is a Japanese

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. He was a member of the

Japan Restoration Association The , also referred to in English as the Japan Restoration Association, was a Japanese political party. It was launched on 12 September 2012 and gained official recognition on 28 September 2012. The party grew from the regional Osaka Restoration ...

(JRA), and a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). On October 3, 2012, he was selected as the parliamentary leader of the JRA and held this position until the party dissolved in September 2014. He is the member for the Kumamoto No. 1 seat and has been elected four times.

Background and early career

A native of Kamoto District, Kumamoto and graduate of

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, he was a staff member at the headquarters of the

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, and secretary to former Prime Minister

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. Subsequently, he worked at the New Frontier Party headquarters. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1998. Matsuno served as Deputy

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during the 2009-2010

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(DPJ) administration of Prime Minister

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. Matsuno was a member of the Hatoyama group within the DPJ.

Move to Japan Restoration Association

On September 11, 2012, Matsuno submitted his resignation to the DPJ and joined Tōru Hashimoto's new national political party, the

, Nippon Isshin no Kai. He became one of seven initial lawmakers from the DPJ, Liberal Democratic Party, and

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to join the new party. The first meeting of the nine JRA lawmakers was held on October 3, 2012. Matsuno was selected as the leader of the nine lawmakers.

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Retrieved on October 4, 2012

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* in Japanese. Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Keio University alumni People from Kumamoto Prefecture Living people 1960 births Democratic Party of Japan politicians Japan Restoration Party politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub