Nobuo Matsuno
Japanese politician and lawyer
Nobuo Matsuno (松野 信夫, Matsuno Nobuo; born 2 June 1951) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000. After losing the seat in 2005, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.
References
政治家情報 〜松野 信夫〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
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