Yasuo Tanaka (politician)

Yasuo Tanaka
田中 康夫
Tanaka in 2014
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 August 2009  16 November 2012
Preceded byTetsuzo Fuyushiba
Succeeded byHiromasa Nakano
ConstituencyHyōgo 8th
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2007  18 August 2009
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMakoto Hirayama
ConstituencyNational PR
Governor of Nagano Prefecture
In office
26 October 2000  31 August 2006
MonarchAkihito
Preceded byGoro Yoshimura
Succeeded byJin Murai
Personal details
Born (1956-04-12) 12 April 1956
Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyInnovation (since 2015)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2000–2007)
NPN (2007–2015)
Alma materHitotsubashi University

Yasuo Tanaka (田中 康夫, Tanaka Yasuo; born April 12, 1956) is a Japanese novelist and politician. He served as the governor of Nagano Prefecture from 2000 to 2006, became president of New Party Nippon, and has been elected to Japan's legislatures.