# Fourth Abe Cabinet

The Fourth Abe Cabinet governed Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe from November 2017 to September 2020. The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito (which had changed its name from "New Komeito" in the 2012–2014 term) and controls both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.
Following his resignation, the Fourth Abe cabinet was dissolved on September 16, 2020, and replaced with the Suga cabinet.
According to research by Nikkan Gendai, 10 out of 20 members in the Fourth Abe Cabinet had connections to the Unification Church. These connections were largely not reported by Japanese media at the time.

## Election of the prime minister

1 November 2017 :
| House of Representatives Absolute majority (233/465) required ||||
| Choice | Choice | Vote | Vote |
| Choice | Choice | Caucuses | Votes |
| | YShinzō Abe | LDP (282), Independent [Speaker] (1), Komeito (29) | 312 / 465 |
| | Yukio Edano | CDP (55), Liberal (2), SDP (2), Independent [Vice Speaker] (1) | 60 / 465 |
| | Shū Watanabe | Kibō (51) | 51 / 465 |
| | Kōhei Ōtsuka | Independents formerly from DP (16) | 16 / 465 |
| | Kazuo Shii | JCP (12) | 12 / 465 |
| | Toranosuke Katayama | Ishin (11) | 11 / 465 |
| | Seiji Maehara | Independent [Katsuhito Nakajima] (1) | 1 / 465 |
| | Eiichirō Washio | Independent [Eiichirō Washio] (1) | 1 / 465 |
| | Invalid ballot | LDP (1) | 1 / 465 |
| Source: 195th Diet Session (House of Representatives) (roll call only lists individual votes, not grouped by caucus) ||||
1 November 2017 :
| House of Councillors Absolute majority (122/242) required ||||
| Choice | Choice | Vote | Vote |
| Choice | Choice | Caucuses | Votes |
| | YShinzō Abe | LDP-Kokoro (124), Komeito (24), Independents Club (2) , Independent (1) | 151 / 242 |
| | Kōhei Ōtsuka | DP (47), Independent [Vice President] (1) | 48 / 242 |
| | Kazuo Shii | JCP (14) | 14 / 242 |
| | Toranosuke Katayama | Ishin (11) | 11 / 242 |
| | Yukio Edano | Hope Coalition (Liberal and SDP) (6), Okinawa Whirlwind (2), Independent-CDP [Tetsuro Fukuyama] (1) | 9 / 242 |
| | Shū Watanabe | Kibō (3) | 3 / 242 |
| | Kenzō Fujisue | Kokumin no Koe [People's Voice] (2) | 2 / 242 |
| | Blank ballot | Independent [Kazuyuki Yamaguchi] (1) | 1 / 242 |
| | Did not vote | Independent [President] (1), LDP-Kokoro (1), Komeito (1) | 3 / 242 |
| Source: 195th Diet Session (House of Councillors) (lists individual votes grouped by caucus) ||||

## Lists of ministers

Liberal Democratic  Komeito R = Member of the House of Representatives C = Member of the House of Councillors

### Cabinet

Fourth Abe Cabinet from November 1, 2017 to October 2, 2018 :
| Portfolio | Minister | Minister | Term |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe | R | December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation | Tarō Asō | R | December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021 |
| Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Women's Empowerment Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System | Seiko Noda | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister of Justice | Yōko Kamikawa | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tarō Kōno | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding | Yoshimasa Hayashi | C | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister for Working-style Reform Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue Minister of State for the Abduction Issue | Katsunobu Katō | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Ken Saitō | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State for Industrial Competitiveness Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation | Hiroshige Sekō | C | August 3, 2016 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister of State for Water Cycle Policy | Keiichi Ishii | R | October 7, 2015 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | Masaharu Nakagawa | C | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister of Defense | Itsunori Onodera | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Alleviating the Burden of the Bases in Okinawa | Yoshihide Suga | R | December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister of State for Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima | Masayoshi Yoshino | R | April 26, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister of State for Disaster Management | Hachiro Okonogi | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Ocean Policy Minister in charge of Territorial Issues | Tetsuma Esaki | R | August 3, 2017 – February 27, 2018 |
| Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Ocean Policy Minister in charge of Territorial Issues | Teru Fukui | R | February 27, 2018 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for the "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy | Masaji Matsuyama | C | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Minister for Human Resources Development Minister in charge of Total Reform of Social Security and Tax Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Administrative Reform Minister of State for Civil Service Reform | Hiroshi Kajiyama | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games | Shun'ichi Suzuki | R | August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries |||||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Representatives) | Yasutoshi Nishimura | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Councillors) | Kōtarō Nogami | C | August 13, 2016 – September 11, 2019 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) | Kazuhiro Sugita | – | December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021 |

#### Changes

* February 27, 2018 – Okinawa and Northern Territories Minister Tetsuma Esaki resigned and was replaced by Teru Fukui.

### First reshuffled cabinet

Fourth Abe Cabinet from October 2, 2018 to September 11, 2019 :
| Portfolio | Minister | Minister | Term |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe | R | December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation | Tarō Asō | R | December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021 |
| Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System | Masatoshi Ishida | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Justice | Takashi Yamashita | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tarō Kōno | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding | Masahiko Shibayama | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister for Working-style Reform | Takumi Nemoto | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Takamori Yoshikawa | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State for Industrial Competitiveness Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation | Hiroshige Sekō | C | August 3, 2016 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister of State for Water Cycle Policy | Keiichi Ishii | R | October 7, 2015 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | Yoshiaki Harada | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of Defense | Takeshi Iwaya | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Alleviating the Burden of the Bases in Okinawa | Yoshihide Suga | R | December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister of State for Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima | Hiromichi Watanabe | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister of State for Disaster Management | Junzo Yamamoto | C | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy Minister of State for the "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy | Takuya Hirai | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens Minister of State for Administrative Reform Minister of State for Civil Service Reform Minister in charge of Territorial Issues Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Ocean Policy | Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi | R | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister in charge of TPP and Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization | Satsuki Katayama | C | October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
| Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games | Yoshitaka Sakurada | R | October 2, 2018 – April 10, 2019 |
| Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games | Shun'ichi Suzuki | R | April 10, 2019 – September 11, 2019 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries |||||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Representatives) | Yasutoshi Nishimura | R | August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Councillors) | Kōtarō Nogami | C | August 13, 2016 – September 11, 2019 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) | Kazuhiro Sugita | – | December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021 |

#### Changes

* April 10, 2019 – Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada resigned and was replaced by Shun'ichi Suzuki.

### Second reshuffled cabinet

Fourth Abe Cabinet from September 11, 2019 to September 16, 2020 :
| Portfolio | Minister | Minister | Term |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe | R | December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation | Tarō Asō | R | December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021 |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System | Sanae Takaichi | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister of Justice | Katsuyuki Kawai | R | September 11, 2019 – October 31, 2019 |
| Minister of Justice | Masako Mori | R | October 31, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | September 11, 2019 – November 4, 2021 |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding | Kōichi Hagiuda | R | September 11, 2019 – October 4, 2021 |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister in charge of Working-style Reform | Katsunobu Katō | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Taku Etō | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness Minister in charge of International Exposition Minister of State for Economic Cooperation with Russia Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation | Isshu Sugawara | R | September 11, 2019 – October 25, 2019 |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness Minister in charge of International Exposition Minister of State for Economic Cooperation with Russia Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation | Hiroshi Kajiyama | R | October 25, 2019 – October 4, 2021 |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy | Kazuyoshi Akaba | R | September 11, 2019 – October 4, 2021 |
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | Shinjirō Koizumi | R | September 11, 2019 – October 4, 2021 |
| Minister of Defense | Tarō Kōno | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue | Yoshihide Suga | R | December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister for Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima | Kazunori Tanaka | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister of State for Disaster Management | Ryota Takeda | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens Minister in charge of Territorial Issues Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Ocean Policy | Seiichi Eto | C | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy | Naokazu Takemoto | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister in charge of TPP and Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations | Yasutoshi Nishimura | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | Seigo Kitamura | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister of State for Gender Equality | Seiko Hashimoto | C | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries |||||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Representatives) | Akihiro Nishimura | R | September 11, 2019 – September 16, 2020 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Councillors) | Naoki Okada | C | September 11, 2019 – October 4, 2021 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) | Kazuhiro Sugita | – | December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021 |

#### Changes

* October 25, 2019 – Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Isshu Sugawara resigned and was replaced by Hiroshi Kajiyama.
* October 31, 2019 – Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai resigned and was replaced by Masako Mori.