Hikaru Matsunaga

Hikaru Matsunaga
松永 光
Minister of Finance
In office 27 January 1998 – 30 July 1998
Prime Minister	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Preceded by	Hiroshi Mitsuzuka
Succeeded by	Kiichi Miyazawa
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office 9 August 1989 – 28 February 1990
Prime Minister	Toshiki Kaifu
Preceded by	Seiroku Kajiyama
Succeeded by	Kabun Mutō
Minister of Education
In office 1 November 1984 – 28 December 1985
Prime Minister	Yasuhiro Nakasone
Preceded by	Yoshirō Mori
Succeeded by	Toshiki Kaifu
Personal details
Born	(1928-11-23)23 November 1928 Minamikushiyama, Japan[citation needed]
Died	11 October 2022(2022-10-11) (aged 93)
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Alma mater	Waseda University

Hikaru Matsunaga (松永 光, Matsunaga Hikaru, 23 November 1928 – 11 October 2022) was a Japanese the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politician who briefly served as finance minister from 27 January to 30 July 1998.