Yasufumi Tanahashi

Yasufumi Tanahashi
Yasufumi Tanahashi
棚橋泰文
	Official portrait, 2021
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
	In office; 25 July 2021 – 4 October 2021
Prime Minister	Yoshihide Suga
Preceded by	Hachiro Okonogi
Succeeded by	Satoshi Ninoyu
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 October 1996
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	Gifu 2nd
Personal details
Born	11 February 1963 (age 61); Ōgaki, Gifu, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Occupation	Politician, Lawyer

Yasufumi Tanahashi (棚橋泰文, Tanahashi Yasufumi), born February 11, 1963, is a Japanese politician who served as the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission.

Early life

He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a B.A. in private law in March 1987.

Tanahashi has been a member of the House of Representatives representing Gifu's 2nd district since 1996.

He served as the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission from July to October, 2021.

He also served as Minister of State in Charge of Science and Technology Policy in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet.

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