Masatoshi Abe

Japanese politician (1942-2020)

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Masatoshi Abe
阿部正俊あべまさとし


Member of the House of Councillors
In office 1995–2007
Constituency	Yamagata

Personal details
Born	(1942-11-04)November 4, 1942 Odashima Village, Kitamurayama, Yamagata, Empire of Japan
Died	October 25, 2020(2020-10-25) (aged 77) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	Tohoku University
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun

Masatoshi Abe (阿部正俊, Abe Masatoshi, 4 November 1942 – 25 October 2020) was a Japanese politician who was a member of the Diet of Japan. He served as Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs under the government of Junichiro Koizumi.^[1]

Abe was a native of Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture and graduated from Tohoku University.^[1]

Abe died on 25 October 2020, at the age of 77.^[2]