About Shusei Tanaka
Born 1940. Shusei Tanaka is a Japanese politician and economist.
is a retired Japanese politician. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 1972 general election and represented the Nagano Prefecture first district. Following a revamp of the electoral system, he lost his seat to Kenji Kosaka in the 1996 general election.
Biography
Tanaka was born in present-day Nagano City. Originally a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he co-founded New Party Sakigake in 1993 and served as a senior advisor to Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa from 1993 to 1994. He later returned to the LDP and served as Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency under Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. Tanaka again served as a policy advisor to Hosokawa during his bid for Governor of Tokyo in the 2014 gubernatorial election.
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Who is Shusei Tanaka?
Japanese politician
When was Shusei Tanaka born?
Shusei Tanaka was born on 30 September 1940 in Shinonoi.
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Shusei Tanaka is a politician and economist.
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Shusei Tanaka is Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Shusei Tanaka. https://biography.guide/shusei-tanaka/
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