Yoshihiro Katayama

Yoshihiro Katayama (片山 善博, Katayama Yoshihiro; born 29 July 1951) is a former Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in the Kan Cabinet from September 2010 through to September 2011. He was the governor of Tottori Prefecture from 1999 to 2007.^[1]

Yoshihiro Katayama
片山 善博
Katayama in 2010
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office 17 September 2010 – 2 September 2011
Prime Minister	Naoto Kan
Preceded by	Kazuhiro Haraguchi
Succeeded by	Tatsuo Kawabata
Governor of Tottori Prefecture
In office 13 April 1999 – 12 April 2007
Preceded by	Yuuji Nishio
Succeeded by	Shinji Hirai
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-29) 29 July 1951 (age 74) Okayama, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Tokyo