Jun Matsumoto (politician)
Jun Matsumoto (松本 純, Matsumoto Jun, born August 11, 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Jun Matsumoto | |
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松本 純 | |
| Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission | |
| In office 3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Taro Kono |
| Succeeded by | Hachiro Okonogi |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 November 2003 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kenichiro Sato |
| Succeeded by | Gō Shinohara |
| Constituency | Southerb Kanto PR block (2009-2012) Kanagawa 1st (2003-2009, 2012-2021) |
| In office 21 October 1996 – 2 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Kenichiro Sato |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 1st |
| Member of the Yokohama City Council | |
| In office 1990–1996 | |
| Constituency | Naka-ku, Yokohama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1950 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic (1990-2021, 2022-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2021-2022) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences |
A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, he worked at the Japanese pharmaceutical company SSP Co., Ltd. from 1974 to 1978 and then at the pharmacy called 松本薬局 (Matsumoto Yakkoku) from 1978 to 2003. Meantime, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Yokohama in 1990, and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.
On January 18, 2021, 10 days after the declaration of state emergency due to COVID-19, Matsumoto was spotted violating lockdown rules by visiting a restaurant and two hostess bars at night. Additionally, he first affirmed having been there alone and only met the establishment's manager, before admitting he was accompanied by fellow governing party officials Takashi Otsuka and Taido Tanose whom he had invited, and by female staff of the hostess bars.