The Second Ishiba Cabinet is the 103rd Cabinet of Japan, formed by Shigeru Ishiba on 11 November 2024, following the general election on 27 October 2024. Members of the First Ishiba Cabinet were reappointed except for Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, Tourism Tetsuo Saito, who has become the Chief Representative of Komeito, Minister of Justice Hideki Makihara who lost his seat in the last general election and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yasuhiro Ozato who lost his seat in the last general election.

Second Ishiba Cabinet

103rd Cabinet of Japan
11 November 2024 – present
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front row, centre) with the re-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, November 11, 2024
Date formedNovember 11, 2024
People and organisations
EmperorNaruhito
Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba
Prime Minister's history
No. of ministers20
Member party
    •   Liberal Democratic Party
    •   Komeito
Status in legislatureCoalition government
HoR (Lower):
Minority
221 / 465 (48%)

HoC (Upper):
Majority
142 / 245 (58%)
Opposition cabinetNoda Next Cabinet
Opposition party
Opposition leaderYoshihiko Noda (CDP)
History
Outgoing election2024 general election
Legislature termsHoR: 2024–2028 (maximum)
HoC: 2019–2025 and 2022–2028
PredecessorFirst Ishiba Cabinet

Election of the prime minister

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House of Representatives

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House of Councillors

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Cabinet

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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[2]

Portfolio Portrait Minister Took office Left office Note
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister   Shigeru Ishiba R 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications   Seiichiro Murakami R 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Justice   Keisuke Suzuki R 11 November 2024 Incumbent First cabinet appointment
Minister for Foreign Affairs   Takeshi Iwaya R 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Finance
Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation
  Katsunobu Katō R 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology   Toshiko Abe R 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare   Takamaro Fukuoka C 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries   Taku Etō R 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
  Yoji Muto R 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy
Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027
  Hiromasa Nakano R 11 November 2024 Incumbent First cabinet appointment
Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
  Keiichiro Asao C 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Defense   Gen Nakatani R 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Chief Cabinet Secretary   Yoshimasa Hayashi R 11 November 2024 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 11 November 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Reconstruction
Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
  Tadahiko Ito R 11 November 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 11 November 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 11 November 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 11 November 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 11 November 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 11 November 2024 Incumbent

Special Advisor to the Prime Minister

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Office of the Prime Minister
Portfolio Adviser Term Note
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister   Akihisa Nagashima R October 1, 2024 – present [3]
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister   Masafumi Mori B January 1, 2022 – present [3]
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister   Wakako Yata B September 13, 2023 - present Former Member of the House of Councillors[3][4]
Belonged to the Democratic Party for the People

References

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  1. ^ a b c "首相指名選挙 決選投票の結果は?仕組みは?過去の決選投票も". NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ "List of Ministers". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "List of Special Advisors to the Prime Minister". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ "令和5年9月15日 辞令交付(内閣総理大臣補佐官) | 総理の一日". 首相官邸ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
Preceded by Cabinet of Japan
2024–present
Incumbent