Background
Tanabe, Makoto was born on February 25, 1922 in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
Tanabe, Makoto was born on February 25, 1922 in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
Chairman All Japan Postal Workers, 1949. President Workers Unions Council, 1951—1960. Member Gunma Prefecture Assembly, 1955—1960, House of Representatives, since 1960.
Vice chairman Central Executive Committee Socialist Party of Japan, 1982—1983, general secretary, 1983—1986, vice chairman, 1990—1991. Chairman Central Executive Committee Social Democratic Party of Japan, since 1991.