is a Japanese politician serving her first term in Japan's House of Councillors, having been elected in July 2010 as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). She previously represented the Shizuoka 7th district in the House of Representatives for one term from 2005 until 2009. Early life and career Katayama was born in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture (later Urawa-ku, Saitama). After graduation with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tokyo, where she was chosen Miss Tokyo University (Miss Tōdai), Katayama found employment in the Ministry of Finance (MoF) as a secretary for Finance Minister Michio Watanabe. During her time at the MoF, Satsuki Katayama graduated from ENA in France. Political career She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the 2005 general election and served as Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. She was one of 83 so-called "Koizumi Children," LDP candidates elected for the first time amid the widespread popularity of reformist prime minister Junichiro Koizumi; Koizumi touted Katayama as a "madonna of reform."

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is a Japanese politician serving her first term in Japan's House of Councillors, having been elected in July 2010 as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). She previously represented the Shizuoka 7th district in the House of Representatives for one term from 2005 until 2009.