Yasufumi Tanahashi

Yasufumi Tanahashi
棚橋 泰文
Official portrait, 2021
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
25 July 2021 – 4 October 2021
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byHachiro Okonogi
Succeeded bySatoshi Ninoyu
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 October 1996
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyGifu 2nd
Personal details
Born (1963-02-11) 11 February 1963 (age 61)
Ōgaki, Gifu, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
OccupationPolitician, Lawyer

Yasufumi Tanahashi (棚橋 泰文, Tanahashi Yasufumi), born February 11, 1963, is a Japanese politician who served as the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission.

Early life

He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a B.A. in private law in March 1987.

Career

Tanahashi has been a member of the House of Representatives representing Gifu's 2nd district since 1996.

He served as the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission from July to October, 2021.

He also served as Minister of State in Charge of Science and Technology Policy in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet.


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