Masami Tanabu
Japanese politician (1934–2025)
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Masami Tanabu (田名部 匡省, Tanabu Masami) (7 December 1934 – 26 March 2025) was 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.
Masami Tanabu | |
|---|---|
田名部 匡省 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 5 November 1991 – 4 August 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Motoji Kondō |
| Succeeded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 July 1998 – 25 July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Kanpei Matsuo |
| Succeeded by | Tsutomu Yamazaki |
| Constituency | Aomori at-large |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 October 1979 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshio Kumagai |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Aomori 1st |
| Member of the Aomori Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 23 April 1967 – 22 April 1975 | |
| Constituency | Hachinohe City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1934 |
| Died | 26 March 2025 (aged 90) Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan |
| Party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Independent (1967–1979; 1998–2004) LDP (1979–1993) JRP (1993–1994) NFP (1994–1998) |
| Children | Masayo Tanabu |
| Alma mater | Rikkyo University |
Tanabu was a past head coach of the Japan national ice hockey team. He also competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.[1]
Tanabu died due to septic shock in hospital in Hachinohe, on 26 March 2025, at the age of 90.[2]
