is a Japanese politician who is a member of Liberal Democratic Party.

Career

Wakabayashi became the third

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appointed in Shinzō Abe's first cabinet after Toshikatsu Matsuoka killed himself as a result of financial scandal and Matsuoka's successor

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resigned due to other financial scandals. He was appointed to the same position again in Abe's first reshuffled cabinet after Takehiko Endo's resignation. After Abe's resignation, he worked under Yasuo Fukuda, who appointed

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his successor.

Resignation

In March 2010 resigned from the Diet after being accused of pressing the voting button for fellow lawmaker

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, whose Diet seat was next to him, while Aoki was absent from a house plenary vote.

Honours

*: **

Grand Cordon of the

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(July 2011)

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* 1934 births Living people Politicians from Nagano Prefecture Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Environment ministers of Japan Government ministers of Japan Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians University of Tokyo alumni {{Japan-politician-1930s-stub