Yasufumi Tanahashi

Japanese politician

棚橋泰文

Tanahashi in 2021

Chairman of the National Public Safety CommissionIn office
25 July 2021 – 4 October 2021Prime MinisterYoshihide SugaPreceded byHachiro OkonogiSucceeded bySatoshi NinoyuMember of the House of Representatives

Incumbent

Assumed office
21 October 1996ConstituencyGifu 2nd Personal detailsBorn (1963-02-11) 11 February 1963 (age 61)
Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, JapanPolitical partyLiberal Democratic PartyAlma materUniversity of TokyoOccupationPolitician, Lawyer

Yasufumi Tanahashi (棚橋泰文, Tanahashi Yasufumi, born February 11, 1963) is a Japanese politician who served as the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission from July 2021 to October of that same year. He also served as Minister of State in Charge of Science and Technology Policy in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet. Tanahashi is also a member of the House of Representatives for Gifu's 2nd district since 1996.

He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a B.A. in private law in March 1987.