Hideo Den

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.

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

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. "Obituary: Hideo Den". The Japan Times. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
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