Katsunobu Katō
Katsunobu Kato (加藤 勝信, Katō Katsunobu, born November 22, 1955) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet (national legislature of Japan), and Chief Cabinet Secretary in the cabinet of Yoshihide Suga since 2020. A native of Kurashiki, Okayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Economics degree, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1979 to 1995. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after unsuccessful runs in 1998 and 2000.
Katsunobu Katō | |
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加藤 勝信 | |
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| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| Assumed office 16 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Yoshihide Suga |
| Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare | |
| 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 |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Okayama's 5th district | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshitaka Murata |
| Minister for the Abduction Issue Minister of Building National Resilience | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Eriko Yamatani |
| Minister in Charge of "Challenge Again" Initiative | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Shunichi Yamaguchi |
| Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Haruko Arimura |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1955 Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Occupation | Politician |
His career also comprises the following positions:[1]
- Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office(Abe Cabinet)
- Director, Health, Labor and Welfare Division of LDP
- Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare of Diet
- Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Health and Welfare of LDP
- Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Katō is affiliated to the conservative nationalist organization Nippon Kaigi.[2]
Honours
Netherlands: Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (29 October 2014)[3]
References
- LDP website - retrieved Nov 19, 2014
- Nippon Kaigi website
- Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Dutch Royal House
- 政治家情報 〜加藤 勝信〜. JANJAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Yasuhisa Shiozaki |
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 2017–2018 |
Succeeded by Takumi Nemoto |
| Preceded by Takumi Nemoto |
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 2019–present |
Incumbent |
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