(As of April 2026)
WATANABE Koichi
- Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Hokkaido Bloc (proportional representation), elected five times
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In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
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Born: 25 November 1957, Kita, Tokyo
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Education:
- School of Dentistry, Higashi-Nippon-Gakuen University (now Health Sciences University of Hokkaido)
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Career:
- Dentist
- Mayor, Iwamizawa City
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
- State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
- Deputy Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party