Shinji Tarutoko

Shinji Tarutoko
樽床 伸二
Official portrait, 2012
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office
1 October 2012 – 26 December 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byTatsuo Kawabata
Succeeded byYoshitaka Shindō
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
22 October 2017 – 28 January 2019
ConstituencyKinki PR
In office
31 August 2009 – 16 November 2012
Preceded byTomokatsu Kitagawa
Succeeded byTomokatsu Kitagawa
ConstituencyOsaka 12th
In office
19 July 1993 – 8 August 2005
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byTomokatsu Kitagawa
ConstituencyOsaka 7th (1993–1996)
Osaka 12th (1996–2005)
Personal details
Born (1959-08-06) 6 August 1959 (age 65)
Mitoya, Shimane, Japan
Political partyIndependent (1990–1992; 2016–2017; 2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
Alma materOsaka University
WebsiteOfficial website

Shinji Tarutoko (樽床 伸二, Tarutoko Shinji, born 6 August 1959) is a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Representatives.