Katsutoshi Kaneda

{{short description|Japanese politician}}

{{expand Japanese|topic=bio|金田勝年|date= February 2017}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Katsutoshi Kaneda

|native_name = {{nobold|金田 勝年}}

|native_name_lang = ja

|image = Katsutoshi Kaneda, Minister of Justice.jpg

|caption = Official portrait, 2008

|office = Minister of Justice

|primeminister = Shinzo Abe

|term_start = 3 August 2016

|term_end = 3 August 2017

|predecessor = Mitsuhide Iwaki

|successor = Yōko Kamikawa

|office1 = Member of the House of Representatives

|constituency1 = Tohoku PR (2009–2012; 2021–2024)
Akita 2nd (2012–2021)

|term_start1 = 30 August 2009

|term_end1 = 9 October 2024

|predecessor1 =

|successor1 =

|office2 = Member of the House of Councillors

|constituency2 = Akita at-large

|term_start2 = 23 July 1995

|term_end2 = 28 July 2007

|predecessor2 = Akio Hosoya

|successor2 = Daigo Matsuura

|party = Liberal Democratic

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|10|4|df=y}}

|birth_place = Shōwa, Akita, Japan

|death_date =

|death_place =

|alma_mater = Hitotsubashi University

|website = {{url|kaneda-k.com|Official website}}

}}

{{nihongo|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.[http://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/meibo/daijin/1208734_10042.html Katsutoshi Kaneda Biography], Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, February 4, 2017.