Naoki Tanaka (politician)

Naoki Tanaka
Naoki Tanaka
田中直紀
	Official portrait, 2001
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
Preceded by	Kunikichi Saitō
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Fukushima 3rd
	In office; 19 December 1983 – 24 January 1990
Preceded by	Shigeru Suganami
Succeeded by	Goji Sakamoto
Constituency	Fukushima 3rd
Personal details
Born	鈴木直紀 (Suzuki Naoki); 19 June 1940 (age 85); Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Political party	DPJ (2009–2016)
Other political; affiliations	LDP (1983–2008); Independent (2008–2009); DP (2016)
Spouse	Makiko Tanaka (m. 1969)
Relatives	Kakuei Tanaka (father-in-law)
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.^{[citation needed]}

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)

Political offices
Preceded by Yasuo Ichikawa	Minister of Defence 2012	Succeeded by Satoshi Morimoto

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