Second Satō Cabinet

The Second Satō Cabinet is the 62nd Cabinet of Japan headed by Eisaku Satō from February 17, 1967 to January 14, 1970.

Second Satō Cabinet
62nd Cabinet of Japan
Initial composition
Date formed	February 17, 1967
Date dissolved	January 14, 1970
People and organisations
Emperor	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Eisaku Satō
Member party	Liberal Democratic Party
Status in legislature	House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Majority
Opposition parties	Japan Socialist Party Kōmeitō Democratic Socialist Party Japanese Communist Party
History
Elections	1967 general election 1968 councillors election
Legislature term	55th-62nd National Diet
Predecessor	First Satō Cabinet
Successor	Third Satō Cabinet

Cabinet

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Eisaku Satō		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	January 14, 1970
Minister of Justice	Isaji Tanaka		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Takeo Miki		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	October 28, 1968
Minister of Finance	Mikio Mizuta		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Education	Toshihiro Kennoki		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Minister of Health	Hideo Bō		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Tadao Kuraishi		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	February 22, 1968
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Watarō Kanno		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Minister of Transport	Takeo Ōhashi		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Minister of Posts	Takeji Kobayashi		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Labor	Takashi Hayakawa		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Minister of Construction Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Director of the Chubu Regional Development and Maintenance Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission	Eiichi Nishimura		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission	Sensuke Fujieda		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Director of the Administrative Management Agency	Isao Matsudaira		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency Director of the Science and Technology Agency	Susumu Nikaidō		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Director of the Defense Agency	Kaneshichi Masuda		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 30, 1968
Director of the Economic Planning Agency	Kiichi Miyazawa		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 30, 1968
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Kenji Fukunaga		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	June 21, 1967
	Toshio Kimura		Liberal Democratic	June 22, 1967	November 30, 1968
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Toshio Tsukahara		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 25, 1967
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Masami Takatsuji		Independent	February 17, 1967	January 14, 1970
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)	Toshio Kimura		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	June 21, 1967
	Takao Kameoka		Liberal Democratic	June 22, 1967	November 30, 1968
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)	Minoru Ishioka		Independent	February 17, 1967	January 14, 1970
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs)	Senichirō Uemura		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 28, 1967
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs)	Hideo Hori		Independent	February 17, 1967	February 2, 1968
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First Cabinet reshuffle

First Cabinet reshuffle

The first Cabinet reshuffle took place on November 25, 1967.

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Eisaku Satō		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	January 14, 1970
Minister of Justice	Bunzō Akama		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Takeo Miki		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	October 28, 1968
	Eisaku Satō (acting)		Liberal Democratic	October 29, 1968	November 30, 1968
Minister of Finance	Mikio Mizuta		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Education	Hirokichi Nadao		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Health	Sunao Sonoda		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Tadao Kuraishi		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	February 22, 1968
	Naomi Nishimura		Liberal Democratic	February 23, 1968	November 30, 1968
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Etsusaburo Shiina		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Transport	Yasuhiro Nakasone		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Posts	Takeji Kobayashi		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Labor	Heiji Ogawa		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Construction Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Director of the Chubu Regional Development and Maintenance Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission	Shigeru Hori		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission	Masamichi Akazawa		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Director of the Administrative Management Agency Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Takeo Kimura		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Director of the Defense Agency	Kaneshichi Masuda		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 30, 1968
Director of the Economic Planning Agency	Kiichi Miyazawa		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	November 30, 1968
Director of the Science and Technology Agency	Naotsugu Nabeshima		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Toshio Kimura		Liberal Democratic	June 22, 1967	November 30, 1968
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Tatsuo Tanaka		Liberal Democratic	November 25, 1967	November 30, 1968
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Masami Takatsuji		Independent	February 17, 1967	January 14, 1970
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)	Takao Kameoka		Liberal Democratic	June 22, 1967	November 30, 1968
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)	Minoru Ishioka		Independent	February 17, 1967	January 14, 1970
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs)	Tetsuo Yagi		Liberal Democratic	November 28, 1967	December 3, 1968
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs)	Hideo Hori		Independent	February 17, 1967	February 2, 1968
	Kyosuke Hirotsu		Independent	February 2, 1968	August 12, 1969
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Second Cabinet reshuffle

Second Cabinet reshuffle

The second Cabinet reshuffle took place on November 30, 1968.

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Eisaku Satō		Liberal Democratic	February 17, 1967	January 14, 1970
Minister of Justice	Kichinosuke Saigo		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Kiichi Aichi		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of Finance	Takeo Fukuda		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of Education	Michita Sakata		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of Health	Noboru Saitō		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Shirō Hasegawa		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Masayoshi Ōhira		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of Transport	Ken Harada		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of Posts	Toshio Kōmoto		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of Labor	Kenzaburo Hara		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of Construction Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Director of the Chubu Regional Development and Maintenance Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission	Shinzō Tsubokawa		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission	Takeo Noda		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Director of the Administrative Management Agency Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Masuo Araki		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Director of the Defense Agency	Kiichi Arita		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Director of the Economic Planning Agency	Watarō Kanno		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Director of the Science and Technology Agency	Shirō Kiuchi		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Shigeru Hori		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Tokuji Tokonami		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Masami Takatsuji		Independent	February 17, 1967	January 14, 1970
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)	Toshio Kimura		Liberal Democratic	November 30, 1968	January 14, 1970
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)	Minoru Ishioka		Independent	February 17, 1967	January 14, 1970
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs)	Hyōsuke Kujiraoka		Liberal Democratic	December 3, 1968	January 14, 1970
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs)	Kyosuke Hirotsu		Independent	February 2, 1968	August 12, 1969
	Norio Iwakura		Independent	August 12, 1969	January 14, 1970
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