Tadahiro Matsushita | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of Japan for Kagoshima Prefecture's 3rd district | |
| In office 1993–2005 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Japan for Kagoshima Prefecture's 3rd district | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1939 Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Died | 10 September 2012 (aged 73) Koto, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | People's New Party (2007-2012) Liberal Democratic Party (1993-2005) |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
| Website | http://matsushita-tadahiro.jp/ |
Tadahiro Matsushita (松下 忠洋, Matsushita Tadahiro, 9 February 1939 – 10 September 2012) was a Japanese politician and five-time member of the House of Representatives of Japan. He served in government from 1962 when he joined the Ministry of Construction to 2012. At the time of his death, he was the Minister of State for Financial Services.
He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1993, and was re-elected to four consecutive terms. However, when he failed to support postal privatization, the leaders of his party, the Liberal Democratic Party, refused to support his 2005 campaign. As a result, he dropped out of the race. He returned to run again in 2009, this time as a member of a smaller group, the recently founded People's New Party. He won his election, and for the rest of his life was one of only three members of his party to hold a seat in the House.