Fourth Abe Cabinet
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Fourth Abe Cabinet | |
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98th Cabinet of Japan | |
Date formed | November 1, 2017 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Emperor Akihito (2017–2019) Emperor Naruhito (2019–present) |
Head of government | Shinzō Abe |
Deputy head of government | Tarō Asō |
Member party | Liberal Democratic–Komeito Coalition |
Status in legislature | HoR: LDP-K Coalition Supermajority HoC: LDP-K Coalition majority |
Opposition party | Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan |
Opposition leader | Yukio Edano |
History | |
Elections | 2017 general election 2019 councillors election |
Predecessor | Third Abe Cabinet |
The Fourth Abe Cabinet was formed in November 2017 by Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and is the current government of Japan. The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito (which had changed its name from "New Komeito" in the 2012–2014 term) and controls both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.
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Election of the Prime Minister
House of Representatives Absolute majority (233/465) required | |||
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Choice | Vote | ||
Caucuses | Votes | ||
Shinzō Abe | LDP (282), Independent [Speaker] (1), Komeito (29) | 312 / 465
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Yukio Edano | CDP (55), Liberal (2), SDP (2), Independent [Vice Speaker] (1) | 60 / 465
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Shū Watanabe | Kibō (51) | 51 / 465
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Kōhei Ōtsuka | Independents formerly from DP (16) | 16 / 465
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Kazuo Shii | JCP (12) | 12 / 465
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Toranosuke Katayama | Ishin (11) | 11 / 465
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Seiji Maehara | Independent [Katsuhito Nakajima] (1) | 1 / 465
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Eiichirō Washio | Independent [Eiichirō Washio] (1) | 1 / 465
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Invalid ballot | LDP (1) | 1 / 465
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Source: 195th Diet Session (House of Representatives) (roll call only lists individual votes, not grouped by caucus) |
House of Councillors Absolute majority (122/242) required | |||
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Choice | Vote | ||
Caucuses | Votes | ||
Shinzō Abe | LDP-Kokoro (124), Komeito (24), Independents Club (2) , Independent (1) | 151 / 242
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Kōhei Ōtsuka | DP (47), Independent [Vice President] (1) | 48 / 242
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Kazuo Shii | JCP (14) | 14 / 242
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Toranosuke Katayama | Ishin (11) | 11 / 242
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Yukio Edano | Hope Coalition (Liberal and SDP) (6), Okinawa Whirlwind (2), Independent-CDP [Tetsuro Fukuyama] (1) | 9 / 242
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Shū Watanabe | Kibō (3) | 3 / 242
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Kenzō Fujisue | Kokumin no Koe [People's Voice] (2) | 2 / 242
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Blank ballot | Independent [Kazuyuki Yamaguchi] (1) | 1 / 242
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Did not vote | Independent [President] (1), LDP-Kokoro (1), Komeito (1) | 3 / 242
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Source: 195th Diet Session (House of Councillors) (lists individual votes grouped by caucus) |
Lists of Ministers
Liberal Democratic
Komeito
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors
Cabinet
Portfolio | Minister | Term | |||
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Prime Minister | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Shinzō Abe | R | December 26, 2012 – Present | |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Tarō Asō | R | December 26, 2012 – Present | |
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Women's Empowerment Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Seiko Noda | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Minister of Justice | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Yōko Kamikawa | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Tarō Kōno | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Yoshimasa Hayashi | C | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister for Working-style Reform Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue Minister of State for the Abduction Issue |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Katsunobu Katō | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Ken Saitō | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State for 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 |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Hiroshige Sekō | C | August 3, 2016 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister of State for Water Cycle Policy |
style="background-color: Template:Komeito/meta/color" | | Keiichi Ishii | R | October 7, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Masaharu Nakagawa | C | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Minister of Defense | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Itsunori Onodera | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Alleviating the Burden of the Bases in Okinawa |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Yoshihide Suga | R | December 26, 2012 – Present | |
Minister of State for Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Masayoshi Yoshino | R | April 26, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister of State for Disaster Management |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Hachiro Okonogi | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Ocean Policy Minister in charge of Territorial Issues |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Tetsuma Esaki | R | August 3, 2017 – February 27, 2018 | |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Teru Fukui | R | February 27, 2018 – October 2, 2018 | ||
Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for the "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Masaji Matsuyama | C | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Minister for Human Resources Development Minister in charge of Total Reform of Social Security and Tax Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Administrative Reform Minister of State for Civil Service Reform |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Hiroshi Kajiyama | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 | |
Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Shun'ichi Suzuki | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
Changes
- February 27, 2018 – Okinawa and Northern Territories Minister Tetsuma Esaki resigned and was replaced by Teru Fukui.
First Reshuffled Cabinet
Portfolio | Minister | Term | |||
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Prime Minister | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Shinzō Abe | R | December 26, 2012 – Present | |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Tarō Asō | R | December 26, 2012 – Present | |
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Masatoshi Ishida | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Justice | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Takashi Yamashita | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Tarō Kōno | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Masahiko Shibayama | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister for Working-style Reform |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Takumi Nemoto | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Takamori Yoshikawa | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State for 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 |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Hiroshige Sekō | C | August 3, 2016 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister of State for Water Cycle Policy |
style="background-color: Template:Komeito/meta/color" | | Keiichi Ishii | R | October 7, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Yoshiaki Harada | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of Defense | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Takeshi Iwaya | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Alleviating the Burden of the Bases in Okinawa |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Yoshihide Suga | R | December 26, 2012 – Present | |
Minister of State for Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Hiromichi Watanabe | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister of State for Disaster Management |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Junzo Yamamoto | C | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy Minister of State for the "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Takuya Hirai | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens Minister of State for Administrative Reform Minister of State for Civil Service Reform Minister in charge of Territorial Issues Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Ocean Policy |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister in charge of TPP and Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Satsuki Katayama | C | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 | |
Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Yoshitaka Sakurada | R | October 2, 2018 – April 10, 2019 | |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Shun'ichi Suzuki | R | April 10, 2019 – September 11, 2019 |
Changes
- April 10, 2019 – Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada resigned and was replaced by Shun'ichi Suzuki.
Second Reshuffled Cabinet
Portfolio | Minister | Term | |||
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Prime Minister | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Shinzō Abe | R | December 26, 2012 – Present | |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Tarō Asō | R | December 26, 2012 – Present | |
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Sanae Takaichi | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of Justice | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Katsuyuki Kawai | R | September 11, 2019 – October 31, 2019 | |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Masako Mori | R | October 31, 2019 – Present | ||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Kōichi Hagiuda | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister in charge of Working-style Reform |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Katsunobu Katō | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Taku Etō | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness Minister in charge of International Exposition Minister of State 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 |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Isshu Sugawara | R | September 11, 2019 – October 25, 2019 | |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Hiroshi Kajiyama | R | October 25, 2019 – Present | ||
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy |
style="background-color: Template:Komeito/meta/color" | | Kazuyoshi Akaba | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Shinjirō Koizumi | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of Defense | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Tarō Kōno | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Yoshihide Suga | R | December 26, 2012 – Present | |
Minister for Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Kazunori Tanaka | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister of State for Disaster Management |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Ryota Takeda | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens Minister in charge of Territorial Issues Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Ocean Policy |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Seiichi Eto | C | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Naokazu Takemoto | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister in charge of TPP and Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Yasutoshi Nishimura | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Regulatory Reform |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Seigo Kitamura | R | September 11, 2019 – Present | |
Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister of State for Gender Equality |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color" | | Seiko Hashimoto | C | September 11, 2019 – Present |
Changes
- October 25, 2019 – Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Isshu Sugawara resigned and was replaced by Hiroshi Kajiyama.
- October 31, 2019 – Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai resigned and was replaced by Masako Mori.