Katsunobu Kato
Katsunobu Kato was Japan’s minister of health, labour and welfare from August 2022 to September 2023, having previously held that role from 2019 to 2020 and from 2017 to 2018. He also served as chief cabinet secretary from 2020 to 2021, and has held many ministerial positions since being re-elected to the House of Representatives in 2014. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003.