About Raizo Matsuno
Lived 1917 – 2006 (aged 89). Raizo Matsuno was a Japanese politician.
was a Japanese politician. Born in Yamaga, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture in 1917, Matsuno served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as an officer at the end of World War II as he was attending Naval Accounting School.
He 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, Chairman of the Executive Council.
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Who was Raizo Matsuno?
Japanese politician (1917-2006)
When was Raizo Matsuno born?
Raizo Matsuno was born on 12 February 1917 in Yamaga.
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Raizo Matsuno died on 10 May 2006 in Tokyo.
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Raizo Matsuno was a politician.
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Raizo Matsuno was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Raizo Matsuno. https://biography.guide/raizo-matsuno/
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