First Abe Cabinet
The First Abe Cabinet governed Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from September 2006 to September 2007. 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.
| First Abe Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 90th Cabinet of Japan | |
 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, September 26, 2006 | |
| Date formed | September 26, 2006 |
| Date dissolved | September 26, 2007 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Emperor Akihito |
| Head of government | Shinzo Abe |
| 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 | |
| Election(s) | 2007 Councillors election |
| Predecessor | Third Koizumi Cabinet |
| Successor | Fukuda Cabinet |
Election of the Prime Minister
| House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | First Vote | ||
| Votes | |||
 Shinzo Abe |
339 / 475 | ||
| Ichirō Ozawa | 136 / 475 | ||
| Source | |||
| House of Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | First Vote | ||
| Votes | |||
| Shinzo Abe |
136 / 240 | ||
| Ichirō Ozawa | 104 / 240 | ||
| Source | |||
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 | Shinzo Abe | R | September 26, 2006 – September 26, 2007 | |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Decentralization Reform Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services |
Yoshihide Suga | R | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Minister of Justice | Jinen Nagase | R | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tarō Asō | R | October 31, 2005 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Minister of Finance | Kōji Omi | R | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Bunmei Ibuki | R | September 26, 2006 – September 26, 2007 | |
| Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare | Hakuo Yanagisawa | R | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Toshikatsu Matsuoka | C | September 26, 2006 – May 28, 2007 | |
| Masatoshi Wakabayashi | C | May 28, 2007 – June 1, 2007 | ||
| Norihiko Akagi | R | June 1, 2007 – August 1, 2007 | ||
| Masatoshi Wakabayashi | C | August 1, 2007 – August 27, 2007 | ||
| 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 |
Masatoshi Wakabayashi | C | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Minister of Defense | Fumio Kyūma | R | January 9, 2007 – July 4, 2007 | |
| Yuriko Koike | R | July 4, 2007 – August 27, 2007 | ||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Yasuhisa Shiozaki | R | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Minister of State, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Disaster Management |
Kensei Mizote | C | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| 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 |
Sanae Takaichi | R | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Minister of State for Financial Services | Yuji Yamamoto | R | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | Hiroko Ōta | – | September 26, 2006 – September 26, 2007 | |
| Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | Genichiro Sata | R | September 26, 2006 – December 28, 2006 | |
| Yoshimi Watanabe | R | December 28, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | ||
| Deputy Secretaries | ||||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Representatives) | Hakubun Shimomura | R | September 26, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Councillors) | Seiji Suzuki | C | October 31, 2005 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) | Junzo Sotoba | – | September 26, 2006 – September 26, 2007 | |
Changes
- December 28, 2006 – Regulatory Reform Genichiro Sata resigned and was replaced by Yoshimi Watanabe.
- January 9, 2007 – A new position of Defense Minister was created, Fumio Kyūma was appointed the inaugural minister.
- May 28, 2007 – Agriculture Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka committed suicide and was replaced by Norihiko Akagi.
- July 3, 2007 – Defense Minister Fumio Kyūma resigned and was replaced by Yuriko Koike.
- August 1, 2007 – Agriculture Minister Norihiko Akagi committed suicide and was replaced by Masatoshi Wakabayashi.
Reshuffled Cabinet
PM Abe with his reshuffled cabinet inside the Kantei, August 27, 2007.
| Portfolio | Minister | Term of Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe | R | September 26, 2006 – September 26, 2006 | |
| 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 | Kunio Hatoyama | R | August 27, 2007 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Nobutaka Machimura | R | August 27, 2007 – September 26, 2007 | |
| Minister of Finance | Fukushiro Nukaga | R | August 27, 2007 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Bunmei Ibuki | R | September 26, 2006 – September 26, 2007 | |
| Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare | Yōichi Masuzoe | C | August 27, 2007 – September 26, 2009 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Takehiko Endo | R | August 27, 2007 – September 3, 2007 | |
| 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 | Masahiko Kōmura | R | August 27, 2007 – September 26, 2007 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister of State for the Abduction Issue |
Kaoru Yosano | R | August 27, 2007 – September 26, 2007 | |
| 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 26, 2007 | |
| Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Quality-of-Life Policy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for "Challenge Again" Initiative Minister of State for Regulatory Reform |
Fumio Kishida | R | August 27, 2007 – September 26, 2007 | |
| Minister of State for Financial Services and Administrative 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 | Yōko Kamikawa | R | September 26, 2006 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Deputy Secretaries | ||||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Representatives) | Matsushige Ono | R | August 27, 2007 – September 26, 2007 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Councillors) | Mitsuhide Iwaki | C | August 27, 2007 – September 24, 2008 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) | Junzo Sotoba | – | September 26, 2006 – September 26, 2007 | |
Changes
- September 3, 2007 – Agriculture Minister Takehiko Endo resigned and was replaced by his immediate predecessor Masatoshi Wakabayashi.
References
External links
Pages at the Kantei (English website):
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