Yasuo Tanaka (politician)

Yasuo Tanaka
田中 康夫
Yasuo Tanaka in 2021
Governor of Nagano Prefecture
In office 26 October 2000 – 31 August 2006
Preceded by	Goro Yoshimura
Succeeded by	Jin Murai
Personal details
Born	(1956-04-12) April 12, 1956 (age 68) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	New Party Nippon
Alma mater	Hitotsubashi University

Yasuo Tanaka (田中 康夫, Tanaka Yasuo, born April 12, 1956) is a Japanese novelist and politician. He served as the governor of Nagano Prefecture from 2000 to 2006, became president of New Party Nippon, and has been elected to Japan's legislatures.