Katsuya Okada 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 SecretaryGeneral of the DPJ three times. During the DPJs period in government he was Foreign Minister of Japan.
Okada was born onJuly 1953. He is the second son of Takuya Okada, who is a cofounder of AEON Group. His elder brother, Motoya Okada, is the President and CEO of AEON Group. He has a younger brother and a halfsister. 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 Centre for International Affairs in Harvard University.
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