Tadahiro Matsushita
Tadahiro Matsushita (松下 忠洋, Matsushita Tadahiro, 9 February 1939 – 10 September 2012) was a Japanese politician and five-time member of the House of Representatives of Japan. He served in government from 1962 when he joined the Ministry of Construction to 2012. At the time of his death, he was the Minister of State for Financial Services.
He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1993, and was re-elected to four consecutive terms. However, when he failed to support postal privatization, the leaders of his party, the Liberal Democratic Party, refused to support his 2005 campaign. As a result, he dropped out of the race. He returned to run again in 2009, this time as a member of a smaller group, the recently founded People's New Party. He won his election, and for the rest of his life was one of only three members of his party to hold a seat in the House.
Early life and education
Matsushita was born on 9 February 1939 in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima. He graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyoto University in March 1962.