Masami Tanabu

田名部 匡省Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesIn office
5 November 1991 – 4 August 1993Prime MinisterKiichi MiyazawaPreceded byMotoji KondoSucceeded byKiichi Miyazawa Personal detailsBorn (1934-12-07) December 7, 1934 (age 89)
Hachinohe, Aomori, JapanAlma materRikkyo University

Masami Tanabu (田名部 匡省, Tanabu Masami, born December 7, 1934 in Hachinohe, Aomori) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the Aomori Prefectural Assembly for two terms and then in the House of Representatives for six terms.

He was former head coach of Japan national ice hockey team. He also competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.^[1]

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External links

• Official website in Japanese.
• 政治家情報 〜田名部 匡省〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-11-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  • "Translation".

House of Councillors
Preceded by Eijiro Hata	Chair, Communications Committee of the House of Councillors of Japan 1989	Succeeded by Yoshiteru Uekusa
Preceded by Yoshinobu Shimamura	Chair, Transportation Committee of the House of Councillors of Japan 1990–1991	Succeeded by Yoshiyuki Kamei
Preceded by Azuma Koshiishi	Chair, Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Committee of the House of Councillors of Japan 2004–2005	Succeeded by Yuichiro Hata
Political offices
Preceded by Motoji Kondo	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1991–1993	Succeeded by Kiichi Miyazawa