Kōzō Watanabe (Democratic Party politician)
Kōzō Watanabe (渡部 恒三 Watanabe Kōzō, born May 24, 1932) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tajima, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1959 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1969 as an independent. He later joined the Liberal Democratic Party and eventually the DPJ. According to The Economist, he "represented JA interests in the Diet".[1]
References
- ↑ "Farming in Japan : Field work : With fewer, bigger plots and fewer part-time farmers, agriculture could compete". The Economist. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- 政治家情報 〜渡部 恒三〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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| Preceded by Hyosuke Kujiraoka |
Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan 1996–2003 |
Succeeded by Kansei Nakano |
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| Preceded by Eiichi Nakao |
Minister of International Trade and Industry 1991–1992 |
Succeeded by Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by Shigenobu Sakano |
Minister of Home Affairs 1989–1990 |
Succeeded by Keiwa Okuda |
| Preceded by Yoshiro Hayashi |
Minister of Health and Welfare 1983–1984 |
Succeeded by Hiroyuki Masuoka |
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