Takao Watanabe

Takao Watanabe
渡辺 孝男
Official portrait, 2008
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
23 July 1995 – 28 July 2013
ConstituencyNational PR
Personal details
Born (1950-02-01) 1 February 1950
PartyKomeito (since 1998)
Other political
affiliations
New Frontier (1995–1998)
Alma materTohoku University
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Takao Watanabe (渡辺 孝男, Watanabe Takao; born 1950) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ishioka, Ibaraki and graduate of Tohoku University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995.