Shusei Tanaka
Shusei Tanaka | |
|---|---|
田中 秀征 | |
| Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Isamu Miyazaki |
| Succeeded by | Tarō Asō |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 February 1990 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Masatoshi Wakabayashi |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Nagano 1st |
| In office 19 December 1983 – 2 June 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Zentarō Kosaka |
| Succeeded by | Zentarō Kosaka |
| Constituency | Nagano 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1940 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | NPS (1993–1998) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Hokkaido University |
Shūsei Tanaka (田中秀征, Tanaka Shũsei; born 30 September 1940) is a retired Japanese politician. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 1972 general election and represented the Nagano Prefecture first district. Following a revamp of the electoral system, he lost his seat to Kenji Kosaka in the 1996 general election.
Biography
Tanaka was born in present-day Nagano City. Originally a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he co-founded New Party Sakigake in 1993 and served as a senior advisor to Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa from 1993 to 1994. He later returned to the LDP and served as Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency under Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.[1] Tanaka again served as a policy advisor to Hosokawa during his bid for Governor of Tokyo in the 2014 gubernatorial election.[2]
References
- ^ Tanaka, Shusei (5 June 2012). "Frustrated with two major parties, voters will search carefully for third option". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "細川氏出馬、旧政権メンバーが再結集 都知事選". 日本経済新聞. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.