| Raizo Matsuno 松野 頼三 | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
In office 3 June 1965 – 1 August 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Jun'ya Koizumi |
| Succeeded by | Eikichi Kanbayashiyama |
| Director-General for the Prime Minister's Office | |
In office 1958–1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi |
| Minister of Labor | |
In office 1959–1960 | |
| Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
In office 1966–1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 17, 1917 Yamaga, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 10 May 2006 (aged 89) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan
|
| Service/branch |  Imperial Japanese Navy
|
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Commander |
Raizo Matsuno (松野 頼三 Matsuno Raizō, 12 February 1917 – 10 May 2006) was a Japanese politician. Matsuno was born in Yamaga, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture in 1917. He served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as an officer at the end of World War II as he was attending Naval Accounting School.
Matsuno successively held numerous offices in post-war Japan:
- Director-General for the Prime Minister's Office from 1958 to 1959 under Nobusuke Kishi
- Minister of Labor from 1959 to 1960 under Nobusuke Kishi
- Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1965 to 1966 under Eisaku Satō
- Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1966 under Eisaku Satō
He was Chairman of the Policy Affairs Research Council at Liberal Democratic Party, the Chairman of the Executive Council.
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