# Second Tanaka Cabinet

The Second Tanaka Cabinet is the 65th Cabinet of Japan headed by Kakuei Tanaka from December 22, 1972 to December 9, 1974.

## Cabinet

| Portfolio | Minister | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State Director of the Environment Agency | Takeo Miki | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Justice | Isaji Tanaka | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Masayoshi Ōhira | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Finance | Kiichi Aichi | December 22, 1972 | November 23, 1973 |
| Minister of Finance | Kakuei Tanaka | November 23, 1973 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Education | Seisuke Okuno | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Health | Kunikichi Saitō | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Yoshio Sakurauchi | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Yasuhiro Nakasone | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Transport | Torasaburō Shintani | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Posts | Chūji Kuno | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Labor | Tsunetarō Katō | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Construction Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Director of the Chubu Regional Development and Maintenance Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission | Shin Kanemaru | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Masumi Esaki | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Susumu Nikaidō | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office Director of the Okinawa Development Agency Development | Shinzō Tsubokawa | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Takeo Fukuda | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Director of the Defense Agency | Keikichi Masuhara | December 22, 1972 | May 29, 1973 |
| Director of the Defense Agency | Sadanori Yamanaka | May 29, 1973 | November 25, 1973 |
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Zentarō Kosaka | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Kazuo Maeda | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Ichiro Yoshikuni | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Ganri Yamashita | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Masaharu Gotōda | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs) | Jūshirō Komiyama | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs) | Kiyofumi Miyazaki | December 22, 1972 | November 25, 1973 |
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## First Reshuffled Cabinet

The first Cabinet reshuffle took place on November 25, 1973.
| Portfolio | Minister | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State | Takeo Miki | November 25, 1973 | July 12, 1974 |
| Minister of Justice | Umekichi Nakamura | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Masayoshi Ōhira | November 25, 1973 | July 16, 1974 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Toshio Kimura | July 16, 1974 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of Finance | Takeo Fukuda | November 25, 1973 | July 16, 1974 |
| Minister of Finance | Masayoshi Ōhira | July 16, 1974 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of Education | Seisuke Okuno | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of Health | Kunikichi Saitō | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Tadao Kuraishi | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Yasuhiro Nakasone | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of Transport | Masatoshi Tokunaga | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of Posts | Ken Harada | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of Labor | Takashi Hasegawa | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of Construction | Takao Kameoka | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Kingo Machimura | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Susumu Nikaidō | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office Director of the Okinawa Development Agency Development | Tokusaburō Kosaka | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Shigeru Hori | November 25, 1973 | July 16, 1974 |
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Kichizō Hosoda | July 16, 1974 | November 11, 1974 |
| Director of the Defense Agency | Sadanori Yamanaka | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Tsuneo Uchida | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Kinji Moriyama | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Director of the Environment Agency | Takeo Miki | November 25, 1973 | July 12, 1974 |
| Director of the Environment Agency | Matsuhei Mōri | July 12, 1974 | November 11, 1974 |
| Minister of State | Eiichi Nishimura | June 24, 1974 | June 25, 1974 |
| Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Director of the Chubu Regional Development and Maintenance Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission | Takao Kameoka | November 25, 1973 | June 26, 1974 (abolished) |
| Director of the National Land Agency | Eiichi Nishimura | June 26, 1974 (established) | November 11, 1974 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Ichiro Yoshikuni | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Jōji Ōmura | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Hiromori Kawashima | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs) | Keizō Obuchi | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs) | Kiyofumi Miyazaki | November 25, 1973 | November 11, 1974 |
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## Second Reshuffled Cabinet

The second Cabinet reshuffle took place on November 11, 1974.
| Portfolio | Minister | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Justice | Seigo Hamano | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Toshio Kimura | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Finance | Masayoshi Ōhira | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Education | Asao Mihara | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Health | Kenji Fukunaga | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Tadao Kuraishi | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Yasuhiro Nakasone | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Transport | Akira Etō | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Posts | Toshio Kashima | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Labor | Takeo Ōkubo | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Construction | Tatsuo Ozawa | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Hajime Fukuda | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Noboru Takeshita | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office Director of the Okinawa Development Agency Development | Tokusaburō Kosaka | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Kichizō Hosoda | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Director of the Defense Agency | Sōsuke Uno | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Tadashi Kuranari | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Tokurō Adachi | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Director of the Environment Agency | Matsuhei Mōri | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Director of the National Land Agency | Hyōsuke Niwa | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Ichiro Yoshikuni | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Seiroku Kajiyama | November 15, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Hiromori Kawashima | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs) | Osamu Takatori | November 15, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs) | Michio Minakawa | November 11, 1974 | December 9, 1974 |
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