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Wataru Takeshita

Politician

Wataru Takeshita is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	AWataru Takeshita · TAKESHITA Wataru · Takesita Vataru · Wataru Takeshita · Wataru Takešita · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Takeshita Wataru · Wataru Takeshita · Wataru Takešita · Ватару Такэсита · Такэсита Ватару · 6 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1946-11-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Kakeya				[sources]
Death date	2021-09-17				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Japan				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Wataru				[sources]
Last name	Takeshita				[sources]
Website	www.takeshita-wataru.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2484652				[sources]
Position	Shūgiin (member, 2014-2017) · Shūgiin (member, 2017-) · member of the House of Representatives of Japan · member of the House of Representatives of Japan (2017-)				[sources]
Education	Keio University				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Japanese politician (1946-2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Noboru Takeshita Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Shūgiin	2014-12-14	2017-09-28
Member of the Shūgiin

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,845

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata354,031

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,602

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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