Hiromichi Watanabe
Japanese politician (born 1950)
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Watanabe in 2022
27 December 2022 – 13 September 2023
2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019
Incumbent
16 December 2012
20 October 1996 – 21 July 2009
(2003-2005)
Chiba 7th
(1996-2000, 2005-2009)
Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Hiromichi Watanabe (渡辺 博道, Watanabe Hiromichi, born 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Matsudo City, Chiba he attended Waseda University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Meiji University. He was elected to the assembly of Chiba Prefecture in 1995 (serving for one term) and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. He was appointed by Shinzo Abe as Minister of Reconstruction on 2 October 2018 and left the position on 11 September 2019. He was succeeded by Kazunori Tanaka.
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Remarks
- Yoshitaka Sakurada is Watanabe's old friend.
- Yoshio Mochizuki is similar to Watanabe.
References
- 政治家情報 〜渡辺 博道〜. JANJAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-16.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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