Yoshiro Matsumoto, Executive Director, has announced his intention to run for the presidential election of the Japan Medical Association next month.
In the presidential election of the Japan Medical Association due to the expiration of the term of office, the notification of candidacy will be closed on the 4th of next month, and a new president will be elected by a vote of the deputy on the 25th.
Prior to this, Executive Director Yoshiro Matsumoto said at a press conference on the night of the 24th, "We must regain the trust of the people, the political world, the business world, etc., even though there are voices saying that they are losing their trust. We will work together as one to become a trusted medical association, "he said, expressing his intention to run for the presidential election.
Mr. Matsumoto is 67 years old from Tokyo.
He is the chairman of a medical corporation that operates dermatology and plastic surgery clinics in Saitama City, and has been a permanent director of the Japan Medical Association for three consecutive terms since six years ago.
Regarding this presidential election, on the 23rd, Chairman Toshio Nakagawa did not run for the need to avoid division of the entire organization, but expressed his intention to retire only this term, and Mr. Matsumoto announced his candidacy. it's the first time.