Katsutoshi Kaneda

Katsutoshi Kaneda
金田 勝年
Official portrait, 2008
Minister of Justice
In office 3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Mitsuhide Iwaki
Succeeded by	Yōko Kamikawa
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 30 August 2009 – 9 October 2024
Constituency	Tohoku PR (2009–2012; 2021–2024) Akita 2nd (2012–2021)
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 23 July 1995 – 28 July 2007
Preceded by	Akio Hosoya
Succeeded by	Daigo Matsuura
Constituency	Akita at-large
Personal details
Born	(1949-10-04) 4 October 1949 (age 75) Shōwa, Akita, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Hitotsubashi University
Website	Official website

Katsutoshi Kaneda (金田 勝年, Kaneda Katsutoshi) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 2016 to 2017. He studied at and graduated from Hitotsubashi University.[1]

References

1. Katsutoshi Kaneda Biography, Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, February 4, 2017.

Political offices
Preceded by Mitsuhide Iwaki	Minister of Justice 2016–2017	Succeeded by Yōko Kamikawa