Kenta Matsunami (松浪 健太, Matsunami Kenta, born August 17, 1971) is a Japanese politician of the Initiatives from Osaka party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Izumisano, Osaka and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Sankei Shimbun in 1997. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002 for the Liberal Democratic Party in a by-election. After losing his seat in 2003, he was re-elected in 2005.

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House of Representatives of Japan Preceded byN/A Member of the House of Representativesfrom the Kinki proportional representation block 2014–2017 Succeeded byN/A VacantTitle last held byKiyomi Tsujimoto Member of the House of Representativesfrom Osaka 10th district 2002–20032005–20092012–2014 Succeeded byMiyoko Hida Preceded byMiyoko Hida Succeeded byKiyomi Tsujimoto Preceded byKiyomi Tsujimoto Succeeded byKiyomi Tsujimoto Preceded byN/A Member of the House of Representativesfrom the Kinki proportional representation block 2009–2012 Succeeded byN/A Political offices Preceded byIsshū SugawaraHirokazu Matsuno Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Labour and Welfare 2007–2008 (Reshuffled Abe Cabinet–Fukuda Cabinet) Served alongside: Wataru Itō Succeeded byZenjirō KanekoTōru Toida Preceded byAkihiro NishimuraKatsunobu KatōTōru Toida Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office 2008–Jan. 2009[1] (Reshuffled Fukuda Cabinet–Asō Cabinet) Served alongside: Osamu Uno, Masayoshi Namiki Succeeded byYoshirō Okamoto
  1. ^ The Japan Times, January 15, 2009: Budget vote rebel in Cabinet Office loses secretary post


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