# First Kishida Cabinet

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The First Kishida Cabinet was the 100th Cabinet of Japan. Formed by Fumio Kishida on October 4, 2021, it had 21 members, including three women. Two ministers, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, retained their posts from the previous cabinet. The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito who controlled both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.
After just 37 days it was replaced by the Second Kishida Cabinet following the 2021 election, making it the shortest-serving cabinet in Japanese history.

## Election of the prime minister

October 4, 2021 Absolute majority (233/465) required :
| House of Representatives ||||
| Choice | Choice | First Vote | First Vote |
| Choice | Choice | Votes |
| | YFumio Kishida | 311 / 465 |
| | Yukio Edano | 124 / 465 |
| | Toranosuke Katayama | 11 / 465 |
| | Yuichiro Tamaki | 11 / 465 |
| | Sanae Takaichi | 1 / 465 |
| | Abstentions | 2 / 465 |
| | Vacant | 5 / 465 |
| Source |||
October 4, 2021 Absolute majority (123/245) required :
| House of Councillors ||||
| Choice | Choice | First Vote | First Vote |
| Choice | Choice | Votes |
| | YFumio Kishida | 141 / 245 |
| | Yukio Edano | 65 / 245 |
| | Toranosuke Katayama | 15 / 245 |
| | Yuichiro Tamaki | 15 / 245 |
| | Yukiko Kada | 2 / 245 |
| | Yoshimi Watanabe | 2 / 245 |
| | Takae Itō | 1 / 245 |
| | Abstentions | 1 / 245 |
| | Vacant | 3 / 245 |
| Source |||

## List of ministers

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

### Cabinet

Citation of this table: List of First Kishida Cabinet Members
First Kishida Cabinet :
| Portfolio | Minister | Minister | Term |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Yasushi Kaneko | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of Justice | Yoshihisa Furukawa | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | September 11, 2019 – November 4, 2021 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Fumio Kishida | R | November 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation | Shun'ichi Suzuki | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding | Shinsuke Suematsu | C | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Shigeyuki Goto | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Genjiro Kaneko | C | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister in charge of 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 | Koichi Hagiuda | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy | Tetsuo Saito | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of Defense | Nobuo Kishi | R | September 16, 2020 – November 10, 2021 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue | Hirokazu Matsuno | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister for Digital Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | Karen Makishima | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs | Kosaburo Nishime | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister in charge of Territorial Issues Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy | Satoshi Ninoyu | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister in Charge of Policies Related to Children Minister in Charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation | Seiko Noda | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Minister in charge of New Capitalism Minister in charge of Measures for Novel Coronavirus Disease and Health Crisis Management Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | Daishiro Yamagiwa | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister in charge of Economic Security Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy | Takayuki Kobayashi | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister in Charge of Promoting Vaccinations | Noriko Horiuchi | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |
| Minister for the World Expo 2025 Minister in Charge of Cohesive Society Minister in Charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy | Kenji Wakamiya | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 |

### Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau

First Kishida Deputy Cabinet :
| Portfolio | Deputy Minister | Deputy Minister | Term | Note |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Seiji Kihara | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Yoshihiko Isozaki | C | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Shun'ichi Kuryu | B | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | former: National Police Agency |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Masaharu Kondo | B | September 11, 2019 – November 10, 2021 | former: the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |

### Special Adviser to the Prime Minister

Office of the Prime Minister :
| Portfolio | Adviser | Adviser | Adviser | Adviser | Term | Note |
| Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for National Security | | | Seiji Kihara | R | October 4, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | also served as the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Domestic Economic and other special issues | | | Hideki Murai | R | October 8, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | |

### State ministers

State ministers :
| Portfolio | State Minister | State Minister | Term | Note |
| State Minister of Digital Agency | Fumiaki Kobayashi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Hiroyuki Togashi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Shin'ichi Yokoyama | C | September 13, 2019 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Takeyuki Watanabe | C | April 30, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office and the State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Fumiaki Kobayashi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Digital Agency |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Keitaro Ohno | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Hitoshi Kikawada | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Masaaki Akaike | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Yoshitaka Ikeda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Ken'ichi Hosoda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Masahiro Ishii | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Shunsuke Mutai | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Environment |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Makoto Oniki | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Defense |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Hiroshi Yamamoto | C | January 22, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Takeyuki Watanabe | C | April 30, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister for Reconstruction and the State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Hiroaki Tabata | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Yusuke Nakanishi | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Justice | Jun Tsushima | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kiyoshi Odawara | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Takako Suzuki | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Finance | Wataru Ito | R | September 18, 2020 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Finance | Satoshi Ohie | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Hideyuki Tanaka | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Yoshitaka Ikeda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Atsushi Koga | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Hiroshi Yamamoto | C | September 18, 2020 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Arata Takebe | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Hiroyuki Nakamura | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Ken'ichi Hosoda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Masahiro Ishii | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Norihiro Nakayama | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Takeyuki Watanabe | C | April 30, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister for Reconstruction and the State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Environment | Toshitaka Ohtaka | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| State Minister of Environment | Shunsuke Mutai | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Defense | Makoto Oniki | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the State Minister of Cabinet Office |

### Parliamentary vice-ministers

Parliamentary vice-ministers :
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Vice-Minister | Parliamentary Vice-Minister | Term | Note |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital Agency | Taro Yamada | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Kohichi Munekiyo | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Harumi Takahashi | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Kazuchika Iwata | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Hirohiko Izumida | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Taro Yamada | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital Agency |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Tetsuya Kimura | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Hiroo Kotera | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Dai Shimamura | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Yuhmi Yoshikawa | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Yasushi Hosaka | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Hiroyuki Ohnishi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Kohichi Munekiyo | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Hirohiko Izumida | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Harumi Takahashi | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Kazuchika Iwata | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Jiro Hatoyama | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Kohichi Watanabe | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Yasushi Miura | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hiroyuki Kada | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kentaro Uesugi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Taro Honda | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shingo Miyake | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Masahiro Kohmura | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Mamoru Shigemoto | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Yoko Wanibuchi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Harumi Takahashi | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Kazuhide Ohkuma | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Dai Shimamura | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Seishi Kumano | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Masao Miyazaki | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Yuhmi Yoshikawa | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Kazuchika Iwata | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Ayuko Kato | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Jiro Kimura | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Hirohiko Izumida | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of for Reconstruction and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment | Masaru Miyazaki | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment | Yasushi Hosaka | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Tsuyohito Iwamoto | C | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Hiroyuki Ohnishi | R | October 6, 2021 – November 11, 2021 | also served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |