was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Early life Matsumoto was a native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduated from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences.
He worked at the Japanese pharmaceutical company SSP Co., Ltd. from 1974 to 1978 and then at the pharmacy called from 1978 to 2003.
Political career Matsumoto was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Yokohama in 1990, and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.
Scandal On January 18, 2021, 10 days after the declaration of state emergency due to COVID-19, Matsumoto was spotted violating lockdown rules by visiting a restaurant and two hostess bars at night. Additionally, he first affirmed having been there alone and only met the establishment's manager, before admitting he was accompanied by fellow governing party officials Takashi Otsuka and Taido Tanose whom he had invited, and by female staff of the hostess bars.
Death Matsumoto died from stomach cancer on March 19, 2026, at the age of 75.松本純元国家公安委員長が死去元衆院議員、日薬連盟特別参与
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External links Official website in Japanese.