Twenty-five deputy ministers will be decided by three women Government September 18, 16:40

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With the inauguration of the Kan Cabinet, the government decided on the appointment of the deputy minister at a cabinet meeting on the 18th.

A total of 25 people have been appointed as deputy ministers, 22 from the Liberal Democratic Party and 3 from the Komeito Party.


Of these, three are women.



Yoshitami Kameoka and Shinichi Yokoyama, a member of the House of Councilors of the Komeito Party, are the deputy ministers of reconstruction.



Ryosei Akazawa, Hisayuki Fujii, and Hiromi Mitsubayashi are deputy ministers of the Cabinet Office.



Hiromichi Kumada and Masayoshi Shintani are deputy ministers of general affairs.



Yoshinori Tadokoro is the Deputy Minister of Justice.



Eiichiro Washio and Takashi Uto, a member of the House of Councilors, are deputy foreign ministers.



Mr. Wataru Ito of the Komeito and Mr. Kenji Nakanishi, a member of the House of Councilors, are the Deputy Minister of Finance.



Hinako Takahashi and Taido Tanose are Deputy Ministers of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.



Mr. Tanose also serves as Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office.



The Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare is Junko Mihara, a member of the House of Councilors, and Hiroshi Yamamoto, a member of the House of Councilors of the Komeito Party.



Mr. Yasuhiro Hanashi and Mr. Hideki Miyauchi are Deputy Ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.



Mr. Yasumasa Nagasaka and Mr. Kiyoshi Ejima, a member of the House of Councilors, are deputy ministers of economy and industry.



Mr. Nagasaka and Mr. Ejima also serve as Deputy Ministers of the Cabinet Office.



Hideo Ohnishi and Shigeki Iwai, a member of the House of Councilors, are Deputy Ministers of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.



Mr. Iwai also serves as Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office and Deputy Minister of Reconstruction.



Hiroyoshi Sasagawa and Noriko Horiuchi are Deputy Ministers of the Environment.



Mr. Horiuchi also serves as Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office.



Mr. Yasuhide Nakayama as State Minister of Defense.



Mr. Nakayama also serves as Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office.



The above 25 people have been appointed as deputy ministers.