Yasufumi Tanahashi
Japanese politician
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| Intro | Japanese politician | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Politician Lawyer | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 11 February 1963, Ōgaki | |
| Age | 61 years |
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Yasufumi Tanahashi (棚橋 泰文, Tanahashi Yasufumi, born February 11, 1963) is a Japanese politician. He was the Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, the Minister of State for Food Safety and the Minister of State for Information Technology in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet.
Graduated from the University of Tokyo with B.A. in private law, Tanahashi was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1996 after practising as a lawyer.