Yukari Satō

is a Japanese economist and former politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Early life and education A native of Setagaya, Tokyo, Satō received a bachelor's degree in political science from Columbia University, a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. She also studied abroad in the University of Paris (Nanterre) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. She began her economic career in 1998 as an economist at Nikko Citigroup Securities, and then worked for JPMorgan Securities and finally as chief economist at Credit Suisse First Boston in Japan.

Sato and Noda publicly made amends prior to the 2009 general election, in which Sato was assigned to run for a different seat, the Tokyo 5th district. including:

Vice Chairman, LDP Committee on Science, Technology and Innovations Vice Chairman, LDP Committee on Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Policies Vice Chairman, LDP Committee on Tourism Nation Building Deputy Chairman, LDP Committee on Foreign Affairs and Economic Pact Agreements (EPAs) Chairman, Special Committee on Consumer Problems of the House of Councillors Chairman, LDP Members’ Association to Consider Japan’s Prosperity in Global Society Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Deputy Secretary-General of LDP Deputy Chairman, LDP Policy Board in the House of Councillors Minister of State for Economic, Fiscal and Finance Policy of LDP's Shadow Cabinet Vice-Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Public Finance, Finance and Securities of LDP