KATAYAMA Satsuki

Minister of Finance
Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister in charge of Reviewing Special Measures Concerning Taxation and Subsidies

Face Photo:KATAYAMA Satsuki

Profile

Date of birth
May 9, 1959
Place of Birth
Saitama
Political party
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation
Member of the House of Councillors
Constituency
Proportional Representation
Number of times elected
3 (House of Councillors), 1(House of Representatives)

Past career

  • 1986
    Graduated from the Cycle étranger (Cycle international long), the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA).
    1982
    Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
  • Oct. 2025
    Minister of Finance
    Minister of State for Financial Services
    Minister in charge of Reviewing Special Measures Concerning Taxation and Subsidies
    (Takaichi Cabinet)
    Chairperson, Committee on Audit, House of Councillors
    2022
    Elected to the House of Councillors
    2021
    Chairperson, Research Commissions on Finance, LDP
    2019
    Acting Chairperson, General Council, LDP
    Acting Chairperson, Research Commission on Finance, LDP
    2018
    Minister of State for Regional Revitalization, Regulatory Reform, and Gender Equality
    Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization, Women’s Empowerment
    (4th Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled))
    2016
    Acting chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP
    Elected to the House of Councillors
    2015
    Vice-chairman, General Council, LDP
    2014
    Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, House of Councillors (HC)
    2013
    Director, Environment Division, LDP
    2012
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
    (2nd Abe Cabinet)
    2010
    Elected to the House of Councillors
    2005
    Director of the Multilateral Development Banks Division, Ministry of Finance
    Elected to the House of Representatives
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
    (3rd Koizumi Cabinet (Reshuffled))
    2004
    Director for Defense Budget, Ministry of Finance
    2003
    Director for Legal Affairs, Budget Bureau, Ministry of Finance
    1989
    Director, Kaita Regional Tax Office
    1982
    Joined the Ministry of Finance