First Kishida Cabinet

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First Kishida Cabinet
Flag of Japan.svg
100th Cabinet of Japan
4 October10 November 2021
Fumio Kishida Cabinet 20211004.jpg
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, October 4, 2021
Date formedOctober 4, 2021
Date dissolvedNovember 10, 2021
People and organisations
Emperor Naruhito
Head of government Fumio Kishida
Head of government's historyMember of the HoR for Hiroshima 1st district (1993–present)
Former Foreign Minister (2012–2017)
Former acting Minister of Defense (2017)
No. of ministers20
Total no. of members21
Member party  Liberal Democratic Party
  Komeito
Status in legislatureHoR: LDP-K Coalition supermajority
HoC: LDP-K Coalition majority
Opposition party Constitutional Democratic Party
Opposition leader Yukio Edano
History
Predecessor Suga Cabinet
Successor Second Kishida Cabinet

The First Kishida Cabinet was the 100th Cabinet of Japan. Formed by Fumio Kishida on October 4, 2021, it had 21 members, including three women. Two ministers, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, retained their posts from the previous cabinet. [1] The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito who controlled both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.

Contents

After just 37 days it was replaced by the Second Kishida Cabinet following the 2021 election, making it the shortest-serving cabinet in Japanese history. [2]

Election of the prime minister

October 4, 2021
Absolute majority (233/465) required
House of Representatives
ChoiceFirst Vote
Votes
Yes check.svg Fumio Kishida
311 / 465
Yukio Edano
124 / 465
Toranosuke Katayama
11 / 465
Yuichiro Tamaki
11 / 465
Sanae Takaichi
1 / 465
Abstentions
2 / 465
Vacant
5 / 465
Source [3]
October 4, 2021
Absolute majority (123/245) required
House of Councillors
ChoiceFirst Vote
Votes
Yes check.svg Fumio Kishida
141 / 245
Yukio Edano
65 / 245
Toranosuke Katayama
15 / 245
Yuichiro Tamaki
15 / 245
Yukiko Kada
2 / 245
Yoshimi Watanabe
2 / 245
Takae Itō
1 / 245
Abstentions
1 / 245
Vacant
3 / 245
Source [4]

List of ministers

   Liberal Democratic

   Komeito

R = Member of the House of Representatives

C = Member of the House of Councillors

B = Bureaucrat

Cabinet

Citation of this table: List of First Kishida Cabinet Members [5]

First Kishida Cabinet
PortfolioMinisterTermNote
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida 20211005 (cropped).jpg Fumio Kishida ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [6] [7]
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Yasushi Kaneko 20211004.jpg Yasushi Kaneko ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [8]
Minister of Justice Yoshihisa Furukawa 20211004 (cropped).jpg Yoshihisa Furukawa ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [9]
Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi 20200916.jpg Toshimitsu Motegi RSeptember 11, 2019 – November 4, 2021 [10]
Fumio Kishida 20211005 (cropped).jpg Fumio Kishida RNovember 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [11]
Minister of Finance
Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation
Shunichi Suzuki cropped 2 Shunichi Suzuki and Yukiya Amano 20130701.jpg Shun'ichi Suzuki ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [10]
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding
Shinsuke Suematsu in Takarazuka (04) IMG 2150 20130407.JPG Shinsuke Suematsu COctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [12]
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 20211004goto shigeyuki.jpg Shigeyuki Goto ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [13]
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 20211004kaneko genjiro.jpg Genjiro Kaneko COctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
Koichi Hagiuda 20200916.jpg Koichi Hagiuda ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [14]
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy
Tetsuo Saito.jpg Tetsuo Saito ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [15]
Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
Yamaguchi tsuyoshi profile.png Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [16]
Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi 20200916.jpg Nobuo Kishi RSeptember 16, 2020 – November 10, 2021 [17]
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
Hirokazu Matsuno 20160803.jpg Hirokazu Matsuno ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [18] [19]
Minister for Digital
Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
Karen Makishima 20130904.jpg Karen Makishima ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021
Minister of Reconstruction
Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
98 nishime kousaburou.jpg Kosaburo Nishime ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [20]
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
Minister in charge of Territorial Issues
Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform
Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy
06ninoyu.jpg Satoshi Ninoyu ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021
Minister of State for Regional Revitalization
Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate
Minister of State for Gender Equality
Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment
Minister in Charge of Policies Related to Children
Minister in Charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation
Noda Seiko (cropped).jpg Seiko Noda ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [21] [22]
Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization
Minister in charge of New Capitalism
Minister in charge of Measures for Novel Coronavirus Disease and Health Crisis Management
Minister in charge of Social Security Reform
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
211005yamagiwa.png Daishiro Yamagiwa ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [23]
Minister in charge of Economic Security
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of State for Space Policy
Takayuki Kobayashi 2017.jpg Takayuki Kobayashi ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021
Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
Minister in Charge of Promoting Vaccinations
Noriko Horiuchi.jpg Noriko Horiuchi ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021
Minister for the World Expo 2025
Minister in Charge of Cohesive Society
Minister in Charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy
Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy
Kenji Wakamiya 20080315 (cropped).jpg Kenji Wakamiya ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 [24]

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau

First Kishida Deputy Cabinet
PortfolioDeputy MinisterTermNote
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara (cropped).jpg Seiji Kihara ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021
Isozaki.jpg Yoshihiko Isozaki COctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021
20211004kuryu shunichi.jpg Shun'ichi Kuryu BOctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021former: National Police Agency
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Masaharu Kondo cropped 1 Masaharu Kondo 201909.jpg Masaharu Kondo BSeptember 11, 2019 – November 10, 2021former: the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Special Adviser to the Prime Minister

Office of the Prime Minister
PortfolioAdviserTermNote
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for National Security Seiji Kihara (cropped).jpg Seiji Kihara ROctober 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021also served as the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Domestic Economic and other special issues Hideki Murai 2021.jpg Hideki Murai ROctober 8, 2021 – November 10, 2021

State ministers

State ministers [25]
PortfolioState MinisterTermNote
State Minister of Digital Agency Fumiaki Kobayashi ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister for ReconstructionHiroyuki TogashiROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Shin'ichi YokoyamaCSeptember 13, 2019 – November 11, 2021
Takeyuki Watanabe CApril 30, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office and the State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
State Minister of Cabinet Office Fumiaki Kobayashi ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Digital Agency
Keitaro Ohno ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Hitoshi KikawadaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Masaaki Akaike COctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Yoshitaka IkedaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Ken'ichi HosodaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Masahiro Ishii COctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Shunsuke Mutai ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Environment
Makoto OnikiROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Defense
Hiroshi Yamamoto CJanuary 22, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Takeyuki Watanabe CApril 30, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister for Reconstruction and the State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
State Minister for Internal Affairs and CommunicationsHiroaki TabataROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Yusuke NakanishiCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
State Minister of Justice Jun Tsushima ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
State Minister for Foreign AffairsKiyoshi OdawaraROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Takako Suzuki ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
State Minister of Finance Wataru Ito RSeptember 18, 2020 – November 11, 2021
Satoshi OhieCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyHideyuki TanakaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Yoshitaka IkedaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareAtsushi KogaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Hiroshi Yamamoto CSeptember 18, 2020 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesArata TakebeROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Hiroyuki Nakamura ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
State Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryKen'ichi HosodaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
Masahiro Ishii COctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismNorihiro NakayamaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Takeyuki Watanabe CApril 30, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister for Reconstruction and the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of EnvironmentToshitaka OhtakaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Shunsuke Mutai ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of DefenseMakoto OnikiROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office

Parliamentary vice-ministers

Parliamentary vice-ministers [25]
PortfolioParliamentary Vice-MinisterTermNote
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital AgencyTaro YamadaCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for ReconstructionKohichi MunekiyoROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Harumi Takahashi COctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Kazuchika IwataROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Hirohiko Izumida ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet OfficeTaro YamadaCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital Agency
Tetsuya KimuraROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Hiroo KoteraROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Dai ShimamuraCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Yuhmi YoshikawaCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Yasushi HosakaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment
Hiroyuki OhnishiROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
Kohichi MunekiyoROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Hirohiko Izumida ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Harumi Takahashi COctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Kazuchika IwataROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and CommunicationsJiro HatoyamaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Kohichi WatanabeROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Yasushi MiuraCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHiroyuki KadaCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsKentaro UesugiROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Taro HondaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Shingo MiyakeCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceMasahiro KohmuraROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Mamoru ShigemotoROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoko Wanibuchi ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Harumi Takahashi COctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareKazuhide OhkumaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Dai ShimamuraCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesSeishi KumanoCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Masao MiyazakiCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryYuhmi YoshikawaCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Kazuchika IwataROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ayuko Kato ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Jiro KimuraROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Hirohiko Izumida ROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EnvironmentMasaru MiyazakiCOctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Yasushi HosakaROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Tsuyohito Iwamoto COctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021
Hiroyuki OhnishiROctober 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office

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