Wataru Kubo
Wataru Kubo | |
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久保 亘 | |
Official portrait, 1996 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Succeeded by | Naoto Kan (2009) |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Masayoshi Takemura |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 10 July 1983 – 22 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Takeo Tahara |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Constituency | Kagoshima at-large |
| In office 8 July 1974 – 7 July 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Tameji Kawakami |
| Succeeded by | Shinjirō Kawahara |
| Constituency | Kagoshima at-large |
| Member of the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1963–1974 | |
| Constituency | Kagoshima City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1929 Aira, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Died | 24 June 2003 (aged 74) Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Political party | DPJ (1998–2003) |
| Other political affiliations | JSP (1963–1996) SDP (1996–1997) DRP (1997–1998) |
| Alma mater | Hiroshima University of Literature and Science |
Wataru Kubo (久保 亘, Kubo Wataru, 15 January 1929 – 24 June 2003) was a Japanese politician from the Japan Socialist Party, and then from the Democratic Party of Japan. He served as deputy prime minister and finance minister of Japan from 11 January 1996 to 7 November 1996.