# Second Ishiba Cabinet

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The Second Ishiba Cabinet is the 103rd Cabinet of Japan, formed by Shigeru Ishiba on 11 November 2024, following the general election on 27 October 2024. Members of the First Ishiba Cabinet were reappointed except for Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, Tourism Tetsuo Saito, who has become the Chief Representative of Komeito, Minister of Justice Hideki Makihara who lost his seat in the last general election and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yasuhiro Ozato who lost his seat in the last general election.

## Election of the prime minister
### House of Representatives

11 November 2024 215th Special National Diet Absolute majority (233/465) required :
| House of Representatives |||||
| Choice | Choice | Party | First Vote | Run-Off |
| Choice | Choice | Party | Votes | Votes |
| | YShigeru Ishiba | Liberal Democratic Party | 221 / 465 | 221 / 465 |
| | Yoshihiko Noda | Constitutional Democratic Party | 151 / 465 | 160 / 465 |
| | Nobuyuki Baba | Nippon Ishin no Kai | 38 / 465 |
| | Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic Party for the People | 28 / 465 |
| | Taro Yamamoto | Reiwa Shinsengumi | 9 / 465 |
| | Tomoko Tamura | Japanese Communist Party | 8 / 465 |
| | Shuji Kira | Independent (Yūshi no Kai) | 4 / 465 |
| | Sohei Kamiya | Sanseitō | 3 / 465 |
| | Takashi Kawamura | Conservative Party of Japan | 3 / 465 |
| | Invalid ballot | Invalid ballot | | 84 / 465 |
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### House of Councillors

11 November 2024 215th Special National Diet Absolute majority (122/242) required :
| House of Councillors ||||
| Choice | Choice | Party | Votes |
| | YShigeru Ishiba | Liberal Democratic Party | 142 / 242 |
| | Yoshihiko Noda | Constitutional Democratic Party | 46 / 242 |
| | Nobuyuki Baba | Nippon Ishin no Kai | 18 / 242 |
| | Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic Party For the People | 11 / 242 |
| | Tomoko Tamura | Japanese Communist Party | 11 / 242 |
| | Taro Yamamoto | Reiwa Shinsengumi | 5 / 242 |
| | Takae Itō | Democratic Party For the People | 1 / 242 |
| | Sohei Kamiya | Sanseitō | 1 / 242 |
| | Shuji Kira | Independent (Yūshi no Kai) | 1 / 242 |
| | Toshimitsu Motegi | Liberal Democratic Party | 1 / 242 |
| | Shinsuke Suematsu | Liberal Democratic Party | 1 / 242 |
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## Cabinet

Parties :
* Liberal Democratic
* Komeito
| R | Member of the House of Representatives |
| C | Member of the House of Councillors |
| B | Bureaucrat |

### Ministers

Citation of this table: List of Ishiba Cabinet Members
| Portfolio | Minister | Minister | Took office | Left office | Note |
| Cabinet ministers ||||||||
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Ishiba | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Seiichiro Murakami | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Justice | Keisuke Suzuki | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Takeshi Iwaya | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation | Katsunobu Katō | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Toshiko Abe | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Takamaro Fukuoka | C | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Taku Etō | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation | Yoji Muto | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027 | Hiromasa Nakano | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment |
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | Keiichiro Asao | C | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Defense | Gen Nakatani | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Yoshimasa Hayashi | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 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 | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima | Tadahiko Ito | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 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 | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 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 | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 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 | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 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 | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 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 | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |

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

| Portfolio | Name | Name | Took office | Left office | Previous office |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Keiichiro Tachibana | R | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kazuhiko Aoki | C | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Fumitoshi Satō | B | 11 November 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 |

### Special Advisor to the Prime Minister

Office of the Prime Minister :
| Portfolio | Adviser | Adviser | Term | Note |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister | Akihisa Nagashima | R | October 1, 2024 – present | |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister | Masafumi Mori | B | January 1, 2022 – present | |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister | Wakako Yata | B | September 13, 2023 - present | Former Member of the House of Councillors Belonged to the Democratic Party for the People |

### State ministers

| Portfolio | State Minister | State Minister | Took office | Left office | Concurrent post |
| State Minister for Digital Transformation | Yasushi Hosaka | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Norikazu Suzuki | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Keiichi Koshimizu | R | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Katsunori Takahashi | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Yasushi Hosaka | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister for Digital Transformation |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Takakazu Seto | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Kiyoto Tsuji | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Jiro Hatoyama | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Hiroki Ogushi | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Yuichiro Koga | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Katsunori Takahashi | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Hiroshi Nakada | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of the Environment |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Taro Honda | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of Defense |
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Hiroyuki Togashi | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Masashi Adachi | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Justice | Masahiro Kōmura | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Hisayuki Fujii | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Takuma Miyaji | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Finance | Hiroaki Saitō | R | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Finance | Shinichi Yokoyama | C | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Arata Takebe | R | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Atsushi Nonaka | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Yoko Wanibuchi | R | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Hirobumi Niki | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Hiroyoshi Sasagawa | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Hirofumi Takinami | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Masaki Ogushi | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Yuichiro Koga | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Yasushi Furukawa | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Katsunori Takahashi | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of the Environment | Fumiaki Kobayashi | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of the Environment | Hiroshi Nakada | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Defense | Taro Honda | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office |

### Parliamentary vice-ministers

| Portfolio | Parliamentary Vice-Minister | Parliamentary Vice-Minister | Took office | Left office | Concurrent post |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation | Nobuchiyo Kishi | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Eriko Imai | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Ken Akamatsu | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Shinji Takeuchi | C | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Isato Kunisada | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Nobuchiyo Kishi | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Daisuke Nishino | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Rio Tomonō | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Eriko Imai | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Akiyoshi Katō | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Shinji Takeuchi | C | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Isato Kunisada | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Yasushi Katsume | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Kazuhiro Kobayashi | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Hideto Kawasaki | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Naoki Furukawa | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Hideharu Hasegawa | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Junichi Kanda | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Arfiya Eri | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Hisashi Matsumoto | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Akiko Ikuina | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Kuniyoshi Azuma | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Shin Tsuchida | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Yasukuni Kinjō | R | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Ken Akamatsu | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Takao Andō | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Shinji Yoshida | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Kenichi Shōji | R | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Sachiko Yamamoto | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Shinji Takeuchi | C | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Akiyoshi Katō | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Yasuhiro Takami | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Akira Yoshii | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Isato Kunisada | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | Kiyoshi Igarashi | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | Yasushi Katsume | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Yōzō Kaneko | R | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Kazuhiro Kobayashi | C | 13 November 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |