Yoshimi Watanabe
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Yoshimi Watanabe (渡辺 喜美? born March 17, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nasu District, Tochigi and graduate of Waseda University and Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.
His father was Michio Watanabe, a popular political figure "Mittchiee". As of October 2007, Yoshimi serves as Minister of State for Financial Policy and Administrative Reform in Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet. He appears in "Takeshi-no-TV-tackle", a humorous political discussion show hosted by comedian Takeshi Kitano.
[edit] References
- 政治家情報 〜渡辺 喜美〜 (Japanese). ザ･選挙. JANJAN. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
[edit] External links
- Yoshimi Watanabe official website (Japanese)
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| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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| Preceded by Office created |
Representative for Tochigi's 3rd District 1996 – present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Yuji Yamamoto Financial Services Genichiro Sata Administrative Reform |
Minister of State for Financial Services and Administrative Reform of Japan 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Kouki Chuma |
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform of Japan 2006 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Fumio Kishida |
