Katsunobu Katō | |
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加藤 勝信 | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 10 November 2003 |
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Minister for the Abduction Issue Minister of Building National Resilience |
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Assumed office 7 October 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Eriko Yamatani |
Minister in Charge of "Challenge Again" Initiative | |
Assumed office 7 October 2015 |
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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 |
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Assumed office 7 October 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Haruko Arimura |
Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens | |
Assumed office 7 October 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan |
22 November 1955
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Occupation | Politician |
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). 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.
His career also comprises the following positions:
Katō is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.