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片山 さつき
かたやま さつき
KATAYAMA Satsuki
財務大臣Minister of Finance
自民党参議院· House of Councillors比例· Proportional Representation自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents3 terms
Born 1959-05-09 · 埼玉県さいたま市(旧浦和市) (Saitama City (formerly Urawa City), Saitama Prefecture)
Policy issues
Current positions
Government Positions
- 財務大臣Minister of Finance
- 内閣府特命担当大臣(金融)Minister of State for Financial Services
- 租税特別措置・補助金見直し担当Minister in charge of Reviewing Special Measures Concerning Taxation and Subsidies
Career & history
Government Posts
- Appointed as Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (First female in constitutional history) on October 21, 2025
- Appointed as Minister of State for Special Missions (Regional Revitalization, Regulatory Reform, Gender Equality) in October 2018
- Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in December 2012
- Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in November 2005
Party Posts
- Appointed as Chairperson of the Financial Affairs Research Committee of the LDP (First female) in October 2021
- Appointed as Acting Chairperson of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party in October 2019
- Appointed as Deputy Chairperson of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party in August 2017
- Appointed as Director of the Public Relations Division of the Liberal Democratic Party in September 2006
Committee Chairs
- Appointed as Chairperson of the House of Councillors Committee on Audit on January 24, 2025
- Appointed as Chairperson of the House of Councillors Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense in September 2014
Professional Career
- Resigned from the Ministry of Finance after serving as Director of the Development Institutions Division, International Bureau in July 2005
- Appointed as Budget Examiner for Defense in the Budget Bureau (First female) in July 2004
- Appointed as Budget Planning Officer (Legal Division) in the Budget Bureau in July 2003
- Appointed as Customs Planning Officer in the Customs and Tariff Bureau in July 2002
- Appointed as Director of the Policy Evaluation Office in the Minister's Secretariat in July 2000
- Appointed as Planning Officer in the National Property Policy Planning Division, Financial Bureau in July 1999
- Appointed as Director of the General Affairs Department of Yokohama Customs in July 1998
- Appointed as Planning Officer in the Minister's Secretariat and Director of the Bond Securitization Office in the Banking Bureau in July 1997
- Appointed as Director of the Housing Loan Administration Corporation Management Office in the Banking Bureau in July 1996
- Appointed as Budget Examiner in the Budget Bureau (Health, Labour and Welfare) (First female) in July 1995
- Appointed as Assistant Division Director of the International Finance Bureau (First female member of the G7 Summit government delegation) in July 1991
- Appointed as Director of the Kaita Tax Office, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau (First female director in western Japan) in July 1989
- Served as a Section Chief in the Securities Bureau, working on amendments to the Securities and Exchange Act
- Joined the Ministry of Finance (Tax Bureau) in April 1982
Education
- Completed CSE at the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA) in France in November 1985
- Graduated from the Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo in March 1982
- Graduated from Tokyo University of Education Attached Senior High School (now University of Tsukuba Attached Senior High School) in March 1978
- Graduated from Urawa Municipal Takasago Elementary School in March 1972
Other
- Elected to the House of Councillors for a third term in the 26th Regular Election in July 2022
- Re-elected to the House of Councillors in the 24th Regular Election in July 2016
- First elected to the House of Councillors in the proportional representation block in the 22nd Regular Election (Top of the LDP list) in July 2010
- First elected to the House of Representatives from Shizuoka 7th District in the 44th General Election in September 2005
- Born on May 9, 1959, in Saitama Prefecture (now Saitama City)
Elections
Committee memberships
Offices
Diet Office
- Room
- 420
- Phone
- 03-6550-0420
- Fax
- 03-6551-0420
参議院議員会館
参議院議員会館
静岡後援会事務所
- Phone
- 053-581-7765
- Fax
- 053-447-1221
静岡県浜松市中央区志都呂1-32-15
1-32-15 Shidoro, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka