Hisashi Matsumoto

Hisashi Matsumoto
松本 尚
Official portrait, 2023
Minister for Digital Transformation
Assumed office
21 October 2025
Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi
Preceded byMasaaki Taira
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
31 October 2021
Preceded byTakaki Shirasuka
ConstituencyChiba 13th
Personal details
Born (1962-06-13) 13 June 1962
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materKanazawa University
Anglia Ruskin University

Hisashi Matsumoto (松本 尚, Matsumoto Hisashi; born June 13, 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[1] He has been a Member of the House of Representatives since 2021, representing the 13th ward in the Chiba Prefecture. In 2025, he was named Minister for Digital Transformation by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.[2] Before becoming a politician, Matsumoto was a medical professor and surgeon.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "高市内閣 閣僚名簿" (in Japanese). Kantei. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Takaichi's Cabinet Names Rival Koizumi as Defense Minister". MSN. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "日本医科大学千葉北総病院 副院長 松本 尚 | 医ノ匠" (in Japanese). Iryo Tenshoku. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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