Katsunobu Katō
Japanese politician
Katsunobu Katō (加藤 勝信, Katō Katsunobu; born 22 November 1955) is a Japanese politician who has been the Minister of Finance since 2024 in the Shigeru Ishiba cabinet.
Katsunobu Katō | |
|---|---|
加藤 勝信 | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Ishiba |
| Preceded by | Shun'ichi Suzuki |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | |
| In office 10 August 2022 – 13 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Shigeyuki Goto |
| Succeeded by | Keizō Takemi |
| In office 11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Takumi Nemoto |
| Succeeded by | Norihisa Tamura |
| In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Yasuhisa Shiozaki |
| Succeeded by | Takumi Nemoto |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Yoshihide Suga |
| Succeeded by | Hirokazu Matsuno |
| Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate | |
| In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Haruko Arimura |
| Succeeded by | Masaji Matsuyama |
| Constituency | Chūgoku block (2003–2009) Okayama's 5th district (2009–present) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katsunobu Murosaki 22 November 1955 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shuko Kato |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Mutsuki Kato (father-in-law) Takenori Kato (uncle-in-law) Koko Kato (sister-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo (BEc) |
| Occupation | Economist • Politician |
Katō was the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare from 2017 to 2018, from 2019 to 2020 and again from 2022 to 2023. He also was the Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2020 to 2021. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2003.
In August 2024, Katō announced his leadership candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party in the 2024 leadership election.[1] He lost the election to former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on 27 September 2024.[2]
References
change- ↑ "加藤勝信元官房長官が総裁選出馬にむけ「具体的に動く」推薦人集め本格化へ". TBS News Dig. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "【速報中】自民党新総裁に石破氏 決選投票で高市氏破る". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
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