Katsuo Okazaki

Katsuo Okazaki
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
30 October 1952 – 9 December 1954
Prime MinisterShigeru Yoshida
Preceded byShigeru Yoshida
Succeeded byMamoru Shigemitsu
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
6 May 1950 – 26 December 1951
Prime MinisterShigeru Yoshida
Preceded byKaneshichi Masuda
Succeeded byShigeru Hori
Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council
In office
5 January 1942 – 1 August 1943
Preceded byJohn Hellyer Liddell
Succeeded byCouncil disbanded
Personal details
Born10 July 1897
Kanagawa, Japan
Died10 October 1965(1965-10-10) (aged 68)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party (1955–1963)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Liberal Party (1949–1950)
Liberal Party (1950–1955)
Alma materTokyo Imperial University

Katsuo Okazaki (岡崎 勝男, Okazaki Katsuo, 10 July 1897 – 10 October 1965) was a Japanese sportsman, diplomat and political figure. He served as the Japanese foreign minister in the 1950s. He was also the final – and only Japanese – chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council.[1]

  1. ^ "Katsuo Okazaki". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.