Hiromichi Watanabe

Hiromichi Watanabe
渡辺 博道
Official portrait, 2022
Minister of Reconstruction
In office 27 December 2022 – 13 September 2023
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Kenya Akiba
Succeeded by	Shinako Tsuchiya
In office 2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Masayoshi Yoshino
Succeeded by	Kazunori Tanaka
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 16 December 2012 – 9 October 2024
Preceded by	Yukio Ubukata
Succeeded by	Junko Ando
Constituency	Chiba 7th
In office 20 October 1996 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Yukio Ubukata
Constituency	Chiba 7th (1996–2000; 2005–2009) Southern Kanto PR (2000–2005)
Member of the Chiba Prefectural Assembly
In office 1995–1996
Constituency	Matsudo City
Personal details
Born	(1950-08-03) 3 August 1950 Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Waseda University

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 Chiba Prefectural Assembly 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.

The Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Murli Deora meeting with the Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry, Japan, Mr. Hiromichi Watanabe, in New Delhi on December 6, 2006.

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.