Shusei Tanaka

Shūsei Tanaka (田中秀征, Tanaka Shũsei, born 30 September 1940) is a Japanese politician.

Overviews

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.

Career

with members of First Hashimoto Cabinet (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on January 11, 1996)

He 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

1. Tanaka, Shusei (5 June 2012). "Frustrated with two major parties, voters will search carefully for third option". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
2. "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.