Kenta_Matsunami Knowpia

Kenta Matsunami (松浪健太, Matsunami Kenta, born August 17, 1971) is a Japanese politician of the Initiatives from Osaka party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Izumisano, Osaka and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Sankei Shimbun in 1997. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002 for the Liberal Democratic Party in a by-election. After losing his seat in 2003, he was re-elected in 2005.

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政治家情報〜松浪健太〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-13. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by N/A	Member of the House of Representatives from the Kinki proportional representation block 2014–2017	Succeeded by N/A
Vacant Title last held by Kiyomi Tsujimoto	Member of the House of Representatives from Osaka 10th district 2002–2003 2005–2009 2012–2014	Succeeded by Miyoko Hida
Preceded by Miyoko Hida		Succeeded by Kiyomi Tsujimoto
Preceded by Kiyomi Tsujimoto		Succeeded by Kiyomi Tsujimoto
Preceded by N/A	Member of the House of Representatives from the Kinki proportional representation block 2009–2012	Succeeded by N/A
Political offices
Preceded by Isshū Sugawara Hirokazu Matsuno	Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Labour and Welfare 2007–2008 (Reshuffled Abe Cabinet–Fukuda Cabinet) Served alongside: Wataru Itō	Succeeded by Zenjirō Kaneko Tōru Toida
Preceded by Akihiro Nishimura Katsunobu Katō Tōru Toida	Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office 2008–Jan. 2009^[1] (Reshuffled Fukuda Cabinet–Asō Cabinet) Served alongside: Osamu Uno, Masayoshi Namiki	Succeeded by Yoshirō Okamoto

^ The Japan Times, January 15, 2009: Budget vote rebel in Cabinet Office loses secretary post