With the inauguration of the Kishida Cabinet, the government decided on the appointment of deputy ministers and parliamentarians at an extraordinary cabinet meeting on the 6th.

26 Deputy Ministers, 1 female

A total of 26 people have been appointed as deputy ministers, 23 from the Liberal Democratic Party and 3 from the Komeito Party.

Of these, one is a woman.

▼ Mr. Fumiaki Kobayashi as Deputy Minister of Digital.

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

▼ Mr. Hiroyuki Togashi and Mr. Shinichi Yokoyama, a member of the House of Councilors of the Komeito Party, are the deputy ministers of reconstruction.

▼ Mr. Keitaro Ohno, Mr. Hitoshi Kikawada, and Mr. Masaaki Akaike, a member of the House of Councilors, are deputy ministers of the Cabinet Office.

▼ Mr. Hiroaki Tabata and Mr. Yusuke Nakanishi, a member of the House of Councilors, as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.

▼ Mr. Jun Tsushima as Deputy Minister of Justice.

▼ Mr. Kiyoshi Odawara and Mr. Takako Suzuki as Deputy Foreign Ministers.

▼ Mr. Wataru Ito of the Komeito and Mr. Satoshi Oie, a member of the House of Councilors, are the Deputy Minister of Finance.

▼ Mr. Hideyuki Tanaka and Mr. Yoshitaka Ikeda as Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

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

▼ Mr. Atsushi Koga, Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, and Mr. Hiroshi Yamamoto, a member of the House of Councilors of the Komeito Party.

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

▼ Mr. Arata Takebe and Mr. Hiroyuki Nakamura are Deputy Ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

▼ Kenichi Hosoda, Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Masahiro Ishii, a member of the House of Councilors.

Mr. Hosoda and Mr. Ishii also serve as Deputy Ministers of the Cabinet Office.

▼ Mr. Norihiro Nakayama and Mr. Takeyuki Watanabe, a member of the House of Councilors, are Deputy Ministers of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Mr. Watanabe concurrently serves as Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office and Deputy Minister of Reconstruction.

▼ Mr. Toshitaka Ooka and Mr. Shunsuke Mutai are Deputy Ministers of the Environment.

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

▼ Makoto Oniki as State Minister of Defense.

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



The above 26 people have been appointed as deputy ministers.

28 Parliamentarians, 4 of whom are women

A total of 28 people, 25 from the Liberal Democratic Party and 3 from the Komeito Party, have been appointed as Parliamentary Officers.

Of these, four are women.

▼ Mr. Taro Yamada, a member of the House of Councilors, is a digital parliamentary officer.

Mr. Yamada also serves as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for the Cabinet Office.

▼ Mr. Tetsuya Kimura, Mr. Hiroo Kodera, and Mr. Koichi Munekiyo as Parliamentary Vice-Ministers of the Cabinet Office.

Mr. Sosei also serves as a reconstruction affairs officer.

▼ Mr. Jiro Hatoyama, Mr. Koichi Watanabe, and Mr. Yasushi Miura, a member of the House of Councilors, as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.

▼ Mr. Hiroyuki Kada, a member of the House of Councilors, is a Parliamentary Secretary of Justice.

▼ Mr. Kentaro Uesugi, Mr. Taro Honda, and Mr. Shingo Miyake, a member of the House of Councilors, are foreign affairs officers.

▼ Mr. Masahiro Komura and Mr. Mamoru Shigemoto are Ministers of Finance.

▼ MEXT Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Yoko Wanibuchi of the Komeito Party, and Harumi Takahashi, a member of the House of Councilors.

Mr. Takahashi concurrently serves as a Cabinet Office Parliamentary Vice-Minister and a Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister.

▼ Mr. Kazuhide Okuma and Mr. Dai Shimamura, a member of the House of Councilors, as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Health, Labor and Welfare.

Mr. Shimamura also serves as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for the Cabinet Office.

▼ Mr. Seishi Kumano, a member of the House of Councilors of the Komeito Party, and Mr. Masao Miyazaki, a member of the House of Councilors, as Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

▼ Mr. Yumi Yoshikawa and Mr. Kazuchika Iwata, members of the House of Councilors, as Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for Economy, Trade and Industry.

Mr. Yoshikawa is a Cabinet Office Parliamentary Vice-Minister, and Mr. Iwata is a Cabinet Office Parliamentary Vice-Minister and a Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister.

▼ Mr. Ayuko Kato, Mr. Jiro Kimura, and Mr. Hirohiko Izumida as Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Mr. Izumida concurrently serves as a Cabinet Office Parliamentary Vice-Minister and a Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister.

▼ Mr. Masaru Miyazaki and Mr. Yasushi Hosaka, members of the House of Councilors of the Komeito Party, are environmental politicians.

Mr. Hosaka also serves as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for the Cabinet Office.

▼ Mr. Tsuyohito Iwamoto and Mr. Hiroyuki Onishi, members of the House of Councilors, are Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for Defense.

Mr. Onishi also serves as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for the Cabinet Office.



The above 28 people have been appointed as Parliamentary Officers.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno "Selecting the right person in the right place in each field"

At a press conference after the extraordinary cabinet meeting, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said, "The right person was selected for the right person in each field. The team, including the minister, the deputy minister, the political officer, and the staff of the government office, came together. I chose someone who could tackle the challenge. "



On that basis, regarding the aim of appointing younger employees, "Prime Minister Kishida has stated that he will carry out personnel affairs by carefully considering the balance between old, grand, and blue. Members of the 3rd term are also active as specialists in their respective fields, and personnel are appointed according to their characteristics. "