Katsuo Okazaki

Katsuo Okazaki
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 30 October 1952 – 9 December 1954
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida
Preceded by	Shigeru Yoshida
Succeeded by	Mamoru Shigemitsu
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office 6 May 1950 – 26 December 1951
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida
Preceded by	Kaneshichi Masuda
Succeeded by	Shigeru Hori
Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council
In office 5 January 1942 – 1 August 1943
Preceded by	John Hellyer Liddell
Succeeded by	Council disbanded
Personal details
Born	10 July 1897 Kanagawa, Japan
Died	10 October 1965(1965-10-10) (aged 68) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party (1955–1963)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Liberal Party (1949–1950) Liberal Party (1950–1955)
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Katsuo Okazaki (岡崎 勝男, Okazaki Katsuo, 10 July 1897 – 10 October 1965) was a Japanese sportsman, diplomat and political figure. He served as the Japanese foreign minister in the 1950s. He was also the final – and only Japanese – chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council.^[1]