Prime Minister Kishida decided to appoint Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda as chairman of the party's political affairs research committee, as well as ▽ chairman of the general affairs committee Endo as chairman of the general affairs committee Final adjustments were made with the intention of appointing Moriyama, the former chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, as the head.
In addition, regarding the reshuffling of the Cabinet, we are coordinating the retention of Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Yamagiwa and Minister of State for Economy and Security Kobayashi.
On the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida decided to reshuffle the cabinet and personnel personnel of the Liberal Democratic Party, and is proceeding with personnel consideration.
Of these, in terms of party executive personnel, the appointment of Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda as Chairman of the Policy Research Council has been confirmed.
As Prime Minister Kishida, he is known as a close aide to former Prime Minister Abe, and is also one of the influential members of the Abe faction, the largest faction, while important issues such as economic measures in response to soaring prices and measures to strengthen defense capabilities are ahead. By appointing Mr. Hagiuda as the party's chief policy officer, it seems that the government and the ruling parties are aiming to facilitate discussions.
In addition, we have entered the final stages of appointing Mr. Endo, chairman of the Tanigaki Group's Election Affairs Committee, as chairman of the general affairs committee, and Mr. Moriyama, former chairman of the Moriyama faction's Diet Affairs Committee, as his successor.
As Prime Minister Kishida, Mr. Endo, who is close to himself, will be appointed as the chairman of the general affairs committee and will be in charge of coordinating within the party. It seems that there is an aim.
On the other hand, in the cabinet reshuffle, the Aso faction's Yamagiwa economy revitalization minister and the Nikai faction's minister in charge of economy and security Kobayashi are also coordinating.
Mr. Yamagiwa is working on measures against the new coronavirus and embodying "new capitalism," and Mr. Kobayashi is working on important issues for the administration, such as strengthening economic security.
On the evening of the 9th, Prime Minister Kishida will return to Tokyo from Nagasaki, where he visited, and will make final adjustments for the personnel affairs on the 10th.