Shigeyoshi Matsumae

Shigeyoshi Matsumae
Shigeyoshi Matsumae, around 1941
Member of House of Representatives
In office
29 January 1967 – 2 December 1969
In office
1 October 1952 – 23 October 1963
ConstituencyKumamoto 1st
Personal details
Born(1901-10-24)24 October 1901
Died25 August 1991(1991-08-25) (aged 89)
PartyJapan Socialist Party
Alma materTohoku University

Shigeyoshi Matsumae (松前重義, Matsumae Shigeyoshi; October 24, 1901 – August 25, 1991) was a Japanese electrical engineer, inventor of the non-loaded cable carrier system, the Minister of the Ministry of Communications (Teishin-in, between August 30, 1945, and April 8, 1946), politician and the founder of Tokai University. He is also known as a patron of Yasuhiro Yamashita, a judo champion from Tokai University.