# Lijst van Japanse ministers van Volksgezondheid
## Ministers van Volksgezondheid van Japan (1948–heden)

| Minister van Volksgezondheid en Welzijn 厚生大臣 | Minister van Volksgezondheid en Welzijn 厚生大臣 | Minister van Volksgezondheid en Welzijn 厚生大臣 | Ambtstermijn | Ambtstermijn | Partij(en) | Premier(s) | Kabinet(en) |
| | | Hayashi Joji 林譲治 (1889–1960) | 19 oktober 1948 | 28 juni 1950 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida II |
| | | Hayashi Joji 林譲治 (1889–1960) | 19 oktober 1948 | 28 juni 1950 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida III |
| | | Takeo Kurokawa 黒川武雄 (1893–1975) | 28 juni 1950 | 4 juli 1951 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida III |
| | | Ryugo Hashimoto 橋本龍伍 (1906–1962) | 4 juli 1951 | 18 januari 1952 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida III |
| | | Keiichi Yoshitake 吉武恵市 (1903–1988) | 18 januari 1952 | 30 oktober 1952 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida III |
| | | Katsumi Yamagata 山縣勝見 (1902–1976) | 30 oktober 1952 | 10 januari 1954 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida IV |
| | | Katsumi Yamagata 山縣勝見 (1902–1976) | 30 oktober 1952 | 10 januari 1954 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida V |
| | | Ryuen Kusaba 草葉隆圓 (1895–1966) | 10 januari 1954 | 10 december 1954 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida V |
| | | Yuusuke Tsurumi 鶴見祐輔 (1885–1973) | 10 december 1954 | 20 maart 1955 | JDP | Ichiro Hatoyama (1954–1956) | I. Hatoyama I |
| | | Shuji Kawasaki 川崎秀二 (1911–1978) | 20 maart 1955 | 22 november 1955 | JDP | Ichiro Hatoyama (1954–1956) | I. Hatoyama II |
| | | Eizo Kobayashi 小林英三 (1892–1972) | 22 november 1955 | 23 december 1956 | LDP | Ichiro Hatoyama (1954–1956) | I. Hatoyama III |
| | | Hiroshi Kanda 神田博 (1903–1977) | 23 december 1956 | 10 juli 1957 | LDP | Tanzan Ishibashi (1956–1957) | Ishibashi |
| | | Hiroshi Kanda 神田博 (1903–1977) | 23 december 1956 | 10 juli 1957 | LDP | Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960) | Kishi I |
| | | Kamazo Horiki 堀木鎌三 (1898–1974) | 10 juli 1957 | 12 juni 1958 | LDP | Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960) | Kishi I |
| | | Ryugo Hashimoto 橋本龍伍 (1906–1962) | 12 juni 1958 | 12 januari 1959 | LDP | Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960) | Kishi II |
| | | Michio Watanabe 坂田道太 (1916–2004) | 12 januari 1959 | 18 juni 1959 | LDP | Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960) | Kishi II |
| | | Yoshio Watanabe 渡邊良夫 (1905–1964) | 18 juni 1959 | 19 juli 1960 | LDP | Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960) | Kishi II |
| | | Masa Nakayama 中山マサ (1891–1976) | 19 juli 1960 | 8 december 1960 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda I |
| | | Kimi Furui 古井喜実 (1903–1995) | 8 december 1960 | 18 juli 1961 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda II |
| | | Hirokichi Nadao 灘尾弘吉 (1899–1994) | 18 juli 1961 | 18 juli 1962 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda II |
| | | Eichi Nishimura 西村英一 (1897–1987) | 18 juli 1962 | 18 juli 1963 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda II |
| | | Takeharu Kobayashi 小林武治 (1899–1988) | 18 juli 1963 | 18 juli 1964 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda II |
| | | Takeharu Kobayashi 小林武治 (1899–1988) | 18 juli 1963 | 18 juli 1964 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda III |
| | | Hiroshi Kanda 神田博 (1903–1977) | 18 juli 1964 | 3 juni 1965 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda III |
| | | Hiroshi Kanda 神田博 (1903–1977) | 18 juli 1964 | 3 juni 1965 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato I |
| | | Zenko Suzuki 鈴木善幸 (1911–2004) | 3 juni 1965 | 3 december 1966 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato I |
| | | Bou Hideo 坊秀男 (1904–1994) | 3 december 1966 | 25 november 1967 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato I |
| | | Bou Hideo 坊秀男 (1904–1994) | 3 december 1966 | 25 november 1967 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato II |
| | | Sunao Sonoda 園田直 (1913–1984) | 25 november 1967 | 30 november 1968 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato II |
| | | Noboru Saito 斎藤昇 (1903–1973) | 30 november 1968 | 14 januari 1970 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato II |
| | | Tsuneo Uchida 内田常雄 (1907–1977) | 14 januari 1970 | 5 juli 1971 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato III |
| | | Noboru Saito 斎藤昇 (1903–1973) | 5 juli 1971 | 7 juli 1972 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato III |
| | | Shunji Shiomi 塩見俊二 (1907–1980) | 7 juli 1972 | 22 december 1972 | LDP | Kakuei Tanaka (1974–1974) | K. Tanaka I |
| | | Kuniyoshi Saito 斎藤邦吉 (1909–1992) | 22 december 1972 | 11 november 1974 | LDP | Kakuei Tanaka (1974–1974) | K. Tanaka II |
| | | Kenji Fukunaga 福永健司 (1910–1988) | 11 november 1974 | 9 december 1974 | LDP | Kakuei Tanaka (1974–1974) | K. Tanaka II |
| | | Masami Tanaka 田中正巳 (1917–2005) | 9 december 1974 | 15 september 1976 | LDP | Takeo Miki (1974–1976) | Miki |
| | | Takashi Hayakawa 早川崇 (1916–1982) | 15 september 1976 | 24 december 1976 | LDP | Takeo Miki (1974–1976) | Miki |
| | | Michio Watanabe 渡辺美智雄 (1923–1995) | 24 december 1976 | 28 november 1977 | LDP | Takeo Fukuda (1976–1978) | T. Fukuda |
| | | Tatsuo Ozawa 小沢辰男 (1916–2013) | 28 november 1977 | 7 december 1978 | LDP | Takeo Fukuda (1976–1978) | T. Fukuda |
| | | Ryutaro Hashimoto 橋本龍太郎 (1937–2006) | 7 december 1978 | 10 november 1979 | LDP | Masayoshi Ohira (1978–1980) | Ohira I |
| | | Kyoichi Noro 野呂恭一 (1919–1995) | 10 november 1979 | 17 juli 1980 | LDP | Masayoshi Ohira (1978–1980) | Ohira II |
| | | Kuniyoshi Saito 斎藤邦吉 (1909–1992) | 17 juli 1980 | 20 september 1980 | LDP | Zenko Suzuki (1980–1980) | Suzuki |
| | | Sunao Sonoda 園田直 (1913–1984) | 20 september 1980 | 18 mei 1981 | LDP | Zenko Suzuki (1980–1980) | Suzuki |
| | | Tatsuo Murayama 村山達雄 (1915–2010) | 18 mei 1981 | 30 november 1981 | LDP | Zenko Suzuki (1980–1980) | Suzuki |
| | | Motoharu Morishita 森下元晴 (1922–2014) | 30 november 1981 | 27 november 1982 | LDP | Zenko Suzuki (1980–1980) | Suzuki |
| | | Yoshiro Hayashi 林義郎 (1927–2017) | 27 november 1982 | 27 december 1983 | LDP | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone I |
| | | Kozo Watanabe 渡部恒三 (1932–2020) | 27 december 1983 | 1 november 1984 | LDP | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone II |
| | | Hiroyuki Masuoka 増岡博之 (1923–2011) | 1 november 1984 | 28 december 1985 | LDP | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone II |
| | | Isamu Imai 今井勇 (1919–1998) | 28 december 1985 | 22 juli 1986 | LDP | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone II |
| | | Juro Saito 斎藤十朗 (1940) | 22 juli 1986 | 6 november 1987 | LDP | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone III |
| | | Takao Fujimoto 藤本孝雄 (1931) | 6 november 1987 | 28 december 1988 | LDP | Noboru Takeshita (1987–1989) | Takeshita |
| | | Junichiro Koizumi 小泉純一郎 (1942) | 28 december 1988 | 10 augustus 1989 | LDP | Noboru Takeshita (1987–1989) | Takeshita |
| | | Junichiro Koizumi 小泉純一郎 (1942) | 28 december 1988 | 10 augustus 1989 | LDP | Sosuke Uno (1989) | Uno |
| | | Saburo Toida 戸井田三郎 (1918–1996) | 10 augustus 1989 | 28 februari 1990 | LDP | Toshiki Kaifu (1989–1991) | Kaifu I |
| | | Yuji Tsushima 津島雄二 (1930–2023) | 28 februari 1990 | 30 december 1990 | LDP | Toshiki Kaifu (1989–1991) | Kaifu II |
| | | Shinichiro Shimojo 下条進一郎 (1920–2013) | 30 december 1990 | 5 november 1991 | LDP | Toshiki Kaifu (1989–1991) | Kaifu II |
| | | Norio Yamashita 山下徳夫 (1919–2014) | 5 november 1991 | 12 december 1992 | LDP | Kiichi Miyazawa (1991–1993) | Miyazawa |
| | | Yuya Niwa 丹羽 雄哉 (1944) | 12 december 1992 | 9 augustus 1993 | LDP | Kiichi Miyazawa (1991–1993) | Miyazawa |
| | | Keigo Ouchi 大内啓伍 (1930–2016) | 9 augustus 1993 | 30 juni 1994 | DSP | Morihiro Hosokawa (1993–1994) | Hosokawa |
| | | Keigo Ouchi 大内啓伍 (1930–2016) | 9 augustus 1993 | 30 juni 1994 | DSP | Tsutomu Hata (1994) | Hata |
| | | Shoichi Idee 井出正一 (1939–2018) | 30 juni 1994 | 8 augustus 1995 | NPS | Tomiichi Murayama (1994–1996) | Murayama |
| | | Tadayoshi Morii 森井忠良 (1929–2014) | 8 augustus 1995 | 11 januari 1996 | JSP | Tomiichi Murayama (1994–1996) | Murayama |
| | | Naoto Kan 菅直人 (1946) | 11 januari 1996 | 6 november 1996 | NPS | Ryutaro Hashimoto (1996–1998) | Hashimoto I |
| | | Junichiro Koizumi 小泉純一郎 (1942) | 6 november 1996 | 30 juli 1998 | LDP | Ryutaro Hashimoto (1996–1998) | Hashimoto II |
| | | Sohei Miyashita 宮下創平 (1927–2013) | 30 juli 1998 | 5 oktober 1999 | LDP | Keizo Obuchi (1998–2000) | Obuchi |
| | | Yuya Niwa 丹羽雄哉 (1944) | 5 oktober 1999 | 5 juli 2000 | LDP | Keizo Obuchi (1998–2000) | Obuchi |
| | | Yuya Niwa 丹羽雄哉 (1944) | 5 oktober 1999 | 5 juli 2000 | LDP | Yoshiro Mori (2000–2001) | Mori I |
| | | Yuji Tsushima 津島雄二 (1930–2023) | 5 juli 2000 | 5 december 2000 | LDP | Yoshiro Mori (2000–2001) | Mori II |
| | | Chikara Sakaguchi 坂口力 (1934) | 5 december 2000 | 5 januari 2001 | NKP | Yoshiro Mori (2000–2001) | Mori II |
| Minister van Volksgezondheid, Arbeid en Welzijn 厚生労働大臣 | Minister van Volksgezondheid, Arbeid en Welzijn 厚生労働大臣 | Minister van Volksgezondheid, Arbeid en Welzijn 厚生労働大臣 | Ambtstermijn | Ambtstermijn | Partij(en) | Premier(s) | Kabinet(en) |
| | | Chikara Sakaguchi 坂口力 (1934) | 5 januari 2001 | 27 september 2004 | NKP | Yoshiro Mori (2000–2001) | Mori II |
| | | Chikara Sakaguchi 坂口力 (1934) | 5 januari 2001 | 27 september 2004 | NKP | Junichiro Koizumi (2001–2006) | Koizumi I |
| | | Chikara Sakaguchi 坂口力 (1934) | 5 januari 2001 | 27 september 2004 | NKP | Junichiro Koizumi (2001–2006) | Koizumi II |
| | | Hidehisa Otsuji 尾辻秀久 (1940) | 27 september 2004 | 31 oktober 2005 | LDP | Junichiro Koizumi (2001–2006) | Koizumi II |
| | | Hidehisa Otsuji 尾辻秀久 (1940) | 27 september 2004 | 31 oktober 2005 | LDP | Junichiro Koizumi (2001–2006) | Koizumi III |
| | | Jiro Kawasaki 川崎二郎 (1947) | 31 oktober 2005 | 26 september 2006 | LDP | Junichiro Koizumi (2001–2006) | Koizumi III |
| | | Hakuo Yanagisawa 柳沢伯夫 (1935) | 26 september 2006 | 27 augustus 2007 | LDP | Shinzo Abe (2006–2007) | Abe I |
| | | Yoichi Masuzoe 舛添要一 (1948) | 27 augustus 2007 | 16 september 2009 | LDP | Shinzo Abe (2006–2007) | Abe I |
| | | Yoichi Masuzoe 舛添要一 (1948) | 27 augustus 2007 | 16 september 2009 | LDP | Yasuo Fukuda (2007–2008) | Y. Fukuda |
| | | Yoichi Masuzoe 舛添要一 (1948) | 27 augustus 2007 | 16 september 2009 | LDP | Taro Aso (2008–2009) | Aso |
| | | Akira Nagatsuma 長妻昭 (1960) | 16 september 2009 | 17 september 2010 | DP | Yukio Hatoyama (2009–2010) | Y. Hatoyama |
| | | Akira Nagatsuma 長妻昭 (1960) | 16 september 2009 | 17 september 2010 | DP | Naoto Kan (2010–2011) | Kan |
| | | Ritsuo Hosokawa 細川律夫 (1943) | 17 september 2010 | 1 september 2011 | DP | Naoto Kan (2010–2011) | Kan |
| | | Yoko Komiyama 小宮山洋子 (1948) | 1 september 2011 | 1 oktober 2012 | DP | Yoshihiko Noda (2011–2012) | Noda |
| | | Wakio Mitsui 三井辨雄 (1942–2021) | 1 oktober 2012 | 26 december 2012 | DP | Yoshihiko Noda (2011–2012) | Noda |
| | | Norihisa Tamura 田村憲久 (1964) | 26 december 2012 | 3 september 2014 | LDP | Shinzo Abe (2012–2020) | Abe II |
| | | Yasuhisa Shiozaki 塩崎恭久 (1950) | 3 september 2014 | 3 augustus 2017 | LDP | Shinzo Abe (2012–2020) | Abe II |
| | | Yasuhisa Shiozaki 塩崎恭久 (1950) | 3 september 2014 | 3 augustus 2017 | LDP | Shinzo Abe (2012–2020) | Abe III |
| | | Katsunobu Kato 加藤勝信 (1955) | 3 augustus 2017 | 1 oktober 2018 | LDP | Shinzo Abe (2012–2020) | Abe III |
| | | Katsunobu Kato 加藤勝信 (1955) | 3 augustus 2017 | 1 oktober 2018 | LDP | Shinzo Abe (2012–2020) | Abe IV |
| | | Takumi Nemoto 根本匠 (1951) | 1 oktober 2018 | 11 september 2019 | LDP | Shinzo Abe (2012–2020) | Abe IV |
| | | Katsunobu Kato 加藤勝信 (1955) | 11 september 2019 | 16 september 2020 | LDP | Shinzo Abe (2012–2020) | Abe IV |
| | | Norihisa Tamura 田村憲久 (1964) | 16 september 2020 | 4 oktober 2021 | LDP | Yoshihide Suga (2020–2021) | Suga |
| | | Shigeyuki Goto 後藤茂之 (1955) | 4 oktober 2021 | 10 augustus 2022 | LDP | Fumio Kishida (2021–heden) | Kishida I |
| | | Shigeyuki Goto 後藤茂之 (1955) | 4 oktober 2021 | 10 augustus 2022 | LDP | Fumio Kishida (2021–heden) | Kishida II |
| | | Katsunobu Kato 加藤勝信 (1955) | 10 augustus 2022 | 13 september 2023 | LDP | Fumio Kishida (2021–heden) | Kishida II |
| | | Keizo Takemi 武見敬三 (1951) | 13 september 2023 | heden | LDP | Fumio Kishida (2021–heden) | Kishida II |

## Ministers van Arbeid van Japan (1948–2001)

| Minister van Arbeid 労働大臣 | Ambtstermijn | Ambtstermijn | Partij(en) | Premier(s) | Kabinet(en) |
| Masuda Kaneshichi 増田甲子七 (1898–1985) | 19 oktober 1948 | 16 februari 1949 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida II |
| Masafumi Suzuki 鈴木正文 (1899–1978) | 16 februari 1949 | 28 juni 1950 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida III |
| Shigeru Hori 保利茂 (1901–1979) | 28 juni 1950 | 25 december 1951 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida III |
| Keiichi Yoshitake 吉武恵市 (1903–1988) | 25 december 1951 | 30 oktober 1952 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida III |
| Kuichiro Totsuka 戸塚九一郎 (1891–1973) | 30 oktober 1952 | 20 mei 1953 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida IV |
| Zentaro Kosaka 小坂善太郎 (1912–2000) | 20 mei 1953 | 10 december 1954 | DLP | Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954) | Yoshida V |
| Saburo Chiba 千葉三郎 (1894–1979) | 10 december 1954 | 20 maart 1955 | JDP | Ichiro Hatoyama (1954–1956) | I. Hatoyama I |
| Takao Nishida 西田隆男 (1901–1967) | 20 maart 1955 | 22 november 1955 | JDP | Ichiro Hatoyama (1954–1956) | I. Hatoyama II |
| Tadao Kuraishi 倉石忠雄 (1900–1986) | 22 november 1955 | 23 december 1956 | LDP | Ichiro Hatoyama (1954–1956) | I. Hatoyama III |
| Shutaro Matsuura 松浦周太郎 (1896–1980) | 23 december 1956 | 10 juli 1957 | LDP | Tanzan Ishibashi (1956–1957) | Ishibashi |
| Shutaro Matsuura 松浦周太郎 (1896–1980) | 23 december 1956 | 10 juli 1957 | LDP | Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960) | Kishi I |
| Hirohide Ishida 石田博英 (1914–1993) | 10 juli 1957 | 12 juni 1958 | LDP | Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960) | Kishi I |
| Tadao Kuraishi 倉石忠雄 (1900–1986) | 12 juni 1958 | 18 juni 1959 | LDP | Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960) | Kishi II |
| Raizo Matsuno 松野頼三 (1917–2006) | 18 juni 1959 | 19 juli 1960 | LDP | Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960) | Kishi II |
| Hirohide Ishida 石田博英 (1914–1993) | 19 juli 1960 | 18 juli 1961 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda I |
| Hirohide Ishida 石田博英 (1914–1993) | 19 juli 1960 | 18 juli 1961 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda II |
| Kenji Fukunaga 福永健司 (1910–1988) | 18 juli 1961 | 18 juli 1962 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda II |
| Takeo Ohashi 大橋武夫 (1904–1981) | 18 juli 1962 | 18 juli 1964 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda II |
| Takeo Ohashi 大橋武夫 (1904–1981) | 18 juli 1962 | 18 juli 1964 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda III |
| Hirohide Ishida 石田博英 (1914–1993) | 18 juli 1964 | 3 juni 1965 | LDP | Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964) | Ikeda III |
| Hirohide Ishida 石田博英 (1914–1993) | 18 juli 1964 | 3 juni 1965 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato I |
| Hisao Kodaira 小平久雄 (1910–1998) | 3 juni 1965 | 1 augustus 1966 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato I |
| Mitsuo Yamate 山手満男 (1913–1973) | 1 augustus 1966 | 3 december 1966 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato I |
| Takashi Hayakawa 早川崇 (1916–1982) | 3 december 1966 | 25 november 1967 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato I |
| Takashi Hayakawa 早川崇 (1916–1982) | 3 december 1966 | 25 november 1967 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato II |
| Heiji Ogawa 小川平二 (1910–1993) | 25 november 1967 | 30 november 1968 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato II |
| Kenzaburo Hara 原健三郎 (1907–2004) | 30 november 1968 | 14 januari 1970 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato II |
| Masakatsu Nohara 野原正勝 (1906–1983) | 14 januari 1970 | 5 juli 1971 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato III |
| Kenzaburo Hara 原健三郎 (1907–2004) | 5 juli 1971 | 28 januari 1972 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato III |
| Toshiro Tsukahara 塚原俊郎 (1910–1975) | 28 januari 1972 | 7 juli 1972 | LDP | Eisaku Sato (1964–1972) | Sato III |
| Hajime Tamura 田村元 (1924–2014) | 7 juli 1972 | 22 december 1972 | LDP | Kakuei Tanaka (1974–1974) | K. Tanaka I |
| Tsunetaro Kato 加藤常太郎 (1905–1990) | 22 december 1972 | 25 november 1973 | LDP | Kakuei Tanaka (1974–1974) | K. Tanaka II |
| Shun Hasegawa 長谷川峻 (1912–1992) | 25 november 1973 | 11 november 1974 | LDP | Kakuei Tanaka (1974–1974) | K. Tanaka II |
| Takeo Ohkubo 大久保武雄 (1903–1996) | 11 november 1974 | 9 december 1974 | LDP | Kakuei Tanaka (1974–1974) | K. Tanaka II |
| Shun Hasegawa 長谷川峻 (1912–1992) | 9 december 1974 | 15 september 1976 | LDP | Takeo Miki (1974–1976) | Miki |
| Yuki Urano 浦野幸男 (1914–1977) | 15 september 1976 | 24 december 1976 | LDP | Takeo Miki (1974–1976) | Miki |
| Hirohide Ishida 石田博英 (1914–1993) | 24 december 1976 | 28 november 1977 | LDP | Takeo Fukuda (1976–1978) | T. Fukuda |
| Katsushi Fujii 藤井勝志 (1915–1996) | 28 november 1977 | 7 december 1978 | LDP | Takeo Fukuda (1976–1978) | T. Fukuda |
| Yuki Kurihara 栗原祐幸 (1920–2010) | 7 december 1978 | 10 november 1979 | LDP | Masayoshi Ohira (1978–1980) | Ohira I |
| Takao Fujinami 藤波孝生 (1932–2007) | 10 november 1979 | 17 juli 1980 | LDP | Masayoshi Ohira (1978–1980) | Ohira II |
| Masayuki Fujio 藤尾正行 (1917–2006) | 17 juli 1980 | 30 november 1981 | LDP | Zenko Suzuki (1980–1980) | Suzuki |
| Takiichiro Hatsumura 初村滝一郎 (1913–2005) | 30 november 1981 | 27 november 1982 | LDP | Zenko Suzuki (1980–1980) | Suzuki |
| Akira Ohno 大野明 (1928–1996) | 27 november 1982 | 27 december 1983 | LDP | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone I |
| Sakamoto Misoji 坂本三十次 (1923–2006) | 27 december 1983 | 1 november 1984 | LDP | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone II |
| Toshio Yamaguchi 山口敏夫 (1940) | 1 november 1984 | 28 december 1985 | NLC | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone II |
| Yuu Hayashi 林迶 (1924–1994) | 28 december 1985 | 22 juli 1986 | LDP | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone II |
| Takashi Hirai 平井卓志 (1931–2009) | 22 juli 1986 | 6 november 1987 | LDP | Yasuhiro Nakasone (1982–1987) | Nakasone III |
| Taro Nakamura 中村太郎 (1918–2011) | 6 november 1987 | 28 december 1988 | LDP | Noboru Takeshita (1987–1989) | Takeshita |
| Hyosuke Niwa 丹羽兵助 (1911–1990) | 28 december 1988 | 3 juni 1989 | LDP | Noboru Takeshita (1987–1989) | Takeshita |
| Mitsuo Horiuchi 堀内光雄 (1930–2016) | 3 juni 1989 | 10 augustus 1989 | LDP | Sosuke Uno (1989) | Uno |
| Joji Fukushima 福島譲二 (1927–2000) | 10 augustus 1989 | 28 februari 1990 | LDP | Toshiki Kaifu (1989–1991) | Kaifu I |
| Shumpei Tsukahara 塚原俊平 (1947–1997) | 28 februari 1990 | 30 december 1990 | LDP | Toshiki Kaifu (1989–1991) | Kaifu II |
| Sadatoshi Ozato 小里貞利 (1930–2016) | 30 december 1990 | 5 november 1991 | LDP | Toshiki Kaifu (1989–1991) | Kaifu II |
| Tetsuo Kondo 近藤鉄雄 (1929–2010) | 5 november 1991 | 12 december 1992 | LDP | Kiichi Miyazawa (1991–1993) | Miyazawa |
| Masakuni Murakami 村上正邦 (1932–2020) | 12 december 1992 | 9 augustus 1993 | LDP | Kiichi Miyazawa (1991–1993) | Miyazawa |
| Chikara Sakaguchi 坂口力 (1934) | 9 augustus 1993 | 28 april 1994 | NKP | Morihiro Hosokawa (1993–1994) | Hosokawa |
| Kunio Hatoyama 鳩山邦夫 (1948–2016) | 28 april 1994 | 30 juni 1994 | LP | Tsutomu Hata (1994) | Hata |
| Manzo Hamamoto 浜本万三 (1920–2008) | 30 juni 1994 | 8 augustus 1995 | JSP | Tomiichi Murayama (1994–1996) | Murayama |
| Takiji Aoki 青木薪次 (1926–2015) | 8 augustus 1995 | 11 januari 1996 | JSP | Tomiichi Murayama (1994–1996) | Murayama |
| Takanobu Nagai 永井孝信 (1930–2019) | 11 januari 1996 | 6 november 1996 | SDP | Ryutaro Hashimoto (1996–1998) | Hashimoto I |
| Yutaka Okano 岡野裕 (1924–2004) | 6 november 1996 | 11 september 1997 | LDP | Ryutaro Hashimoto (1996–1998) | Hashimoto II |
| Bunmei Ibuki 伊吹文明 (1938) | 11 september 1997 | 30 juli 1998 | LDP | Ryutaro Hashimoto (1996–1998) | Hashimoto II |
| Akira Amari 甘利 明 (1949) | 30 juli 1998 | 5 oktober 1999 | LDP | Keizo Obuchi (1998–2000) | Obuchi |
| Takamori Makino 牧野隆守 (1926–2008) | 5 oktober 1999 | 5 juli 2000 | LDP | Keizo Obuchi (1998–2000) | Obuchi |
| Takamori Makino 牧野隆守 (1926–2008) | 5 oktober 1999 | 5 juli 2000 | LDP | Yoshiro Mori (2000–2001) | Mori I |
| Yoshio Yoshikawa 吉川芳男 (1931–2018) | 5 juli 2000 | 5 december 2000 | LDP | Yoshiro Mori (2000–2001) | Mori II |
| Chikara Sakaguchi 坂口力 (1934) | 5 december 2000 | 5 januari 2001 | NKP | Yoshiro Mori (2000–2001) | Mori II |
* ↑ Vicepremier
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* 1 2 3 4 Afgetreden
* ↑ Afgetreden na benoeming tot minister van Onderwijs
* ↑ Afgetreden na benoeming tot minister van Buitenlandse Zaken