Toranosuke Katayama
Toranosuke Katayama | |
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片山 虎之助 | |
Katayama in 2021 | |
| President of Nippon Ishin no Kai | |
| In office 23 August 2016 – 26 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tōru Hashimoto |
| Succeeded by | Nobuyuki Baba |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| In office 6 January 2001 – 22 September 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Tarō Asō |
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| In office 5 December 2000 – 6 January 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by | Kozo Hirabayashi |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 5 December 2000 – 6 January 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by | Tsukasa Nishida |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Commissioner of the Management and Coordinationn Agency | |
| In office 5 December 2000 – 6 January 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by | Kunihiro Tsuzuki |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 July 2010 – 25 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| In office 24 July 1989 – 28 July 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Mutsuo Kimura |
| Succeeded by | Yumiko Himei |
| Constituency | Okayama at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1935 Kasaoka, Okayama, Japan |
| Political party | Innovation (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | LDP (1989–2010) SP (2010–2012) JRP (2012–2014) JIP (2014–2015) |
| Relations | Yoshinobu Ishikawa (brother-in-law) |
| Children | Daisuke Katayama |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo (L.L.B.) |
Toranosuke Katayama (片山 虎之助, Katayama Toranosuke; born 2 August 1935) is a Japanese politician who has held multiple different cabinet posts. He is a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and was co-president of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japanese: Japan Restoration Party; JPR) alongside Ichirō Matsui from 2016 to 2021.