Second Kishida Cabinet

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Second Kishida Cabinet
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101st Cabinet of Japan
Fumio Kishida Cabinet 20211110.jpg
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, 10 November 2021
Date formed10 November 2021
Date dissolved10 August 2022
People and organisations
Emperor Naruhito
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Prime Minister's historyMember of the HoR for Hiroshima 1st district (1993-)
Former Foreign Minister (2012-2017)
Former acting Minister of Defense (2017)
No. of ministers20 (2022-)
21 (2021-2022)
Member party  Liberal Democratic–
  Komeito Coalition
Status in legislature HoR (Lower):
LDP-K Coalition majority
293 / 465 (63%)

HoC (Upper):
LDP-K Coalition majority
142 / 245 (58%)
Opposition party  Constitutional Democratic Party
Opposition leader Yukio Edano (2021)
Kenta Izumi (2021-present)
History
Election(s) 2021/49th HoR general election
2022/26th HoC regular election
Legislature term(s)206th– National Diet
(49th HoR, 25th– HoC)
Predecessor First Kishida Cabinet
Successor Second Kishida Cabinet (First Reshuffle)

The Second Kishida Cabinet is the 101st Cabinet of Japan and was formed in November 2021 by Fumio Kishida, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan.

Contents

The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito and controls both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet. It is the successor to Kishida's previous cabinet.

Background

After Fumio Kishida called for a general election and won a supermajority on 31 October 2021, he was re-elected as the prime minister at a special session of the National Diet on 10 November 2021. As his first cabinet only served 37 days, the shortest term in history, Kishida reappointed nearly all of the ministers from the previous cabinet following re-election. [1] [2]

On 10 August 2022, the cabinet was reshuffled. 7 MPs with ties to the Unification Church (UC) were dismissed following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and increasing media scrutiny of LDP officials' close ties with the church. [3] [4] On 20 August it was reported that 23 officials including 8 MPs in the new reshuffled cabinet have existing connections to the UC. [5] [6] [7]

Election of the prime minister

Changes

List of ministers

Parties
Liberal Democratic
Komeito
RMember of the House of Representatives
CMember of the House of Councillors
BBureaucrat

Cabinet

Citation of this table: List of Second Kishida Cabinet Members [10]

Second Kishida Cabinet from November 10, 2021 to August 10, 2022
PortfolioImageMinisterTermNote
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida 20211004.jpg Fumio Kishida R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Yasushi Kaneko 20211004.jpg Yasushi Kaneko R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister of Justice Yoshihisa Furukawa 20211004 (cropped).jpg Yoshihisa Furukawa R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi 20211110.jpg Yoshimasa Hayashi R10 November 2021 – 10 August 2022 [11]
Minister of Finance
Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation		 Shunichi Suzuki 20211004.jpg Shun'ichi Suzuki R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding		 Shinsuke Suematsu 20211004.jpg Shinsuke Suematsu C4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 20211004kaneko genjiro.jpg Genjiro Kaneko C4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 20211004goto shigeyuki.jpg Shigeyuki Goto R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
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 20211004.jpg Koichi Hagiuda R4 October 2021 – Present
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy		 Tetsuo Saito 20211004.jpg Tetsuo Saito R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness		 20211004 yamaguchi tsuyoshi.jpg Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi 20211004.jpg Nobuo Kishi R16 September 2020 – 10 August 2022
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 20211004.jpg Hirokazu Matsuno R4 October 2021 – Present
Minister in charge of Promoting Vaccinations 1 April 2022 – 10 August 2022
Minister for Digital Transformation
Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform		 Karen Makishima 20130904.jpg Karen Makishima R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister for 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		 Kosaburo Nishime 20211004.jpg Kosaburo Nishime R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
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		 Satoshi Ninoyu 2021 (cropped).jpg Satoshi Ninoyu C4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
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 R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
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 R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
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 R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister for the World Expo 2025
Minister in charge of Digital Garden City Nation Vision
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 R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
Minister in charge of Promoting Vaccinations 		Noriko Horiuchi.jpg Noriko Horiuchi R4 October 2021 – 31 March 2022

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

Second Kishida Deputy Cabinet
PortfolioimageDeputy MinisterTermNote
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara (cropped).jpg Seiji Kihara R4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Isozaki.jpg Yoshihiko Isozaki C4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
20211004kuryu shunichi.jpg Shun'ichi Kuryu B4 October 2021 – Presentformer: National Police Agency
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Masaharu Kondo cropped 1 Masaharu Kondo 201909.jpg Masaharu Kondo B11 September 2019 – 10 August 2022former: the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Special Adviser to the Prime Minister

Office of the Prime Minister
PortfolioimageAdviserTermNote
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for National Security Seiji Kihara (cropped).jpg Seiji Kihara R4 October 2021 – 3 December 2021also serves as the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Terada minoru.jpg Minoru Terada R3 December 2021 – 10 August 2022
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for International Human Rights Problems Gen Nakatani (2016, cropped).jpg Gen Nakatani R10 November 2021 – 10 August 2022
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Domestic Economic and other special issues Murai Hideki.jpg Hideki Murai R8 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Women's Empowerment Masako Mori 20170510.jpg Masako Mori C10 November 2021 – 10 August 2022

State ministers

State ministers [12]
PortfolioState MinisterTermNote
State Minister of Digital Agency Fumiaki Kobayashi R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister for Reconstruction Hiroyuki Togashi R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Hideki Niizuma C11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022
Takeyuki Watanabe C30 April 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Cabinet Office and the State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
State Minister of Cabinet Office Fumiaki Kobayashi R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Digital Agency
Keitaro Ohno R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Hitoshi KikawadaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Masaaki Akaike C6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Yoshitaka IkedaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Ken'ichi HosodaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Masahiro Ishii C6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Shunsuke Mutai R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Environment
Makoto OnikiR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Defense
Hidemichi SatoR11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Takeyuki Watanabe C30 April 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister for Reconstruction and the State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
State Minister for Internal Affairs and CommunicationsHiroaki TabataR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Yusuke NakanishiC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
State Minister of Justice Jun Tsushima R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
State Minister for Foreign AffairsKiyoshi OdawaraR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Takako Suzuki R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
State Minister of FinanceMitsunari OkamotoR11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022
Satoshi OhieC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyHideyuki TanakaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Yoshitaka IkedaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareAtsushi KogaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Hidemichi SatoR11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesArata TakebeR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Hiroyuki Nakamura R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
State Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryKen'ichi HosodaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
Masahiro Ishii C6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismNorihiro NakayamaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Takeyuki Watanabe C30 April 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister for Reconstruction and the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of EnvironmentToshitaka OhtakaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Shunsuke Mutai R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of DefenseMakoto OnikiR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the State Minister of Cabinet Office

Parliamentary vice-ministers

Parliamentary vice-ministers [12]
PortfolioParliamentary Vice-MinisterTermNote
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital AgencyTaro YamadaC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for ReconstructionKohichi MunekiyoR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Harumi Takahashi C6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Kazuchika IwataR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Hirohiko Izumida R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves 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 YamadaC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital Agency
Takuma MiyajiR11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022
Hiroo KoteraR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Dai ShimamuraC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Yuhmi YoshikawaC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Yasushi HosakaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment
Yasutaka NakasoneR11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
Kohichi MunekiyoR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Hirohiko Izumida R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Harumi Takahashi C6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Kazuchika IwataR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves 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 HatoyamaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Kohichi WatanabeR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Yasushi MiuraC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHiroyuki KadaC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsKentaro UesugiR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Taro HondaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Shingo MiyakeC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceMasahiro KohmuraR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Takashi FujiwaraR11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoko Wanibuchi R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Harumi Takahashi C6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareYoichi FukazawaR11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022
Dai ShimamuraC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesRokuta ShimonoC11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022
Masao MiyazakiC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryYuhmi YoshikawaC6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Kazuchika IwataR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves 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 R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Jiro KimuraR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Hirohiko Izumida R6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EnvironmentYasuhiro NakagawaR11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022
Yasushi HosakaR6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Tsuyohito Iwamoto C6 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Yasutaka NakasoneR11 November 2021 – 10 August 2022also serves as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office

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