The Yasuo Fukuda Cabinet governed Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from September 2007 to September 2008.[citation needed] The government was a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito and controlled both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.
Yasuo Fukuda Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 91st Cabinet of Japan | |
 Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, September 26, 2007 | |
| Date formed | September 26, 2007 |
| Date dissolved | September 24, 2008 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Emperor Akihito |
| Head of government | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Member party | LDP–NKP Coalition |
| Status in legislature | HoR: LDP-K Coalition supermajority HoC: LDP-K Coalition majority |
| Opposition party | Democratic Party of Japan |
| Opposition leader | Ichirō Ozawa |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 172th National Diet |
| Predecessor | First Abe Cabinet |
| Successor | Asō Cabinet |
Background
Election of the prime minister
Lists of ministers
Liberal Democratic
New Komeito
Independent
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda | R | September 26, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Decentralization Reform Minister of State for Regional Revitalization, Regional Government (doshu-sei) Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services | Hiroya Masuda | – | August 27, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of Justice | Kunio Hatoyama | R | August 27, 2007 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Masahiko Kōmura | R | September 26, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of Finance | Fukushiro Nukaga | R | August 27, 2007 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Kisaburo Tokai | R | September 26, 2007 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare | Yōichi Masuzoe | C | 27 August 2007 – 16 September 2009 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Masatoshi Wakabayashi | C | September 3, 2007 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Akira Amari | R | September 26, 2006 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister for Ocean Policy | Tetsuzo Fuyushiba | R | September 26, 2006 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Minister of the Environment Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems | Ichirō Kamoshita | R | August 27, 2007 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Minister of Defense | Shigeru Ishiba | R | September 26, 2007 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister of State for the Abduction Issue | Nobutaka Machimura | R | September 26, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of State, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Disaster Management and Food Safety | Shinya Izumi | C | August 27, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Innovation Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister of State for Social Affairs and Food Safety | Fumio Kishida | R | September 26, 2006 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Financial Services and Administrative Reform Minister of State for Civil Service Reform | Yoshimi Watanabe | R | August 27, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | Hiroko Ōta | – | September 26, 2006 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs Minister of State for Public Records Management and National Archives | Yōko Kamikawa | R | September 26, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Deputy Secretaries | ||||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Representatives) | Matsushige Ono | R | August 27, 2007 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Councillors) | Mitsuhide Iwaki | C | August 27, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) | Masahiro Futahashi | – | September 26, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
Reshuffled cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda | R | September 26, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Decentralization Reform Minister of State for Correcting Regional Disparities Minister of State for Regional Government (doshu-sei) Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services | Hiroya Masuda | – | August 27, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of Justice | Okiharu Yasuoka | R | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Masahiko Kōmura | R | September 26, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of Finance | Bunmei Ibuki | R | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Tsuneo Suzuki | R | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare | Yōichi Masuzoe | C | August 27, 2007 – September 26, 2009 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Seiichi Ota | R | August 2, 2008 – September 19, 2008 | |
| Nobutaka Machimura | R | September 19, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | ||
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Toshihiro Nikai | R | August 2, 2008 – September 16, 2009 | |
| Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister for Ocean Policy | Sadakazu Tanigaki | R | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of the Environment | Tetsuo Saito | R | August 2, 2008 – September 16, 2009 | |
| Minister of Defense | Yoshimasa Hayashi | C | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Nobutaka Machimura | R | September 26, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of State, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Disaster Management | Motoo Hayashi | R | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Financial Services Minister of State for Administrative Reform Minister of State for Civil Service Reform | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | Kaoru Yosano | R | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Food Safety Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Minister of State for Space Policy | Seiko Noda | R | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality Minister of State for Public Records Management and National Archives Minister of State for the Abduction Issue | Kyoko Nakayama | C | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Deputy Secretaries | ||||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Representatives) | Ryu Shionoya | R | August 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Councillors) | Mitsuhide Iwaki | C | August 27, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) | Masahiro Futahashi | – | September 26, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
References
External links
Pages at the Kantei (English website):