Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

The  is a member of the Cabinet of Japan. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan.

Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi took office on 21 October 2025.

List of ministers of health, labour and welfare (2001–)

 MinisterTerm of officePrime Minister#PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDays1100pxChikara SakaguchiJanuary 6, 2001September 27, 2004Yoshirō MoriJunichiro Koizumi2100pxHidehisa OtsujiSeptember 27, 2004October 31, 20053100pxJirō KawasakiOctober 31, 2005September 26, 20064100pxHakuo YanagisawaSeptember 26, 2006August 27, 2007Shinzō Abe5100pxYōichi MasuzoeAugust 27, 2007September 16, 2009Yasuo FukudaTarō Asō6100pxAkira NagatsumaSeptember 16, 2009September 17, 2010Yukio HatoyamaNaoto Kan7100pxRitsuo HosokawaSeptember 17, 2010September 2, 20118100pxYoko KomiyamaSeptember 2, 2011October 1, 2012Yoshihiko Noda9100pxWakio MitsuiOctober 1, 2012December 26, 201210100pxNorihisa TamuraDecember 26, 2012September 3, 2014Shinzō Abe11100pxYasuhisa ShiozakiSeptember 3, 2014August 3, 201712100pxKatsunobu KatōAugust 3, 2017October 2, 201813100pxTakumi NemotoOctober 2, 2018September 11, 2019(12)100pxKatsunobu KatōSeptember 11, 2019September 16, 2020(10)100pxNorihisa TamuraSeptember 16, 2020October 4, 2021Yoshihide Suga14100pxShigeyuki GotoOctober 4, 2021August 10, 2022Fumio Kishida(12)100pxKatsunobu KatōAugust 10, 2022September 13, 202315151x151pxKeizō TakemiSeptember 13, 2023October 1, 202416151x151pxTakamaro FukuokaOctober 1, 2024October 21, 2025Shigeru Ishiba17151x151pxKenichiro UenoOctober 21, 2025IncumbentSanae Takaichi

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