Yoshimi Watanabe
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Yoshimi Watanabe (渡辺 喜美, Watanabe Yoshimi, born 17 March 1952) is a Japanese politician. He was formerly a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and later the founder of Your Party, after which he became a member of Nippon Ishin no Kai until 2019 when he then became an independent politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2014, and returned to the Diet (national legislature) in 2016 as a member of the House of Councillors.[1]
Quick Facts Minister of State for Financial Services, Prime Minister ...
Yoshimi Watanabe | |
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渡辺 喜美 | |
Minister of State for Financial Services | |
In office 27 August 2007 – 2 August 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe Yasuo Fukuda |
Preceded by | Yuji Yamamoto |
Succeeded by | Toshimitsu Motegi |
Minister for Administrative Reform | |
In office 28 December 2006 – 2 August 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe Yasuo Fukuda |
Preceded by | Genichiro Sata |
Succeeded by | Toshimitsu Motegi |
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | |
In office 28 December 2006 – 27 August 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Genichiro Sata |
Succeeded by | Fumio Kishida |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
In office 26 July 2016 – 25 July 2022 | |
Constituency | National PR block |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 21 October 1996 – 21 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
Succeeded by | Kazuo Yana |
Constituency | Tochigi 3rd district |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-03-17) 17 March 1952 (age 72) Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Liberal Democratic Party (1995–2009) Your Party (2009–2014) Nippon Ishin no Kai (2016–2019) |
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