Katsuya Okada

Katsuya Okada
岡田 克也
Okada in 2023
President of the Democratic Party of Japan
In office 14 December 2014 – 1 October 2016
Preceded by	Banri Kaieda
Succeeded by	Renhō
In office 18 August 2004 – 17 September 2005
Preceded by	Naoto Kan
Succeeded by	Seiji Maehara
Deputy Prime Minister of Japan
In office 13 January 2012 – 26 December 2012
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Naoto Kan (2009 - 2010)
Succeeded by	Tarō Asō
Minister of Administrative Reform
In office 13 January 2012 – 26 December 2012
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Akira Amari (2008 - 2009)
Succeeded by	Tomomi Inada
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 16 September 2009 – 17 September 2010
Prime Minister	Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan
Preceded by	Hirofumi Nakasone
Succeeded by	Seiji Maehara
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 February 1990
Constituency	Mie 3rd district
Personal details
Born	(1953-07-14) 14 July 1953 (age 70) Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Political party	CDP
Other political affiliations	LDP (Before 1994) NFP (1994–1996) Sun Party (1996–1998) GGP (1998-1998) DPJ (1998–2016) DP (2016–2017) Independent (2017-2020)
Spouse	Tatsuko Okada
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
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 was 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.^[1]

In 2016, he remained as leader when the Democratic Party of Japan merged with the Japan Innovation Party to become the Democratic Party.^[2]