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Tamisuke Watanuki
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綿貫 民輔
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Watanuki in 2009
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| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 4 July 2000 – 10 October 2003 |
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| Monarch | Akihito |
| Deputy | Kōzō Watanabe |
| Preceded by | Sōichirō Itō |
| Succeeded by | Yōhei Kōno |
| Minister of Construction | |
| In office 28 February 1990 – 29 December 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Shōzō Harada |
| Succeeded by | Yūji Ōtsuka |
| Director-General of the National Land Agency | |
| In office 22 July 1986 – 6 November 1987 |
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| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Heihachirō Yamazaki |
| Succeeded by | Seisuke Okuno |
| Director-General of the Hokkaido Development Agency and the Okinawa Development Agency | |
| In office 22 July 1986 – 6 November 1987 |
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| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Raishirō Koga |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Kasuya |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 29 December 1969 – 21 July 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Keiichiro Tachibana |
| Constituency | Toyama 2nd (1969–1996) Toyama 3rd (1996–2009) |
| Member of the Toyama Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1959–1967 |
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| Born | 30 April 1927 Nanto, Toyama, Japan |
| Political party | LDP (1969–2005; 2016–present) |
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PNP (2005–2013) Independent (2013–2016) |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Tamisuke Watanuki (綿貫 民輔, Watanuki Tamisuke, born 30 April 1927) is a retired Japanese politician. He was born in Toyama Prefecture. Before becoming a politician, he started his own company. He was 28 years old when he began his export-import business.
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Tamisuke Watanuki: A Japanese Leader
Tamisuke Watanuki has had a long and important career in Japanese politics. He served in many high-level positions. He helped make decisions for his country for many years.
Early Life and First Steps in Politics
Tamisuke Watanuki studied economics at Keio University. After finishing his studies, he decided to enter politics. In 1959, he was elected to the Toyama Prefectural Assembly. This was his first public role. He served there for eight years.
Serving in the National Government
In 1969, Watanuki was elected to the Diet. The Diet is Japan's national parliament. He joined the Liberal Democratic Party. This is one of Japan's main political parties.
Important Cabinet Roles
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Watanuki held several important jobs.
- In 1975, he was Vice Minister of International Trade and Industry. This was under Prime Minister Miki.
- He also served as Vice Minister of the Post Office. This was under Prime Minister Fukuda.
- He was the Minister of Construction from 1990 to 1991. This job involved building and maintaining Japan's infrastructure.
- He also led agencies for land and regional development.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
From July 2000 to October 2003, Tamisuke Watanuki held a very important position. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker is like the leader of the parliament. They make sure meetings run smoothly.
Disagreement and New Political Party
In 2005, there was a big debate in Japan. Prime Minister Koizumi wanted to change how the national post office worked. He wanted to make it a private company. Tamisuke Watanuki strongly disagreed with this plan.
To show his opposition, he helped start a new political party. It was called the People's New Party. This party was formed to fight against the post office changes. Even though Prime Minister Koizumi's party won the 2005 election, Watanuki won his own district. He continued to serve in the Diet until 2009.
