Katsuya Okada | |
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岡田 克也 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Okada in 2023 | |
| Secretary-General of Constitutional Democratic Party | |
| In office 26 August 2022 – 23 September 2024 | |
| Leader | Kenta Izumi |
| Preceded by | Chinami Nishimura |
| Succeeded by | Junya Ogawa |
| President of the Democratic Party of Japan | |
| In office 14 December 2014 – 1 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Banri Kaieda |
| Succeeded by | Renhō |
| In office 18 August 2004 – 17 September 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Seiji Maehara |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 13 January 2012 – 26 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan (2009 - 2010) |
| Succeeded by | Tarō Asō |
| Minister of Administrative Reform | |
| In office 13 January 2012 – 26 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Akira Amari (2008 - 2009) |
| Succeeded by | Tomomi Inada |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 17 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Hirofumi Nakasone |
| Succeeded by | Seiji Maehara |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 19 February 1990 | |
| Constituency | Mie 3rd district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1953 Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan |
| Political party | CDP |
| Other political affiliations | LDP (Before 1994) NFP (1994–1996) Sun Party (1996–1998) GGP (1998-1998) DPJ (1998–2016) DP (2016–2017) Independent (2017-2020) |
| Spouse | Tatsuko Okada |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Profession | Bureaucrat Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Katsuya Okada (岡田 克也, Okada Katsuya, born 14 July 1953) is a Japanese politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Japan from January to December 2012. A member of the House of Representatives of Japan, he was the President of the Democratic Party, and previously of the Democratic Party of Japan. He also served as Secretary-General of the DPJ three times. During the DPJ's period in government he was Foreign Minister of Japan.[1]
In 2016, he remained as leader when the Democratic Party of Japan merged with the Japan Innovation Party to become the Democratic Party.[2]
- ^ Hatoyama starts naming Cabinet minister candidates Archived 6 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Mainichi Shimbun. 5 September 2009.
- ^ New opposition party launched with merger of DPJ, smaller party March 27, 2016 Archived 27 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Nikkei Retrieved 10 May 2016