Makoto Tanabe
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Preceded byTakako Doi
Succeeded bySadao Yamahana
Preceded byShigemitsu Akanegakubo
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Makoto Tanabe | |
|---|---|
田邊 誠 | |
 Tanabe in 1992 | |
| Chairman of the Japan Socialist Party | |
| In office 31 July 1991 – 19 January 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Takako Doi |
| Succeeded by | Sadao Yamahana |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 30 January 1967 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Shigemitsu Akanegakubo |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Gunma 1st |
| In office 21 November 1960 – 23 October 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Shigemitsu Akanegakubo |
| Succeeded by | Shigemitsu Akanegakubo |
| Constituency | Gunma 1st |
| Member of the Gunma Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 23 April 1955 – March 1959 | |
| Constituency | Maebashi City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1922 |
| Died | 2 July 2015 (aged 93) Maebashi, Gunma, Japan |
| Party | Socialist |
| Other political affiliations | SDP (1996–1997) DP (1997–1998) |
Makoto Tanabe (Japanese: 田邊 誠) (February 25, 1922 – July 2, 2015) was the chairman of the former Japan Socialist Party, now known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan. He was elected to the position in 1991.[1] Tanabe was from the right wing of the party and was a reformer.[2] He served in the Japanese House of Representatives 11 times.[3] Tanabe was a supporter of giving Japanese aide to deal with the lack of food in North Korea.[4] He was also supportive of apologizing for Japan's behaviour during World War II and of giving reparations to those in Asian countries.[5] He died on 2 July 2015, at the age of 93.[3]
