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Katsunobu Katō
Thêm đằng thắng tin
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
In office
10 August 2022 – 13 September 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byShigeyuki Goto
Succeeded byKeizō Takemi
In office
11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byTakumi Nemoto
Succeeded byNorihisa Tamura
In office
3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYasuhisa Shiozaki
Succeeded byTakumi Nemoto
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byYoshihide Suga
Succeeded byHirokazu Matsuno
Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate
In office
7 October 2015 – 3 August 2017
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byHaruko Arimura
Succeeded byMasaji Matsuyama
Member of theHouse of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 November 2003
ConstituencyChūgoku block(2003–2009)
Okayama's 5th district(2009–present)
Personal details
Born
Katsunobu Murosaki

(1955-11-22)22 November 1955(age 68)
Tokyo,Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
SpouseShuko Kato
Children4
RelativesMutsuki Kato(father-in-law)
Takenori Kato(uncle-in-law)
Koko Kato(sister-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo(BEc)
OccupationEconomist•Politician

Katsunobu Katō( thêm đằng thắng tin,Katō Katsunobu;born 22 November 1955) is a Japanese politician, who previously served as theMinister of Health, Labour, and Welfareat three times from 2017 to 2018 and from 2019 to 2020 and again from 2022 to 2023. He also served as theChief Cabinet Secretaryfrom 2020 to 2021. Belonging to theLiberal Democratic Party,he has been a member of theHouse of Representativessince 2003.

Born and raised inTokyoand a graduate of theUniversity of Tokyo,Kato had a bureaucratic career in theMinistry of Financebefore going into politics.

Early life, family, and career

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Kato was born as Katsunobu Murosaki ( thất kỳ thắng tin ) on 22 November 1955 in Tokyo, Japan. His father, Katsutoshi Murosaki, was an executive atHino Motors.The family came fromShimane Prefecture,where his grandfather, Katsuzo Murosaki was a businessman and prefectural assemblyman. Kato studied economics at theUniversity of Tokyoand joined the Ministry of Finance upon graduating in 1979. He held several positions, such as chief of theKurayoshiTax Office, secretary toDeputy Chief Cabinet SecretaryHideo Watanabeand chief inspector for the labour and defense budgets.[1][2]

In April 1994, Kato was assigned as secretary to the Minister of Agriculture Mutsuki Kato. Kato married Shuko Kato, the daughter of Mutsuki Kato. As his family had only daughters, Kato wasadoptedby his father-in-law to carry on his family name. He retired from the Ministry of Finance in 1995 and became his father-in-law's personal secretary.[1][2][3][4]

Political career

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Then-Japanese Foreign MinisterFumio Kishida(left), Katsunobu Kato (center), and Deputy Chief Cabinet SecretaryHiroshige Sekō(right) atJapanese Prime Minister's Official ResidenceinTokyo(15 April 2013).
Third Abe Cabinet, First Reshuffle (7 October 2015).

Kato would pursue his political career inOkayama Prefecture,where his adoptive family was based. After unsuccessful runs in1998and2000,Kato was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the2003 general election.He had initially run as an independent as his father-in-law had left the LDP, however fellow Okayama politician and former Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimotorecruited him for the party and when elected, Kato joined theHeisei Kenkyukailed by Hashimoto. This was significant as Hashimoto and Mutsuki Kato had long been rivals in the political world of Okayama.[5]

Kato became a confidant ofShinzo Abe.This was partially due to a family relationship, as Mutsuki Kato had been a close ally of Abe's fatherShintaro Abeand his wife had remained a close friend of Abe's mother,Yoko.[1][3][4]In August 2007, Kato became parliamentary vice minister to the Cabinet Office in theAbe Cabinet.He was retained until the end of theYasuo Fukuda Cabinet.[2]

When Abe was re-elected as president of the LDP in September 2012, he appointed Kato as his special assistant. In December of the same year, the LDP returned to government and Kato was appointedDeputy Chief Cabinet Secretary.In October 2015, Kato joined the cabinet for the first time as minister of state with a portfolio including countermeasures against the declining birthrate and women's empowerment.[6][7]

When Shinzo Abe reshuffled his cabinet in August 2017, Kato became as the Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare, but he left cabinet in October 2018when he was appointed Chairman of the General Council, one of four key posts in the LDP. Kato was reappointed as Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare in September 2019.[2][3]As such, Kato helped shape the government's response to theCOVID-19 pandemic.

After Abe resigned as Prime Minister on 16 September 2020 due to health reasons, Kato was appointedChief Cabinet Secretaryunder his successorYoshihide Suga.[8]After the end of theSuga Cabinetafter one year, Kato became chairman of the Social Security Research Commission and subcommittee chairman of the Tax Research Commission within the LDP.[9]

In August 2022 when Prime MinisterFumio Kishidareshuffled his cabinetfollowing theassassinationof former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe one month previous, Kato was appointed Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare for the third time.[2]In April 2023, Kato announced that the government would downgrade the classification of COVID-19 to be on par with "seasonal flu" by midnight 8 May after the three days delayed during the 8-day holiday period ofGolden Week Festival[10][11][12][13][14]

Kato left cabinet due to thereshufflein September 2023, after which he once again became chairman of the Social Security Research Commission, and as well as Secretary-General of the LDP Headquarters for Realizing Constitutional Revision.[15]

Katō is affiliated with the conservative organizationNippon Kaigi.[16]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^abcNakajima, Takeshi (3 February 2019)."Trung đảo nhạc chí の “Tự dân đảng を đọc む” ( ６ ) thêm đằng thắng tin ".Ronza.The Asahi Shimbun Company.Retrieved16 August2024.
  2. ^abcde"Thêm đằng thắng tin".kantei.go.jp.Cabinet Public Affairs Office, Cabinet Secretariat.RetrievedDecember 2,2022.
  3. ^abcTanaka, Hiroyuki; Matsukura, Yusuke (October 6, 2018)."PM Abe picks close aides for senior LDP positions to increase his involvement".Mainichi Daily News.RetrievedDecember 2,2022.
  4. ^abTosaka, Hiroki (January 25, 2022)."Vĩnh điền đinh kích chấn…! “Ảnh の nữ kiệt” thêm đằng thắng tin trước quan phòng trưởng quan の nghĩa mẫu が cấp thệ していた ".Gendai Media(in Japanese). Kodansha.RetrievedDecember 2,2022.
  5. ^"“Sáu long chiến tranh” tuyết giải け kiều bổn thị, văn phòng を cung cấp ".Asahi News(in Japanese). July 9, 2004.RetrievedDecember 2,2022.
  6. ^"Tự dân đảng, an lần chấp hành bộ が phát đủ chính điều hội trưởng に cam lợi thị".The Nikkei(in Japanese). 2012-09-29.Retrieved2023-11-08.
  7. ^"Quan phòng phó trưởng quan に thêm đằng thị tham viện から thế cày thị を đề bạt".The Nikkei(in Japanese). 2012-12-19.Retrieved2023-11-08.
  8. ^"Suga taps Kato as chief Cabinet Secretary, to retain key ministers".Kyodo News.September 15, 2020.Retrieved2020-09-16.
  9. ^"Tự dân thuế điều, tiểu ủy viên trường に thêm đằng thắng tin thị, hội trưởng は cung trạch thị".The Sankei Shimbun(in Japanese). 2021-11-16.Retrieved2023-11-08.
  10. ^"Japan to Lower COVID-19 Classification as Planned May 8".The Japan News.April 27, 2023.Retrieved2023-04-27.
  11. ^"It's official: COVID-19 will be downgraded in Japan by May 8 during the Golden Week Festival".Asahi Shimbun.April 27, 2023.Retrieved2023-04-27.
  12. ^"Japan to officially downgrade COVID-19 in May".NHK World News.April 27, 2023.Retrieved2023-05-05.
  13. ^"Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8".Kyodo News.April 27, 2023.Retrieved2023-04-27.
  14. ^"Japan to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8".Nikkei Asia.Archived fromthe originalon 6 May 2023.Retrieved2023-05-03.
  15. ^"＜ một mình ＞ tự dân hiến pháp sửa lại thật hiện bản bộ sự vụ tổng trường に thêm đằng thắng tin ・ trước hậu 労 tương の đề bạt kiểm thảo".The Sankei Shimbun(in Japanese). 2023-10-03.Retrieved2023-11-08.
  16. ^Nippon Kaigi website
  17. ^Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek KoreaArchived2014-11-04 at theWayback Machine- website of the Dutch Royal House
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Political offices
Preceded by
Tsuyoshi Saitō
 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
(Political affairs, House of Representatives)
2012–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate
2015–2017 		Succeeded by
Minister of State for Gender Equality
2015–2017
Preceded by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
2017–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Cabinet Secretary
2020–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
2022–2023 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the General Council,
Liberal Democratic Party
2018–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Subcommittee Chairman of the Tax Research Commission,
Liberal Democratic Party
2021–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Social Security Research Commission,
Liberal Democratic Party
2021–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Social Security Research Commission,
Liberal Democratic Party
2023-present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Subcommittee Chairman of the Tax Research Commission,
Liberal Democratic Party
2023–present
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