Acting Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP, Member of the House Councillors / Chairperson, Research Commission on the Finance and Banking Systems
Ms.KATAYAMA Satsukiļ¼House of Councillors (sangiin.go.jp)
Born:
1959, Saitama Prefecture
Education:
1982 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
1985 completed CSE at Ecole nationale d'administration
(National School of Administration, France)
Career:
1982 joined the Ministry of Finance
1989 Superintendent of the Kaida Tax Office in Hiroshima
Regional Taxation Bureau (the first female career
superintendent of Tax office)
1991 the first female Member of the governmental delegation
to the G7 Summit
1998 Director of the General Affairs Division in
Yokohama Customs
2003 Director for Legal Affairs in the Budget Bureau
2004 the first female Budget Examiner in the Budget Bureau
2005 Member, House of Representatives
2010 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
2013 Majority leader, Committee on Budget
2014 Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
(Major posts in the Government)
2005 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economy,
Trade and Industry
2012 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs and
Communications
2018 Minister of State for Regional Revitalization
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
Minister of State for Gender Equality
(as of May 11,2023)