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First Kishida Cabinet 
Summary
The First Kishida Cabinet was the 100th Cabinet of Japan. Formed by Fumio Kishida on October 4, 2021, it had 21 members, including three women. Two ministers, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, retained their posts from the previous cabinet.[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.
First Kishida Cabinet | |
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 100th Cabinet of Japan | |
 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, October 4, 2021 | |
| Date formed | 4 October 2021 |
| Date dissolved | 10 November 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Emperor Naruhito |
| Head of government | Fumio Kishida |
| No. of ministers | 20 |
| Total no. of members | 21 |
| Member party | Liberal Democratic–Komeito Coalition |
| Status in legislature | HoR: LDP-K Coalition supermajority HoC: LDP-K Coalition majority |
| Opposition party | Constitutional Democratic Party |
| Opposition leader | Yukio Edano |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Suga Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Kishida Cabinet |
After just 37 days it was replaced by the Second Kishida Cabinet following the 2021 election, making it the shortest-serving cabinet in Japanese history.[2]
Election of the prime minister edit
| House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | First Vote | ||
| Votes | |||
 Fumio Kishida
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311 / 465
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| Yukio Edano | 124 / 465
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| Toranosuke Katayama | 11 / 465
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| Yuichiro Tamaki | 11 / 465
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| Sanae Takaichi | 1 / 465
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| Abstentions | 2 / 465
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| Vacant | 5 / 465
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| Source[3] | |||
| House of Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | First Vote | ||
| Votes | |||
| Fumio Kishida
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141 / 245
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| Yukio Edano | 65 / 245
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| Toranosuke Katayama | 15 / 245
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| Yuichiro Tamaki | 15 / 245
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| Yukiko Kada | 2 / 245
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| Yoshimi Watanabe | 2 / 245
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| Takae Itō | 1 / 245
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| Abstentions | 1 / 245
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| Vacant | 3 / 245
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| Source[4] | |||
List of ministers edit
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors
B = Bureaucrat
Cabinet edit
Citation of this table: List of First Kishida Cabinet Members[5]
| Portfolio | Minister | Term | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 
|
Fumio Kishida | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [6][7] | |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | 
|
Yasushi Kaneko | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [8] | |
| Minister of Justice | 
|
Yoshihisa Furukawa | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [9] | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | 
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Toshimitsu Motegi | R | September 11, 2019 – November 4, 2021 | [10] | |
|
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Fumio Kishida | R | November 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [11] | ||
| Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation |
|
Shun'ichi Suzuki | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [10] | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding |
|
Shinsuke Suematsu | C | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [12] | |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | 
|
Shigeyuki Goto | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [13] | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | 
|
Genjiro Kaneko | C | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | ||
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister in charge of 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 |
|
Koichi Hagiuda | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [14] | |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy |
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Tetsuo Saito | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [15] | |
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness |
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Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [16] | |
| Minister of Defense | 
|
Nobuo Kishi | R | September 16, 2020 – November 10, 2021 | [17] | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue |
|
Hirokazu Matsuno | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [18][19] | |
| Minister for Digital Agency Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Minister of State for Regulatory Reform |
|
Karen Makishima | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | ||
| Minister of Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs |
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Kosaburo Nishime | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [20] | |
| Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister in charge of Territorial Issues Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy |
|
Satoshi Ninoyu | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | ||
| Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister in Charge of Policies Related to Children Minister in Charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation |
|
Seiko Noda | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [21][22] | |
| Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Minister in charge of New Capitalism Minister in charge of Measures for Novel Coronavirus Disease and Health Crisis Management Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy |
|
Daishiro Yamagiwa | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [23] | |
| Minister in charge of Economic Security Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy |
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Takayuki Kobayashi | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | ||
| Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister in Charge of Promoting Vaccinations |
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Noriko Horiuchi | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | ||
| Minister for the World Expo 2025 Minister in Charge of Cohesive Society Minister in Charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy |
|
Kenji Wakamiya | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | [24] | |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau edit
| Portfolio | Deputy Minister | Term | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | 
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Seiji Kihara | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | ||
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Yoshihiko Isozaki | C | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | |||
|
Shun'ichi Kuryu | B | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | former: National Police Agency | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | 
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Masaharu Kondo | B | September 11, 2019 – November 10, 2021 | former: the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister edit
| Portfolio | Adviser | Term | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for National Security |
|
Seiji Kihara | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | also served as the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Domestic Economic and other special issues | 
|
Hideki Murai | R | October 8, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | ||
State ministers edit
| Portfolio | State Minister | Term | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Minister of Digital Agency | Fumiaki Kobayashi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Hiroyuki Togashi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Shin'ichi Yokoyama | C | September 13, 2019 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Takeyuki Watanabe | C | April 30, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office and the State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Fumiaki Kobayashi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Digital Agency | |
| Keitaro Ohno | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Hitoshi Kikawada | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Masaaki Akaike | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Yoshitaka Ikeda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | ||
| Ken'ichi Hosoda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Masahiro Ishii | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Shunsuke Mutai | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Environment | ||
| Makoto Oniki | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Defense | ||
| Hiroshi Yamamoto | C | January 22, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | ||
| Takeyuki Watanabe | C | April 30, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister for Reconstruction and the State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Hiroaki Tabata | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Yusuke Nakanishi | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| State Minister of Justice | Jun Tsushima | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kiyoshi Odawara | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Takako Suzuki | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| State Minister of Finance | Wataru Ito | R | September 18, 2020 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Satoshi Ohie | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Hideyuki Tanaka | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Yoshitaka Ikeda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Atsushi Koga | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Hiroshi Yamamoto | C | September 18, 2020 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Arata Takebe | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Hiroyuki Nakamura | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Ken'ichi Hosoda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Masahiro Ishii | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Norihiro Nakayama | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Takeyuki Watanabe | C | April 30, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister for Reconstruction and the State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| State Minister of Environment | Toshitaka Ohtaka | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Shunsuke Mutai | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| State Minister of Defense | Makoto Oniki | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office | |
Parliamentary vice-ministers edit
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Vice-Minister | Term | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital Agency | Taro Yamada | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Kohichi Munekiyo | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Harumi Takahashi | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | ||
| Kazuchika Iwata | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Hirohiko Izumida | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Taro Yamada | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital Agency | |
| Tetsuya Kimura | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Hiroo Kotera | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Dai Shimamura | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | ||
| Yuhmi Yoshikawa | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Yasushi Hosaka | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment | ||
| Hiroyuki Ohnishi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | ||
| Kohichi Munekiyo | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Hirohiko Izumida | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||
| Harumi Takahashi | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | ||
| Kazuchika Iwata | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Jiro Hatoyama | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Kohichi Watanabe | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Yasushi Miura | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hiroyuki Kada | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kentaro Uesugi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Taro Honda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Shingo Miyake | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Masahiro Kohmura | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Mamoru Shigemoto | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Yoko Wanibuchi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Harumi Takahashi | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Kazuhide Ohkuma | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Dai Shimamura | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Seishi Kumano | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Masao Miyazaki | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Yuhmi Yoshikawa | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Kazuchika Iwata | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Ayuko Kato | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Jiro Kimura | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |||
| Hirohiko Izumida | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment | Masaru Miyazaki | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Yasushi Hosaka | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Tsuyohito Iwamoto | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | ||
| Hiroyuki Ohnishi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
References edit
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External links edit
Pages at the Kantei (English website):
- List of Ministers October 2021 – November 2021