Takeshita Cabinet
Takeshita Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 74th Cabinet of Japan | |
 | |
| Date formed | November 6, 1987 |
| Date dissolved | December 27, 1988 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Noboru Takeshita |
| Member party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government (Lower House) 300 / 512 (59%) |
| Opposition parties | |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Third Nakasone Cabinet |
| Successor | Takeshita Cabinet (Reshuffle) |
The Takeshita Cabinet is the 74th Cabinet of Japan headed by Noboru Takeshita from November 6, 1987, to June 3, 1989.[1]
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Special mission etc. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Noboru Takeshita | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa | Resigned on December 9, 1988[note 1] | |
| Minister of Justice | Yukio Hayashida | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Sōsuke Uno | ||
| Minister of Finance | Kiichi Miyazawa | Resigned on December 9, 1988[note 1] | |
| Noboru Takeshita | Concurrently serving as Prime Minister | Appointed on December 9, 1988 Resigned on December 24, 1988 | |
| Tatsuo Murayama | Appointed on December 24, 1988 | ||
| Minister of Education | Gentarō Nakajima | National Diet Library Liaison and Coordination Committee member | |
| Minister of Health | Takao Fujimoto | In charge of Pension issues | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Takashi Satō | ||
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Hajime Tamura | ||
| Minister of Transport | Shintaro Ishihara | In charge of New Tokyo International Airport issues | |
| Minister of Posts | Masaaki Nakayama | ||
| Minister of Labor | Tarō Nakamura | ||
| Minister of Construction | Ihei Ochi | for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition | |
| Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission |
Seiroku Kajiyama | ||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Keizō Obuchi | ||
| Director of the Management and Coordination Agency | Osamu Takatori | ||
| Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency |
Shigeru Kasuya | ||
| Director of the Defense Agency | Tsutomu Kawara | Resigned on August 24, 1988[note 2] | |
| Kichirō Tazawa | Appointed on August 24, 1988 | ||
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Eiichi Nakao | ||
| Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Soichiro Ito | Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission | |
| Director of the Environment Agency | Toshio Horiuchi | ||
| Director of the National Land Agency | Seisuke Okuno | In charge of Land Measures | Resigned on May 13, 1988 |
| Hideo Utsumi | Appointed on May 13, 1988 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Ichirō Ozawa | for Political Affairs | |
| Nobuo Ishihara | for General Affairs Previous office: Administrative Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Osamu Mimura | Previous office: Chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office | |
| Source:[1] | |||
Reshuffled Cabinet
Takeshita Cabinet | |
|---|---|
74th Cabinet of Japan | |
 | |
| Date formed | December 27, 1988 |
| Date dissolved | June 3, 1989 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa (until January 7, 1989) Akihito (from January 7, 1989) |
| Prime Minister | Noboru Takeshita |
| Member party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government (Lower House) 300 / 512 (59%) |
| Opposition parties | |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Takeshita Cabinet |
| Successor | Uno Cabinet |
The Cabinet reshuffle took place on December 27, 1988.
| Portfolio | Minister | Special mission etc. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Noboru Takeshita | ||
| Minister of Justice | Takashi Hasegawa | Resigned on December 30, 1988[note 3] | |
| Masami Takatsuji | Appointed on December 30, 1988 Non-legislator Previous office: National Public Safety Commission member | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Sōsuke Uno | ||
| Minister of Finance | Tatsuo Murayama | ||
| Minister of Education | Takeo Nishioka | National Diet Library Liaison and Coordination Committee member | |
| Minister of Health | Junichiro Koizumi | In charge of Pension issues | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Tsutomu Hata | ||
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka | ||
| Minister of Transport | Shinji Sato | In charge of New Tokyo International Airport issues | |
| Minister of Posts | Seiichi Kataoka | ||
| Minister of Labor | Hyōsuke Niwa | ||
| Minister of Construction | Hikosaburo Okonogi | Resigned on June 2, 1989[note 4] | |
| Noboru Takeshita | Acting Concurrently serving as Prime Minister |
Appointed on June 2, 1989 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission |
Shigenobu Sakano | ||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Keizō Obuchi | ||
| Director of the Management and Coordination Agency | Saburō Kanemaru | ||
| Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency |
Chikao Sakamoto | ||
| Director of the Defense Agency | Kichirō Tazawa | ||
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Ken Harada | Resigned on January 25, 1989[note 3] | |
| Kōichirō Aino | Appointed on January 25, 1989 | ||
| Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Moichi Miyazaki | Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission | |
| Director of the Environment Agency | Masahisa Aoki | ||
| Director of the National Land Agency | Hideo Utsumi | In charge of Land Measures for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition |
|
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Ichirō Ozawa | for Political Affairs | |
| Nobuo Ishihara | for General Affairs Previous office: Administrative Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Osamu Mimura | Previous office: Chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office | |
| Source:[1] | |||
Notes
- ^ a b Due to the Recruit scandal
- ^ Due to the JDS Nadashio maritime incident
- ^ a b Resigned after it was discovered that he had received political donations from Recruit (company).
- ^ Resigned to become chairman of the House of Representatives Steering Committee.
References
- ^ a b c "第74代 竹下 登｜歴代内閣". Prime Minister's Official Residence. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
