Katsuya Okada
| Katsuya Okada | |
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| 岡田 克也 | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 14 December 2014 – 1 October 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Banri Kaieda |
| Succeeded by | Renhō |
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In office 18 May 2004 – 17 September 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Seiji Maehara |
| President of the Democratic Party | |
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In office 14 December 2014 – 1 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Banri Kaieda |
| Succeeded by | Renhō |
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In office 18 May 2004 – 17 September 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Seiji Maehara |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 13 January 2012 – 26 December 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by |
Vacant Last held by Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Tarō Asō |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 16 September 2009 – 17 September 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Hirofumi Nakasone |
| Succeeded by | Seiji Maehara |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 July 1953 Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal Democratic Party (Before 1994) New Frontier Party (1994–1996) Sun Party (1996–1998) Good Governance Party (1998) Democratic Party (1998–2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Tatsuko Okada |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
University of Tokyo Harvard University |
| 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 is 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.
In 2016, he remained as leader when the Democratic Party of Japan merged with the Japan Innovation Party to become the Democratic Party.
Okada was born on 14 July 1953. He is the second son of Takuya Okada, who is a co-founder of AEON Group. His elder brother, Motoya Okada, is the President and CEO of AEON Group. He has a younger brother and a half-sister. A native of Yokkaichi, Mie, Okada graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in law, and entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. He also studied at Weatherhead Center for International Affairs in Harvard University.
Okada ran for the House of Representatives at the 1990 general election from LDP, representing Mie Prefecture's third district, and later joined the Takeshita faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, and followed faction leaders Tsutomu Hata and Ichirō Ozawa to join the Japan Renewal Party in 1993. Through a series of splits and mergers, Okada then became a member of the New Frontier Party, Sun Party, and Minseito, finally entering the DPJ upon its merger with Minseito in 1998.
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