Yohei Matsumoto
Japanese politician
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Yohei Matsumoto (松本 洋平, Matsumoto Yōhei; born 31 August 1973) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) who has served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology since 21 October 2025.
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Tokyo PR (2021–2026)
Tokyo 19th (2026–present)
Yohei Matsumoto | |
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松本 洋平 | |
Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanae Takaichi |
| Preceded by | Toshiko Abe |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshinori Suematsu |
| Constituency | Tokyo 19th (2012–2021) Tokyo PR (2021–2026) Tokyo 19th (2026–present) |
| In office 11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshinori Suematsu |
| Succeeded by | Yoshinori Suematsu |
| Constituency | Tokyo 19th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1973 Tokyo, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Website | http://www012.upp.so-net.ne.jp/yohei/index.html |
Early life
Matsumoto is a native of Setagaya, Tokyo and graduated from Keio University. He worked at Sanwa Bank, (now part of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ) from 1996 to 2003.
Political career
Matsumoto was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.
Political positions
Matsumoto was a supporter of right-wing filmmaker Satoru Mizushima's 2007 revisionist film The Truth about Nanjing, which denied that the Nanjing Massacre ever occurred.[1]
