Naoki Tanaka (politician)

Naoki Tanaka
田中 直紀
Tanaka in 2012
Minister of Defence
In office 13 January 2012 – 4 June 2012
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Yasuo Ichikawa
Succeeded by	Satoshi Morimoto
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 26 July 1998 – 25 July 2016
Preceded by	Kazuo Majima
Succeeded by	Yuko Mori
Constituency	Niigata at-large
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 July 1993 – 27 September 1996
Constituency	Fukushima 3rd
In office 19 December 1983 – 24 January 1990
Constituency	Fukushima 3rd
Personal details
Born	鈴木 直紀 (Suzuki Naoki) (1940-06-19) 19 June 1940 Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	LDP DP DPJ
Spouse	Makiko Tanaka
Alma mater	Keio University

Naoki Tanaka (田中 直紀, Tanaka Naoki, born 19 June 1940 as Naoki Suzuki) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature), from Niigata Prefectural electorate. He is a native of Kanazawa, Ishikawa and a graduate of Keio University.

When he married Makiko Tanaka he changed his family name to hers. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1983. After losing his seat in 1996, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.

References

• 政治家情報 〜田中 直紀〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). japan.jp. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
• Profile, dpj.or.jp

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)