Yasufumi Tanahashi

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Yasufumi Tanahashi
棚橋 泰文
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Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
Assumed office
25 October 2019
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byHachiro Okonogi
Member of the House of Representatives
for Gifu's 2nd district
Assumed office
21 October 1996
Personal details
Born (1963-02-11) 11 February 1963 (age 58)
Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
OccupationPolitician, Lawyer

Yasufumi Tanahashi (棚橋 泰文, Tanahashi Yasufumi, born February 11, 1963) is a Japanese politician serving as the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission. He also served as Minister of State in Charge of Science and Technology Policy in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet. Tanahashi is also a member of the House of Representatives for Gifu's 2nd district since 1996.

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

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