Kaneshige Wakamatsu

Kaneshige Wakamatsu
若松 謙維
Wakamatsu in 2022
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2013 – 28 July 2025
ConstituencyNational PR
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
18 July 1993 – 10 October 2003
ConstituencySaitama 5th (1993–1996)
Saitama 6th (1996–2000)
Northern Kanto PR (2000–2003)
Personal details
Born (1955-08-05) 5 August 1955
PartyKomeito (since 1998)
Other political
affiliations
CGP (1993–1994)
NFP (1994–1998)
Alma materChuo University
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Kaneshige Wakamatsu (born 5 August 1955, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician and accountant who served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan from 2013 to 2025. He previously served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 1993 to 2003. He represents the National proportional representation block as a member of Komeito.

As of 24 June 2023, he is a member of the following committees:

  • Committee on Health, Labor, and Welfare
  • Committee on the Budget

Additionally, he serves as the director of the House of Councillors Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake.