Keishu Tanaka

Keishu Tanaka
田中 慶秋
Tanaka in 2011
Minister of Justice
In office
1 October 2012  24 October 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byMakoto Taki
Succeeded byMakoto Taki
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 August 2009  16 November 2012
Preceded byManabu Sakai
Succeeded byManabu Sakai
ConstituencyKanagawa 5th
In office
20 October 1996  8 August 2005
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byManabu Sakai
ConstituencyKanagawa 5th
In office
18 December 1983  24 January 1990
ConstituencyKanagawa 4th
Member of the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly
In office
1971–1983
Personal details
Born(1938-03-06)6 March 1938
Sōma, Fukushima, Japan
Died4 January 2022(2022-01-04) (aged 83)
Political partyDP
Other political
affiliations
DSP
New Frontier
New Fraternity
DPJ
Alma materTokai University

Keishu Tanaka (田中 慶秋, Tanaka Keishū, 6 March 1938 – 4 January 2022) was a Japanese politician, who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party. He was Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda from 1 to 23 October 2012 before resigning due to scandals over financial donations and links to organized crime.