Kōzō Watanabe (Democratic Party politician)

Kōzō Watanabe (渡部 恒三, Watanabe Kōzō, May 24, 1932 – August 23, 2020) was 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 agriculture interests in the Diet".[1]

Watanabe in 2010

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  1. ^ "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.
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House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
1996–2003
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of International Trade and Industry
1991–1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Home Affairs
1989–1990
Succeeded by
Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
1989-1990
Preceded by Minister of Health and Welfare
1983–1984
Succeeded by