Takeyuki Watanabe (born April 18, 1968, in

Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...

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) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the

House of Councillors of Japan The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or ...

since 2010. He represents the

Gifu at-large district The is a constituency that represents Gifu Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It currently has three Councillors in the 242-member house. Outline From the first House of Councillors election in 1947 until the 1992 elect ...

and is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is one of three State Ministers for Reconstruction in the

Second Kishida Cabinet The Second Kishida Cabinet is the 101st Cabinet of Japan and was formed by Fumio Kishida, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan. The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito a ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Takeyuki Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) 1968 births Living people 21st-century Japanese politicians