Hideo Den

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Hideo Den
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
July 29, 2001 – 2007
Personal details
Born(1923-06-09)June 9, 1923
Tokyo
DiedNovember 13, 2009(2009-11-13) (aged 86)
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Websiteupp.so-net.ne.jp/dennews

Hideo Den (田 英夫 Den Hideo, June 9, 1923 - November 13, 2009[1]) was a Japanese news presenter, politician, and for 34 of the years between 1971 and 2007, a member of the House of Councillors for the Social Democratic Party.[1] From 1978 to 1985, he was also the president of the Socialist Democratic Federation.

In 1947 he joined the Kyodo News company as a reporter. In 1962 he became a news presenter for TBS 's television news program.

He was the grandson of Den Kenjiro.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Obituary: Hideo Den". The Japan Times. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
House of Councillors
Preceded by
Councillor by proportional representation
(designated SDP PR list successor for )

2003–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by



Councillor for Tokyo's At-large district
1989–2001
Served alongside: Bunbē Hara, Chinpei Nozue, Akira Kuroyanagi, Yūichirō Uozumi, , Yasuo Ogata
Succeeded by
Sanzō Hosaka, Natsuo Yamaguchi, Kan Suzuki, Yasuo Ogata
New title
Introduction of proportional voting
Councillor by proportional representation
1983–1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by
50-member district
Councillor for (zenkoku-ku)
1971–1983
Served alongside: numerous others
District eliminated
Party political offices
New political party President of the Socialist Democratic Federation
1978–1985
Succeeded by
Satsuki Eda


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