Hideo Den

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.

  1. ^ a b "Obituary: Hideo Den". The Japan Times. Retrieved February 2, 2010.