Background
His father was born in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, where he engaged in civil engineering ing and construction works, later serving as a member of House of Peers.
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Shun-ichi Matsumoto
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He graduated from Tokyo University in 1921.
Career
He served in the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs.
Became chief of Treaties Bureau. Served under Foreign Ministers Masayuki Tani and Mamoru Shigeniitsu as Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Special envoy to French Indo-China; was later reappointed Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs by the then Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo. But retired from his post after falling under the purge in 1946.
Succeeded to his father's work and became president of Matsumoto Building Company. After being deported, served as an adviser to the Foreign Office in 1951, took an active part as ambassador plenipotentiary at the Japan-Korea Conference.
With the reopening of diplomatic relations on the effectuation of the Peace Treaty in 1952, was appointed an ambassador to the Court of St. James. Left his post with the end of the 5th Yoshida Cabinet.
Became adviser to the Foreign Office and was elected to the House of Representatives at the .general election in 1955. On the opening of the Soviet-Japan negotiations, went to England as ambassador plenipotentiary in 1955.
Membership
He was member of House of Representatives.
