Toshikatsu Matsuoka

Toshikatsu Matsuoka
松岡 利勝
Official portrait, 2001
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
26 September 2006  28 May 2007
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byShōichi Nakagawa
Succeeded byMasatoshi Wakabayashi (acting)
Norihiko Akagi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 February 1990  28 May 2007
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byTetsushi Sakamoto
ConstituencyKumamoto 1st (1990–1996)
Kumamoto 3rd (1996–2003; 2005–2007)
Kyushu PR (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born(1945-02-25)25 February 1945
Aso, Kumamoto, Japan
Died28 May 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 62)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materTottori University

Toshikatsu Matsuoka (松岡 利勝, Matsuoka Toshikatsu, 25 February 1945 – 28 May 2007) was a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 2006 until his suicide in 2007 amid a financial scandal.