Masatoshi Abe Explained

Masatoshi Abe
Office:Member of the House of Councillors
Native Name:阿部 正俊
あべ まさとし
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:4 November 1942
Birth Place:Odashima Village, Kitamurayama, Yamagata, Empire of Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Alma Mater:Tohoku University
Party:Independent
Otherparty:Liberal Democratic Party
Awards:Order of the Rising Sun
Constituency:Yamagata
Term Start:1995
Term End:2007

was a Japanese politician who was a member of the Diet of Japan. He served as Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs under the government of Junichiro Koizumi.[1]

Abe was a native of Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture and graduated from Tohoku University.

Abe died on 25 October 2020, at the age of 77.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/hq/profile/abe.html Profile at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  2. https://www.47news.jp/amp/5420251.html 元参院議員の阿部正俊氏死去