Satsuki Katayama (片山 さつき Katayama Satsuki , born May 9, 1959) is a Japanese politician and bureaucrat. She was a member of Japan's House of Representatives for about four years, representing the Shizuoka No. 7 district.[1] She is also a former officer of the Ministry of Finance. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Katayama was born in Urawa, Saitama. After graduation from the University of Tokyo, where she was chosen Miss Tokyo University,[2] Katayama found employment as a secretary for Finance Minister Michio Watanabe. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the 2005 general election and defeated in the election of 2009. While in office she served as Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.[3]
She was the second wife of Yōichi Masuzoe, a member of House of Councillors, but they have since divorced and are both remarried.