The Ishiba Cabinet is the 102nd Cabinet of Japan. Formed by Shigeru Ishiba on 1 October 2024, it has 20 members, including two women.[1] The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito who controlled both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.

Ishiba Cabinet

102nd Cabinet of Japan
Date formed1 October 2024
People and organisations
EmperorNaruhito
Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba
Prime Minister's historyMember of the HoR for Tottori 1st district (1986-)
Former Defense Minister (2007–2008)
Former Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (2012–2014)
Total no. of members21
Member party  Liberal Democratic Party
  Komeito
Status in legislatureCoalition government
HoR (Lower):
Majority
290 / 465 (62%)

HoC (Upper):
Majority
141 / 245 (58%)
Opposition cabinetNoda Next Cabinet
Opposition party
Opposition leaderYoshihiko Noda
History
PredecessorSecond Kishida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)

Election of the prime minister

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List of ministers

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Parties
Liberal Democratic
Komeito
R Member of the House of Representatives
C Member of the House of Councillors
B Bureaucrat

Ministers

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Citation of this table: List of Ishiba Cabinet Members[3]

Portfolio Portrait Minister Took office Left office Note
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister   Shigeru Ishiba R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications   Seiichiro Murakami R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Justice   Hideki Makihara R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister for Foreign Affairs   Takeshi Iwaya R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Finance
Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation
  Katsunobu Katō R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology   Toshiko Abe R 1 October 2024 Incumbent First cabinet appointment[4]
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare   Takamaro Fukuoka C 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries   Yasuhiro Ozato R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
  Yoji Muto R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy
Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027
  Tetsuo Saito R 4 October 2021 Incumbent
Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
  Keiichiro Asao C 1 October 2024 Incumbent First cabinet appointment[4]
Minister of Defense   Gen Nakatani R 1 October 2024 Incumbent First cabinet appointment[4]
Chief Cabinet Secretary   Yoshimasa Hayashi R 14 December 2023 Incumbent
Minister for Digital Transformation
Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms
Minister in charge of Digital Garden City Nation Vision
Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
  Masaaki Taira R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Reconstruction
Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
  Tadahiko Ito R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
Minister in charge of Territorial Issues
Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy
  Manabu Sakai R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister of State for Policies Related to Children
Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate
Minister of State for Youth's Empowerment
Minister of State for Gender Equality
Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment
Minister in charge of Cohesive Society
Minister in charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation
  Junko Mihara C 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization
Minister in charge of New Capitalism
Minister in charge of Startups
Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management
Minister in charge of Social Security Reform
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
  Ryosei Akazawa R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister in charge of Economic Security
Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy
Minister of State for Intellectual Property Strategy
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of State for Space Policy
Minister of State for Economic Security
  Minoru Kiuchi R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Minister of State for Regional Revitalization
Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies
Minister for the World Expo 2025
  Yoshitaka Itō R 1 October 2024 Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ "石破内閣発足へ にじむ安保シフトと論功行賞、女性閣僚は2人". The Asahi Shimbun. October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "自民 石破総裁を第102代総理大臣に選出 衆参本会議". NHK. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "List of Ministers". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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