Shu Watanabe (politician)
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Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTakaaki Katsumata
ConstituencyShizuoka 6th (1996–2021)
Tōkai PR (2021–2024)
Shizuoka 6th (2024–2026)
Tōkai PR (2021–2024)
Shizuoka 6th (2024–2026)
ConstituencyNumazu City
Shu Watanabe | |
|---|---|
渡辺 周 | |
 Watanabe in 2023 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 22 October 1996 – 23 January 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Takaaki Katsumata |
| Constituency | Shizuoka 6th (1996–2021) Tōkai PR (2021–2024) Shizuoka 6th (2024–2026) |
| Member of the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Constituency | Numazu City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1961 Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Party | CRA (since 2026) |
| Other political affiliations | DSP (1991–1994) Independent (1994–1996) DP 1996 (1996–1998) DPJ (1998–2016) DP 2016 (2016–2017) KnT (2017–2018) DPP (2018–2020) CDP (2020–2026) |
| Relatives | Yoshinori Muto (son-in-law)[1] |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Shu Watanabe (渡辺 周, Watanabe Shū; born 11 December 1961) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature).
Watanabe is a native of Numazu, Shizuoka and graduated from Waseda University. He worked at the national newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun from 1987 to 1999.
