募". Nikkei (in Japanese). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "自民・松本尚氏が初当選 立憲、維新の候補破る 千葉13区". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 1 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "防衛大臣政務官". PM’s office of Japan (in Japanese).