Hideo Watanabe
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Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYōichi Masuzoe
Prime MinisterKiichi Miyazawa
Preceded byKatsutsugu Sekiya
Hideo Watanabe | |
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渡辺 秀央 | |
| President of the New Renaissance Party | |
| In office 29 August 2008 – 22 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Yōichi Masuzoe |
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| In office 5 November 1991 – 12 December 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Katsutsugu Sekiya |
| Succeeded by | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political affairs) | |
| In office 22 July 1986 – 6 November 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Shunjirō Karasawa |
| Succeeded by | Ichirō Ozawa |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 July 1998 – 25 July 2010 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 December 1976 – 18 June 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Ichirō Ōno |
| Succeeded by | Makiko Tanaka |
| Constituency | Niigata 3rd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1934 |
| Died | 31 July 2024 (aged 90) Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Party | New Renaissance |
| Other political affiliations | LDP (1976–1993) Independent (1993–1994) NFP (1994–1998) LP (1998–2003) DPJ (2003–2008) |
| Alma mater | Takushoku University |
Hideo Watanabe (渡辺 秀央, Watanabe Hideo; July 5, 1934 – July 31, 2024) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan who was a member of the House of Representatives and House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) from 1976 to 1993 and 1998 to 2010 respectively.
