Tatsuya Tanimoto
Tatsuya Tanimoto | |
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谷本 龍哉 | |
Official portrait, 2008 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Keisuke Nakanishi |
| Succeeded by | Shūhei Kishimoto |
| Constituency | Wakayama 1st |
| Member of the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| Constituency | Wakayama City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1966 Wakayama, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Tatsuya Tanimoto (谷本 龍哉, Tanimoto Tatsuya; born October 26, 1966) is a former Japanese member of the House of Representatives of the Diet. He served as a representative of Wakayama 1st district, first as an independent politician, but after 2003 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Wakayama City and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2000 after working as a bartender and an aide to Representative Toshihiro Nikai, and serving in the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly.