Shinpei Matsushita
Shinpei Matsushita | |
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松下 新平 | |
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Mitsuhiro Uesugi |
| Constituency | Miyazaki at-large |
| Member of the Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 30 April 1999 – 2004 | |
| Constituency | Higashimorokata District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1966 Takaoka, Miyazaki, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic (1997–2004; 2010–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2004–2008) New Renaissance (2008–2010) |
| Alma mater | Hosei University |
Shinpei Matsushita (松下 新平, Matsushita Shinpei; born August 18, 1966) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Early life
[edit]Matsushita is a graduate of Hosei University. Prior to gaining elected office, he worked at the government of Miyazaki Prefecture from April 1991 to December 1996.
Political career
[edit]Matsushita served in the Miyazaki Prefecture assembly from 1999 to 2003. In 2004, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time. He is still serving as a member of that body as of January 2025.
Committee positions
[edit]Matsushita has held positions as[1]
- Chairman of the Special Committee of the House of Councilors on the Abduction Issue by North Korea
- Member of the General Affairs Committee of the House of Councilors
- Member of the House of Councilors Constitutional Review Committee
- House of Councilors General Affairs Committee 3-seat director
- Member of the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors
- Member of the Special Committee on the Establishment of Political Ethics and the Election System of the House of Councilors
- House of Councilors Constitutional Review Committee 4 seats secretary
- Judge Prosecution Committee Member
Right-wing views
[edit]He was a supporter of right-wing filmmaker Satoru Mizushima's 2007 revisionist film The Truth about Nanjing, which denied that the Nanjing Massacre ever occurred.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "所属委員会 - 参議院議員 松下新平". shinnpei.com (in Japanese). 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ The Japan Times NANJING MASSACRE 70TH ANNIVERSARY December 6, 2007 Retrieved on August 21, 2012
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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