Michio Watanabe
Michio Watanabe | |
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渡辺 美智雄 | |
Watanabe in 1993 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 5 November 1991 – 7 April 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Masaharu Gotoda |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 November 1991 – 7 April 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Taro Nakayama |
| Succeeded by | Kabun Mutō |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 28 December 1985 – 22 July 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Keijiro Murata |
| Succeeded by | Hajime Tamura |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 17 July 1980 – 17 November 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Zenkō Suzuki |
| Preceded by | Noboru Takeshita |
| Succeeded by | Noboru Takeshita |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 7 December 1978 – 9 November 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Masayoshi Ōhira |
| Preceded by | Ichiro Nakagawa |
| Succeeded by | Kabun Mutō |
| Minister of Health and Welfare | |
| In office 24 December 1976 – 28 November 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Takeo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Takashi Hayakawa |
| Succeeded by | Tatsuo Ozawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 22 November 1963 – 15 September 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished (1996) |
| Constituency | Tochigi 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1923 Ōtawara, Tochigi, Japan |
| Died | 15 September 1995 (aged 72) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic (1955–1995) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (1950–1955) |
| Spouse | Sumiko Watanabe |
| Children | Yoshimi Watanabe Michiaki Watanabe |
| Relatives | Michitaro Watanabe (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo College of Commerce |
Michio Watanabe (渡辺 美智雄, Watanabe Michio, July 28, 1923 – September 15, 1995) was a Japanese political figure. He was born in Ōtawara, Tochigi and graduated from the Tokyo College of Commerce (now Hitotsubashi University) in 1942. He worked as a reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun, a certified tax accountant, and a member of Tochigi prefectural assembly before serving as a member of House of Representatives of Japan.