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 MinisterYukio Hatoyama
Preceded byYukio Hatoyama
Succeeded bySadakazu Tanigaki
Personal details
Born (1934-07-04) 4 July 1934
Nagano, Japan
Political partyLiberal 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

References
  1. "LDP legislator resigns over pressing voting button for absent lawmaker"
  2. "Japan MP resigns after voting for absent colleague"
Political offices
Preceded by
Takehiko Endo		 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
2007–2008		 Succeeded by
Seiichi Ota
Preceded by
Norihiko Akagi		 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
2007		 Succeeded by
Takehiko Endo
Preceded by
Yuriko Koike		 Minister of the Environment of Japan
2006–2007		 Succeeded by
Ichirō Kamoshita
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