Wataru Kubo
| Wataru Kubo | |
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| 久保 亘 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 5 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Masayoshi Takemura |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 5 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1929 Kagoshima, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 24 June 2003 (aged 74) Kagoshima, Japan |
| Political party |
Social Democratic Party (1963-97) Democratic Party of Japan (1997-2001) |
| 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 Social Democratic Party (SPD) and then from Democratic Party of Japan. He served as deputy prime minister and finance minister of Japan from 5 January 1996 to 7 November 1996.
Kubo was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on 15 January 1929. He received a bachelor's degree from Hiroshima University of Literature and Science, now part of Hiroshima University, in 1952.
Kubo started his career as a high-school teacher. Then he involved in politics, and in 1963, he was elected to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly where he served for three terms. He was first elected to the upper house in July 1974 from Kagoshima. Until 1993 he served as chairman and a member of different committees at the house, including the budget and finance committee in the upper house. In September 1993, he was named as secretary general of the Social Democratic Party during the term of the party chief Tomiichi Murayama. He was also chief finance policy strategist and deputy chairman of the party.
He served as vice prime minister and finance minister from 5 January to 7 November 1996 in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto that was a coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party, the SDP and New Party Sakigake. Kubo's term ended when Hashimoto inaugurated his second cabinet and the coalition parties SPD and New Party Sakigake remained outside the government. Kubo was succeeded by Hiroshi Mitsuzuka as finance minister.
Kubo left the SPD on 6 January 1997 due to the disagreements with the SPD chief Takako Doi. After his resignation, Kubo joined the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). Then he became a member of the upper house with the DPJ. He retired from politics as a member of the DPJ in June 2001 after serving four terms at the upper house, being a representative of Kagoshima Prefecture.
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