Toshikatsu Matsuoka

Toshikatsu Matsuoka
松岡 利勝
Official portrait, 2001
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
26 September 2006 – 28 May 2007
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byShōichi Nakagawa
Succeeded byMasatoshi Wakabayashi (acting)
Norihiko Akagi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 February 1990 – 28 May 2007
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byTetsushi Sakamoto
ConstituencyKumamoto 1st (1990–1996)
Kumamoto 3rd (1996–2003; 2005–2007)
Kyushu PR (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born(1945-02-25)25 February 1945
Aso, Kumamoto, Japan
Died28 May 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 62)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materTottori University

Toshikatsu Matsuoka (松岡 利勝, Matsuoka Toshikatsu, 25 February 1945 – 28 May 2007) was a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 2006 until his suicide in 2007 amid a financial scandal.


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