Raizo Matsuno

Raizo Matsuno (松野 頼三, Matsuno Raizō, 12 February 1917 – 10 May 2006) was a Japanese politician. Matsuno was born in Yamaga, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture in 1917. He served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as an officer at the end of World War II as he was attending Naval Accounting School.

Raizo Matsuno
松野 頼三
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office 3 June 1965 – 1 August 1966
Prime Minister	Eisaku Satō
Preceded by	Jun'ya Koizumi
Succeeded by	Eikichi Kanbayashiyama
Director-General for the Prime Minister's Office
In office 1958–1959
Prime Minister	Nobusuke Kishi
Minister of Labor
In office 1959–1960
Prime Minister	Nobusuke Kishi
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office 1966–1966
Prime Minister	Eisaku Satō
Personal details
Born	February 17, 1917 Yamaga, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died	10 May 2006 (aged 89) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	Keio University
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Lieutenant-Commander

Matsuno successively held numerous offices in post-war Japan:

• Director-General for the Prime Minister's Office from 1958 to 1959 under Nobusuke Kishi
• Minister of Labor from 1959 to 1960 under Nobusuke Kishi
• Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1965 to 1966 under Eisaku Satō
• Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1966 under Eisaku Satō

He was Chairman of the Policy Affairs Research Council at Liberal Democratic Party, the Chairman of the Executive Council.