Hikaru Matsunaga | |
|---|---|
松永 光 | |
 Official portrait, 1998 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 27 January 1998 – 30 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Succeeded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 9 August 1989 – 28 February 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Seiroku Kajiyama |
| Succeeded by | Kabun Mutō |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1 November 1984 – 28 December 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Yoshirō Mori |
| Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 27 December 1969 – 2 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Koichi Takemasa |
| Constituency | Former Saitama 1st (1969–1996) Saitama 1st (1996–2000) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1928 Minamikushiyama, Japan[citation needed] |
| Died | 11 October 2022 (aged 93) |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Hikaru Matsunaga (松永 光, Matsunaga Hikaru, 23 November 1928 – 11 October 2022) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who briefly served as the Minister of Finance from 27 January to 30 July 1998.