The First Ishiba Cabinet was the 102nd Cabinet of Japan, formed by Shigeru Ishiba on 1 October 2024, following the resignation of Fumio Kishida after the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on 27 September 2024. It has 20 members, including two women.[1] The government was a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito who controlled both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.

First Ishiba Cabinet

102nd Cabinet of Japan
1 October11 November 2024
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, October 1, 2024
Date formedOctober 1, 2024
Date dissolvedNovember 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
Legislature termsHoR: 2021–2024
HoC: 2019–2025 and 2022–2028
PredecessorSecond Kishida Cabinet
SuccessorSecond Ishiba Cabinet

After just 41 days it was replaced by the Second Ishiba Cabinet following the 2024 election, making it the second shortest-serving cabinet in Japanese history, after the First Kishida Cabinet.[2]

Election of the prime minister

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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
N Non-Diet Member
B Bureaucrat

Ministers

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Citation of this table: List of Ishiba Cabinet Members[4]

Portfolio Portrait Minister Took office Left office Note
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister   Shigeru Ishiba R 1 October 2024 11 November 2024
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications   Seiichiro Murakami R 1 October 2024 11 November 2024
Minister of Justice   Hideki Makihara R

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1 October 2024 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
Minister for Foreign Affairs   Takeshi Iwaya R 1 October 2024 11 November 2024
Minister of Finance
Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation
  Katsunobu Katō R 1 October 2024 11 November 2024
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology   Toshiko Abe R 1 October 2024 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare   Takamaro Fukuoka C 1 October 2024 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries   Yasuhiro Ozato R

N
1 October 2024 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
  Yoji Muto R 1 October 2024 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
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 11 November 2024
Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
  Keiichiro Asao C 1 October 2024 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
Minister of Defense   Gen Nakatani R 1 October 2024 11 November 2024
Chief Cabinet Secretary   Yoshimasa Hayashi R 14 December 2023 11 November 2024
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 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
Minister of Reconstruction
Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
  Tadahiko Ito R 1 October 2024 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
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 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
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 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
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 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
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 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]
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 11 November 2024 First cabinet appointment[5]

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau

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Portfolio Portrait Deputy Minister Took office Left office Previous office
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary   Keiichiro Tachibana R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
  Kazuhiko Aoki C 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Fumitoshi Satō B 1 October 2024 Incumbent Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau   Nobuyuki Iwao B 27 August 2024 Incumbent Public Prosecutors Office

Special Advisors to the Prime Minister

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Special Advisors to the Prime Minister
Portfolio Portrait Advisor Took office Left office Previous office
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for important national security policies and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues   Akihisa Nagashima R 1 October 2024 Incumbent
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for social infrastructure development such as national resilience and reconstruction, science and technology innovation policy and other special assignments   Masafumi Mori B 1 January 2022 Incumbent
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for wages and employment   Wakako Yata B 15 September 2023 Incumbent Member of the House of Councillors belonged to the Democratic Party for the People
 
State ministers
Portfolio State Minister Took office Left office Concurrent post
State Minister for Digital Transformation Akimasa Ishikawa R 15 September 2023 Incumbent State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister for Reconstruction Hirohisa Takagi R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Keiichi Koshimizu R 3 October 2024 Incumbent
Shigeru Dōko C 15 September 2023 Incumbent State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
State Minister of Cabinet Office Akimasa Ishikawa R 15 September 2023 Incumbent State Minister for Digital Transformation
Tatsunori Ibayashi R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Shōzō Kudō R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Atsushi Koga R 14 December 2023 Incumbent
Kazuchika Iwata R 15 September 2023 Incumbent State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Ryōsuke Kōzuki C 14 December 2023 Incumbent State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Shigeru Dōko C 15 September 2023 Incumbent State Minister for Reconstruction
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Motome Takisawa C 15 September 2023 Incumbent State Minister of the Environment
Makoto Oniki R 14 December 2023 Incumbent State Minister of Defense
State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Kōichi Watanabe R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Seishi Baba C 15 September 2023 Incumbent
State Minister of Justice Hiroaki Kadoyama R 31 October 2023 Incumbent
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiyoto Tsuji R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Yoshifumi Tsuge C 14 December 2023 Incumbent
State Minister of Finance Hiroaki Saitō R 3 October 2024 Incumbent
Shinichi Yokoyama C 3 October 2024 Incumbent
State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Arata Takebe R 3 October 2024 Incumbent
Sōichiro Imaeda R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Yoko Wanibuchi R 3 October 2024 Incumbent
Masahisa Miyazaki R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Norikazu Suzuki R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Nobuhide Takemura R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kazuchika Iwata R 15 September 2023 Incumbent State Minister of Cabinet Office
Ryōsuke Kōzuki C 14 December 2023 Incumbent State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kōnosuke Kokuba R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Shigeru Dōko C 15 September 2023 Incumbent State Minister for Reconstruction
State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of the Environment Tetsuya Yagi R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Motome Takisawa C 15 September 2023 Incumbent State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister of Defense Makoto Oniki R 14 December 2023 Incumbent State Minister of Cabinet Office

Parliamentary vice-ministers

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Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
Portfolio Parliamentary
Vice-Minister
Took office Left office Concurrent post
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation Shin Tsuchida R 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Shōjirō Hiranuma R 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Akiko Honda C 26 October 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Shinji Takeuchi C 3 October 2024 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Masanao Ozaki R 31 January 2024 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office Shin Tsuchida R 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation
Jun'ichi Kanda R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Yūichirō Koga C 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Shōjirō Hiranuma R 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
Taku Ishii R 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Shinji Takeuchi C 3 October 2024 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
Masanao Ozaki R 31 January 2024 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
Isato Kunisada R 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment
Shingo Miyake C 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Shōji Nishida R 31 January 2024 Incumbent
Junji Hasegawa R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Toshimitsu Funahashi C 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice Hideyuki Nakano R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiro Kōmura R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Yōichi Fukazawa R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Yasushi Hosaka R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance Takakazu Seto R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Kanehiko Shindo C 14 December 2023 Incumbent
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yasukuni Kinjō R 3 October 2024 Incumbent
Akiko Honda C 26 October 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Akihisa Shiozaki R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Yasushi Miura C 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kenichi Shōji R 3 October 2024 Incumbent
Shōji Maitachi C 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Shinji Takeuchi C 3 October 2024 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Taku Ishii R 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Rintarō Ishibashi R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Takashi Koyari C 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Masanao Ozaki R 31 January 2024 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment Kentarō Asahi C 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Isato Kunisada R 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Hisashi Matsumoto R 15 September 2023 Incumbent
Shingo Miyake C 15 September 2023 Incumbent Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office

References

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  2. ^ "【速報】石破内閣が総辞職 11日夜には第2次石破内閣発足へ". TBS NEWS DIG. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "List of Ministers". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Profiles of new Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet members". kyodonews. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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Preceded by Cabinet of Japan
2024
Succeeded by