Kentaro Ogata, Deputy Vice Minister for International Affairs (ADF Deputy), assumed the current position in July 2021 after serving as Director of Planning and Administration (2020) and Director of International Organizations (2018-2020, in charge of the G20 Finance Track under the Japanese presidency) of the International Bureau. Prior to these, he served as Director in Tax Bureau (2014-2017, in charge of international tax policy) and Director for Development Issues in the International Bureau. As Japan’s ADF Deputy, he is taking the lead on development issues at MOF, including the ADF13 replenishment. He worked twice at the IMF (Fiscal Affairs Department) from 2001 to 2005 and from 2010 to 2013 and is an expert on international tax issues. He holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the University of Tokyo (1992) and an MBA from Maryland University (1996).