First Kaifu Cabinet
First Kaifu Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 76th Cabinet of Japan | |
 | |
| Date formed | August 10, 1989 |
| Date dissolved | February 28, 1990 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Akihito |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Member party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government (Lower House) 300 / 512 (59%) |
| Opposition parties | |
| History | |
| Election | 39th general election (1990) |
| Predecessor | Uno Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Kaifu Cabinet |
The First Kaifu Cabinet is the 76th Cabinet of Japan headed by Toshiki Kaifu from August 10, 1989, to February 28, 1990.[1] Kaifu succeed at promoting two women as ministers and defying Takeshita faction's demand of reappointment of Uno cabinet members, but had to follow factional balance: Takeshita faction has given five ministries, while Abe, Miyazawa and Nakasone factions each received four. Komoto faction, Kaifu's own, only got two ministries.
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Special mission etc. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu | Komoto faction | |
| Minister of Justice | Masao Gotō | Independent | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Taro Nakayama | Abe faction | |
| Minister of Finance | Ryutaro Hashimoto | Takeshita faction | |
| Minister of Education | Kazuya Ishibashi | National Diet Library Liaison and Coordination Committee member | Abe faction |
| Minister of Health | Saburō Toida | In charge of Pension issues | Takeshita faction |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Michihiko Kano | Abe faction | |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Hikaru Matsunaga | Nakasone faction | |
| Minister of Transport | Takami Eto | In charge of New Tokyo International Airport issues | Nakasone faction |
| Minister of Posts | Senpachi Ōishi | Nakasone faction | |
| Minister of Labor | Jōji Fukushima | Independent | |
| Minister of Construction | Shōzō Harada | Miyazawa faction | |
| Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission | Kōzō Watanabe | Takeshita faction | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Tokuo Yamashita | Komoto faction, Resigned on August 25, 1989 | |
| Mayumi Moriyama | First female officeholder | Komoto faction, Appointed on August 25, 1989 | |
| Director of the Management and Coordination Agency | Kiyoshi Mizuno | Miyazawa faction | |
| Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency | Fumio Abe | Miyazawa faction | |
| Director of the Defense Agency | Jūrō Matsumoto | Abe faction | |
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Sumiko Takahara | Non-legislator | |
| Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Eizaburō Saitō | Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission | Independent |
| Director of the Environment Agency | Mayumi Moriyama | Komoto faction, Resigned on August 25, 1989 | |
| Setsu Shiga | Komoto faction, Appointed on August 25, 1989 | ||
| Director of the National Land Agency | Hajime Ishii | In charge of Land Measures for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition | Takeshita faction |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Atsuo Kudō | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for Political Affairs) | Setsu Shiga | Resigned on August 25, 1989 | |
| Takao Fujimoto | Appointed on August 25, 1989 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for General Affairs) | Nobuo Ishihara | ||
| Source:[1] | |||
Notes
References
- ^ a b "第76代 海部 俊樹｜歴代内閣". Prime Minister's Official Residence. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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