Name Kenko Matsuki Role Japanese Politician | ||
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Similar People Tomohiro Ishikawa, Muneo Suzuki, Takao Fujinami Profiles | ||
Education Aoyama Gakuin University | ||
Kenko Matsuki / Shizuhiro Matsuki (松木 謙公, Matsuki Kenkō / Matsuki Shizuhiro, born February 22, 1959) is a Japanese politician and a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Overview
A native of Sapporo, Hokkaidō and graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after unsuccessful runs in 1996 and 2000.
In 2010, Matsuki was expelled from the Democratic Party of Japan for voting in favor of a no-confidence motion in then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan. He was expelled from the party the same day and served the rest of the term as an independent. He ran for reelection in 2012 and 2013 as a member of the New Party Daichi, but lost.
Matsuki is affiliated to the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi.