First Kishida Cabinet Explained

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.

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

October 4, 2021

House of Representatives
Choice		First Vote
		Votes
	Fumio Kishida
	Yukio Edano
	Toranosuke Katayama
	Yuichiro Tamaki
	Sanae Takaichi
	Abstentions
	Vacant
Source[3]

October 4, 2021

House of Councillors
Choice		First Vote
		Votes
	Fumio Kishida
	Yukio Edano
	Toranosuke Katayama
	Yuichiro Tamaki
	Yukiko Kada
	Yoshimi Watanabe
	Takae Itō
	Abstentions
	Vacant
Source[4]

List of ministers

R = Member of the House of Representatives

C = Member of the House of Councillors

B = Bureaucrat

Cabinet

Citation of this table: List of First Kishida Cabinet Members^[5]

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				R	October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021	[9]
Minister for Foreign Affairs			Toshimitsu Motegi	R	September 11, 2019 – November 4, 2021
			Fumio Kishida	R	November 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021	[10]
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	[11]
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				R	October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021	[14]
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy			Tetsuo Saito	R	October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021	[15]
Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness			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 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				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				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			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			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

Deputy Minister!Term!Note

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary			Seiji Kihara	R	October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021
			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			Masaharu Kondo	B	September 11, 2019 – November 10, 2021	former: the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Special Adviser to the Prime Minister

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

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			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

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

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External links

Pages at the Kantei (English website):

• List of Ministers October 2021 – November 2021