# First Ishiba Cabinet

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The First Ishiba Cabinet was the 102nd Cabinet of Japan, formed by Shigeru Ishiba on 1 October 2024, following the resignation of Fumio Kishida after the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on 27 September 2024. It has 20 members, including two women. The government was a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito who controlled both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.
After just 41 days it was replaced by the Second Ishiba Cabinet following the 2024 election, making it the second shortest-serving cabinet in Japanese history, after the First Kishida Cabinet.

## Election of the prime minister

1 October 2024 214th Special National Diet Absolute majority (233/465) required :
| House of Representatives ||||
| Choice | Choice | Party | Votes |
| | YShigeru Ishiba | Liberal Democratic Party | 291 / 465 |
| | Yoshihiko Noda | Constitutional Democratic Party | 100 / 465 |
| | Nobuyuki Baba | Nippon Ishin no Kai | 45 / 465 |
| | Tomoko Tamura | Japanese Communist Party | 10 / 465 |
| | Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic Party for the People | 7 / 465 |
| | Shuji Kira | Independent (Yūshi no Kai) | 5 / 465 |
| | Tarō Yamamoto | Reiwa Shinsengumi | 3 / 465 |
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1 October 2024 214th Special National Diet Absolute majority (122/242) required :
| House of Councillors ||||
| Choice | Choice | Party | Votes |
| | YShigeru Ishiba | Liberal Democratic Party | 143 / 242 |
| | Yoshihiko Noda | Constitutional Democratic Party | 45 / 242 |
| | Nobuyuki Baba | Nippon Ishin no Kai | 21 / 242 |
| | Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic Party For the People | 12 / 242 |
| | Tomoko Tamura | Japanese Communist Party | 11 / 242 |
| | Tarō Yamamoto | Reiwa Shinsengumi | 5 / 242 |
| | Yōichi Iha | Independent | 1 / 242 |
| | Takae Itō | Democratic Party For the People | 1 / 242 |
| | Sohei Kamiya | Sanseitō | 1 / 242 |
| | Toshimitsu Motegi | Liberal Democratic Party | 1 / 242 |
| | Sanae Takaichi | 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 |
| N | Non-Diet Member |
| 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 | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Seiichiro Murakami | R | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | |
| Minister of Justice | Hideki Makihara | R ↓ N | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Takeshi Iwaya | R | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | |
| Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation | Katsunobu Katō | R | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Toshiko Abe | R | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Takamaro Fukuoka | C | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Yasuhiro Ozato | R ↓ N | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation | Yoji Muto | R | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027 | Tetsuo Saito | R | 4 October 2021 | 11 November 2024 | |
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | Keiichiro Asao | C | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| Minister of Defense | Gen Nakatani | R | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Yoshimasa Hayashi | R | 14 December 2023 | 11 November 2024 | |
| 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 | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| Minister of Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima | Tadahiko Ito | R | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| 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 | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| 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 | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| 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 | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| 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 | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |
| 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 | 1 October 2024 | 11 November 2024 | First cabinet appointment |

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

| Portfolio | Deputy Minister | Deputy Minister | Took office | Left office | Previous office |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Keiichiro Tachibana | R | 1 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kazuhiko Aoki | C | 1 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Fumitoshi Satō | B | 1 October 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 Advisors to the Prime Minister

| Portfolio | Advisor | Advisor | Took office | Left office | Previous office |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for important national security policies and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues | Akihisa Nagashima | R | 1 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for social infrastructure development such as national resilience and reconstruction, science and technology innovation policy and other special assignments | Masafumi Mori | B | 1 January 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for wages and employment | Wakako Yata | B | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | 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 | Akimasa Ishikawa | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Hirohisa Takagi | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Keiichi Koshimizu | R | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Shigeru Dōko | C | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister of Cabinet Office State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Akimasa Ishikawa | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister for Digital Transformation |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Tatsunori Ibayashi | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Shōzō Kudō | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Atsushi Koga | R | 14 December 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Kazuchika Iwata | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Ryōsuke Kōzuki | C | 14 December 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Shigeru Dōko | C | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Motome Takisawa | C | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister of the Environment |
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Makoto Oniki | R | 14 December 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister of Defense |
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Kōichi Watanabe | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Seishi Baba | C | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of Justice | Hiroaki Kadoyama | R | 31 October 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kiyoto Tsuji | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Yoshifumi Tsuge | C | 14 December 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| 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 | Sōichiro Imaeda | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Yoko Wanibuchi | R | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Masahisa Miyazaki | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Norikazu Suzuki | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Nobuhide Takemura | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Kazuchika Iwata | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Ryōsuke Kōzuki | C | 14 December 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Kōnosuke Kokuba | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Shigeru Dōko | C | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of the Environment | Tetsuya Yagi | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | |
| State Minister of the Environment | Motome Takisawa | C | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2024 | State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| State Minister of Defense | Makoto Oniki | R | 14 December 2023 | 13 November 2024 | 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 | Shin Tsuchida | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Shōjirō Hiranuma | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Akiko Honda | C | 26 October 2023 | 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 | Masanao Ozaki | R | 31 January 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Shin Tsuchida | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Jun'ichi Kanda | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Yūichirō Koga | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Shōjirō Hiranuma | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Taku Ishii | R | 15 September 2023 | 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 | Masanao Ozaki | R | 31 January 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Isato Kunisada | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Shingo Miyake | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Shōji Nishida | R | 31 January 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Junji Hasegawa | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Toshimitsu Funahashi | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hideyuki Nakano | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Masahiro Kōmura | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Yōichi Fukazawa | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Yasushi Hosaka | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Takakazu Seto | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Kanehiko Shindo | C | 14 December 2023 | 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 | Akiko Honda | C | 26 October 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Akihisa Shiozaki | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Yasushi Miura | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Kenichi Shōji | R | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Shōji Maitachi | C | 15 September 2023 | 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 | Taku Ishii | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Rintarō Ishibashi | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Takashi Koyari | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Masanao Ozaki | R | 31 January 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | Kentarō Asahi | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | Isato Kunisada | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Hisashi Matsumoto | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Shingo Miyake | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |