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.

Masatoshi Wakabayashi
若林 正俊
Leader of the Opposition
Acting
In office 16 September 2009 – 28 September 2009
Prime Minister	Yukio Hatoyama
Preceded by	Yukio Hatoyama
Succeeded by	Sadakazu Tanigaki
Personal details
Born	4 July 1934 Nagano, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party

Career

With members of the Yasuo Fukuda Cabinet (September 26, 2007)

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

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]

Honours

•  Japan:
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (July 2011)

References

1. "LDP legislator resigns over pressing voting button for absent lawmaker"
2. "Japan MP resigns after voting for absent colleague"

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)