Next Cabinet of Kenta Izumi

Next Cabinet of Kenta Izumi Japanese: 泉健太「次の内閣」
De facto shadow cabinet of Japan
2022–2024
Izumi during a session of Question Time in June 2024
Date formed	13 September 2022
Date dissolved	23 September 2024
People and organisations
Emperor	Naruhito
Leader of the Opposition	Kenta Izumi
Shadow Chief Cabinet Secretary	Akira Nagatsuma
Member party	Constitutional Democratic
Status in legislature	Largest opposition party HoR (Lower): 98 / 465 (21%) HoC (Upper): 38 / 245 (16%)
History
Election	2021
Outgoing election	2024
Legislature terms	2021 (HoR) 2022 (HoC)
Predecessor	Second Next Cabinet of Seiji Maehara (2017)
Successor	Next Cabinet of Yoshihiko Noda

Kenta Izumi assumed the position of President of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan after being elected to the position on 30 November 2021; the election was triggered by the resignation of Yukio Edano following the party's poorer-than-expected performance during the 2021 general election. As part of his leadership, Izumi opted to revive the Next Cabinet , appointing his shadow cabinet on 13 September 2022. ^{[1] [2]} He later reshuffled his cabinet once on 26 January 2024. ^[3]

Shadow Cabinet

Key

	Sits in the House of Representatives
	Sits in the House of Councillors

January – September 2024

Next Cabinet of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ^[3]

Portfolio	Shadow Minister			Constituency	Term
Shadow cabinet ministers
Shadow Prime Minister President of the Constitutional Democratic Party Leader of the Opposition			Kenta Izumi	Kyoto 3rd	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Chief Cabinet Secretary CDP Political Affairs Research Chairman			Akira Nagatsuma	Tokyo 7th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister in Charge of the Cabinet			Hideya Sugio	Nagasaki at-large	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications			Kuniyoshi Noda	Fukuoka at-large	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Justice			Hiroe Makiyama	Kanagawa at-large	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs			Kōichirō Genba	Fukushima 3rd	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Security Minister [a]			Shu Watanabe	Tokai PR	Jan 2024 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Finance			Takeshi Shina	Iwate 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology			Makiko Kikuta	Niigata 4th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare			Mari Takagi	Saitama at-large	Jan 2024 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries			Emi Kaneko	Fukushima 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry			Kaname Tajima	Chiba 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism			Yasuko Komiyama	Northern Kanto PR	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of the Environment			Shoichi Kondo	Aichi 3rd	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary			Kensuke Onishi	Aichi 13th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
			Takashi Kii	Fukuoka 10th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
			Eri Tokunaga	Hokkaido at-large	Jan 2024 – Sep 2024

September 2022 – January 2024

Next Cabinet of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ^{[1] [4]}

Portfolio	Shadow Minister			Constituency	Term
Shadow cabinet ministers
Shadow Prime Minister President of the Constitutional Democratic Party Leader of the Opposition			Kenta Izumi	Kyoto 3rd	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Chief Cabinet Secretary CDP Political Affairs Research Chairman			Akira Nagatsuma	Tokyo 7th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister in Charge of the Cabinet			Hideya Sugio	Nagasaki at-large	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications			Kuniyoshi Noda	Fukuoka at-large	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Justice			Hiroe Makiyama	Kanagawa at-large	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Security [a]			Kōichirō Genba	Fukushima 3rd	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Finance			Takeshi Shina	Iwate 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology			Makiko Kikuta	Niigata 4th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare			Yuki Waseda	Kanagawa 4th	Sep 2022 – Jan 2024
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries			Emi Kaneko	Fukushima 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry			Kaname Tajima	Chiba 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism			Yasuko Komiyama	Northern Kanto PR	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Minister of the Environment			Shoichi Kondo	Aichi 3rd	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary			Kensuke Onishi	Aichi 13th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
			Takashi Kii	Fukuoka 10th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
			Hiroyuki Konishi	Chiba at-large	Sep 2022 – Jan 2024

Notes

1. Replacing the Minister of Defense.

References

1. "【両院議員総会】泉「次の内閣」発足 「誰もが活躍できる、わが国を目指していく」と泉代表" (Press release). 立憲民主党. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
2. "「次の内閣」設置の狙いは？ 立憲民主党長妻昭政調会長インタビュー 「どちらがふさわしいか見て」：東京新聞 TOKYO Web". 東京新聞 TOKYO Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 May 2024.
3. "【次の内閣】第45回閣議 「立憲民主党の政治改革案こそが『政治とカネ問題』の解決に資する」泉代表" (Press release). 立憲民主党. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
4. "【一覧で見る】立憲「次の内閣」ネクストキャビネット発足". 日テレNEWS . 13 September 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.