Hikaru Matsunaga

Hikaru Matsunaga
松永 光
Official portrait, 1998
Minister of Finance
In office
27 January 1998 – 30 July 1998
Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Preceded byHiroshi Mitsuzuka
Succeeded byKiichi Miyazawa
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office
9 August 1989 – 28 February 1990
Prime MinisterToshiki Kaifu
Preceded bySeiroku Kajiyama
Succeeded byKabun Mutō
Minister of Education
In office
1 November 1984 – 28 December 1985
Prime MinisterYasuhiro Nakasone
Preceded byYoshirō Mori
Succeeded byToshiki Kaifu
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
27 December 1969 – 2 June 2000
Preceded byYūji Tadamatsu
Succeeded byKoichi Takemasa
ConstituencyFormer Saitama 1st (1969–1996)
Saitama 1st (1996–2000)
Personal details
Born(1928-11-23)23 November 1928
Died11 October 2022(2022-10-11) (aged 93)
PartyLiberal Democratic
Alma materWaseda University
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Hikaru Matsunaga (松永 光, Matsunaga Hikaru; 23 November 1928 – 11 October 2022) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who briefly served as the Minister of Finance from 27 January to 30 July 1998.