Masatoshi Wakabayashi
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Masatoshi Wakabayashi (若林 正俊 Wakabayashi Masatoshi?, born July 4, 1934) is a Japanese politician who is a member of Liberal Democratic Party.
Wakabayashi became the third Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries appointed in Shinzo Abe's first cabinet after Toshikatsu Matsuoka killed himself as a result of financial scandal and Matsuoka's successor Norihiko Akagi resigned due to other financial scandals. He was appointed to the same position again in Abe's first reshuffled cabinet after Takehiko Endo's resignation.
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| Preceded by Takehiko Endo |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Norihiko Akagi |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan 2007 |
Succeeded by Takehiko Endo |
| Preceded by Yuriko Koike |
Minister of the Environment of Japan 2006 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Ichiro Kamoshita |
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