Masayo Tanabu

{{Short description|Japanese politician (born 1969)}}

{{nihongo|Masayo Tanabu|田名部 匡代|Tanabu Masayo|extra=born July 10, 1969}} is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Masayo Tanabu

| native_name = {{nobold|田名部 匡代}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = Masayo Tanabu 201101.jpg

| caption = Tanabu in 2010

| office1 = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start2 = 12 September 2005

| term_end2 = 16 November 2012

| term_start1 = 6 July 2003

| term_end1 = 10 October 2003

| constituency2 = Tohoku PR block

| office = Member of the House of Councillors

| term_start = 26 July 2016

| term_end =

| constituency = Aomori at-large district

| predecessor = Tsutomu Yamazaki

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|7|10}}

| birth_place = Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| parents = Masami Tanabu (father)

| party = CDP
(2020-present)

| otherparty = {{plainlist|

  • Democratic
    (2000–2016, merger)
  • DP
    (2016–2018, merger)
  • DPP
    (2018–2020, merger)

}}

}}

Overview

A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Tamagawa Gakugn Junior College for Women she was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000. Her father is the late Masami Tanabu, a member of House of Councilors.

References

  • {{cite news |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008340.html |script-title=ja:政治家情報 〜田名部 匡代〜 |script-newspaper=ja:ザ・選挙 |newspaper=JANJAN |accessdate=2007-10-02 |language=ja}}