Yasufumi Tanahashi

Yasufumi Tanahashi (棚橋 泰文, Tanahashi Yasufumi, born February 11, 1963) is a Japanese politician. He was the Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, the Minister of State for Food Safety and the Minister of State for Information Technology in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet.

Third Realigned Koizumi Cabinet
(2005-10-31)
SecretaryShinzō Abe
Internal AffairsHeizō Takenaka
JusticeSeiken Sugiura
Foreign AffairsTaro Aso
FinanceSadakazu Tanigaki
EducationKenji Kosaka
HealthJirō Kawasaki
AgricultureShoichi Nakagawa
EconomyToshihiro Nikai
LandKazuo Kitagawa
EnvironmentYuriko Koike
DefenseFukushiro Nukaga
Ministers of StateTetsuo Kutsukake, Kaoru Yosano, Koki Chuma, Iwao Matsuda, Kuniko Inoguchi

Graduated from the University of Tokyo with B.A. in private law, Tanahashi was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1996 after practising as a lawyer.


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