Katsuya Okada
Katsuya Okada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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岡田 克也 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Okada in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary-General of Constitutional Democratic Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 August 2022 – 23 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Kenta Izumi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Chinami Nishimura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Junya Ogawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tarō Asō | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 February 1990 – 23 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sachio Yamamoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Masataka Ishihara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Former Mie 1st (1990–1996) Mie 3rd (1996–2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1953 Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | CRA (since 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | LDP (before 1994) NFP (1994–1996) Sun (1996–1998) GGP (1998) DPJ (1998–2016) DP (2016–2017) Independent (2017–2020) CDP (2020–2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Tatsuko Okada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Bureaucrat Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
In 2016, he remained as leader when the Democratic Party of Japan merged with the Japan Innovation Party to become the Democratic Party.