Yasuo Tanaka 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.
- Occupation
- novelist, writer, politician, governor
- Position held
- governor of Nagano Prefecture, member of the House of Councillors, member of the House of Representatives of Japan
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Born
- April 12, 1956
- Website
- http://tanakayasuo.jp/