First Ishiba Cabinet

First Ishiba Cabinet
First Ishiba Cabinet
; 102nd Cabinet of Japan
1 October – 11 November 2024
	Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, October 1, 2024
Date formed	October 1, 2024
Date dissolved	November 11, 2024
People and organisations
Emperor	Naruhito
Prime Minister	Shigeru Ishiba
Prime Minister's history	Member of the HoR for Tottori 1st district (1986–present); Former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2008–2009); Former Defense Minister (2007–2008); Former Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (2012–2014);
No. of ministers	20
Member party	Liberal Democratic Party; Komeito; ;
Status in legislature	Coalition government; HoR (Lower): Majority; HoC (Upper): Majority
Opposition cabinet	Noda Next Cabinet
Opposition party	Constitutional Democratic Party; Japan Innovation Party; Democratic Party For the People; Japanese Communist Party; Reiwa Shinsengumi; Free Education For All; Social Democratic Party; Sanseitō; ;
Opposition leader	Yoshihiko Noda (CDP)
History
Legislature terms	HoR: 2021–2024; HoC: 2019–2025 and 2022–2028
Predecessor	Second Kishida Cabinet
Successor	Second Ishiba Cabinet

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.

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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]

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Choice		Party	Votes
	YShigeru Ishiba	Liberal Democratic Party	291 / 465
	Yoshihiko Noda	Constitutional Democratic Party	100 / 465
	Nobuyuki Baba	Nippon Ishin no Kai	45 / 465
	Tomoko Tamura	Japanese Communist Party	10 / 465
	Yuichiro Tamaki	Democratic Party for the People	7 / 465
	Shuji Kira	Independent (Yūshi no Kai)	5 / 465
	Tarō Yamamoto	Reiwa Shinsengumi	3 / 465
Source^[3]

Choice		Party	Votes
	YShigeru Ishiba	Liberal Democratic Party	143 / 242
	Yoshihiko Noda	Constitutional Democratic Party	45 / 242
	Nobuyuki Baba	Nippon Ishin no Kai	21 / 242
	Yuichiro Tamaki	Democratic Party For the People	12 / 242
	Tomoko Tamura	Japanese Communist Party	11 / 242
	Tarō Yamamoto	Reiwa Shinsengumi	5 / 242
	Yōichi Iha	Independent	1 / 242
	Takae Itō	Democratic Party For the People	1 / 242
	Sohei Kamiya	Sanseitō	1 / 242
	Toshimitsu Motegi	Liberal Democratic Party	1 / 242
	Sanae Takaichi	Liberal Democratic Party	1 / 242
Source^[3]

R	Member of the House of Representatives
C	Member of the House of Councillors
N	Non-Diet Member
B	Bureaucrat

Portfolio			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 ↓ N	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]

Portfolio	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

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