16 Facts About Toranosuke Katayama

Toranosuke Katayama is a Japanese politician who has held multiple different cabinet posts.

Toranosuke Katayama is a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party, and was co-president of Nippon Ishin no Kai alongside Ichiro Matsui from 2016 to 2021.

Toranosuke Katayama graduated from the University of Tokyo's faculty of law in March 1958.

Toranosuke Katayama began his career at the agency of Home Affairs in April 1958.

Toranosuke Katayama became vice governor of Okayama Prefecture in April 1985.

Toranosuke Katayama was elected to the House of Councilors in July 1989, being a member of the LDP.

Toranosuke Katayama was elected to the House for the second term in July 1995, for the third term in July 2001 and for the fourth term in July 2001.

In January 2001, Toranosuke Katayama was named as the minister for public management, home affairs, posts and telecommunications.

On 8 February 2002, Toranosuke Katayama was appointed minister of public management in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

Toranosuke Katayama retained his post in the cabinet reshuffle on 8 December 2002.

Until 2007 Toranosuke Katayama was the number two or deputy leader of the party's upper house group and, the leader of its campaign strategy.

Toranosuke Katayama lost his seat in the upper house in the 2007 election.

Toranosuke Katayama left the LDP when the party set an age limit of 70 for candidates in the House of Councillors proportional representation bloc election in 2010.

Toranosuke Katayama was reelected to the upper house for the fifth term in July 2010 for the Tachiagare Nippon.

Toranosuke Katayama was the secretary-general of the House of Councillors of the party.

Toranosuke Katayama began to represent the party at the House and is a member of the House's committee on general affairs.