Katsuyuki Kawai

Katsuyuki Kawai (河井 克行, Kawai Katsuyuki, born March 11, 1963) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1993 after serving in the assembly of Hiroshima Prefecture. He ran again three years later and was elected for the first time, but lost the seat in 2000. He was re-elected in 2003. He was the Minister of Justice from 11 September 2019 to 31 October 2019. He stepped down as the Minister of Justice after reports of overpaying workers of Anri Kawai's political campaign beyond the legal limit.[1]

Katsuyuki Kawai 河井 克行
Minister of Justice
In office 11 September 2019 – 31 October 2019
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Takashi Yamashita
Succeeded by	Masako Mori
Personal details
Born	(1963-03-11) 11 March 1963 Hiroshima, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Anri Kawai
Alma mater	Keio University

Katsuyuki Kawai meeting the Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, in New Delhi on November 18, 2015

On June 16, 2020, he and his wife, Anri Kawai, left the Liberal Democratic Party among allegations of buying votes to aid Anri Kawai's campaign for the House of Councilors. They were later arrested by public prosecutors on June 19, 2020 on charges for vote-buying and distributing around 25 million yen to 100 prefectural and city assembly members in Hiroshima[2] in violation of the Public Office Elections Law.[1]