Toshikatsu Matsuoka

Toshikatsu Matsuoka
松岡 利勝
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
26 September 2006 – 28 May 2007
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Succeeded byMasatoshi Wakabayashi (acting)
Personal details
Born25 February 1945 (1945-02-25)
Aso, Kumamoto
Died28 May 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 62)
Tokyo
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materTottori University

Toshikatsu Matsuoka (松岡 利勝, Matsuoka Toshikatsu, 25 February 1945 – 28 May 2007) was a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 2006 until his suicide in 2007 amid a financial scandal.