From People in Power

Key ministers faced with the challenge of leading Japan’s earthquake response effort will be Prime Minister Naoto KAN, Minister of State for Disaster Management Ryu MATSUMOTO and Minister of Internal Affairs Yoshihiro KATAYAMA. The full list of the Council of Ministers is:

HE Mr Naoto KAN (DPJ) — Prime Minister
Mr Yoshihiro KATAYAMA (DPJ) — Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications; Regional Revitalization; Minister of State for Promotion of Regional Sovereignty
Mr Satsuki EDA (DPJ) — Minister of Justice
Mr Yoshihiko NODA (DPJ) — Minister of Finance
Mr Yoshiaki TAKAKI (DPJ) — Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Mr Ritsuo HOSOKAWA (DPJ) — Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Mr Michihiko KANO (DPJ) — Minister of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Mr Banri KAIEDA (DPJ) — Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Mr Akihiro OHATA (DPJ) — Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Ocean Policy
Mr Ryu MATSUMOTO (DPJ) — Minister of the Environment; Minister of State for Disaster Management
Mr Toshimi KITAZAWA (DPJ) — Minister of Defence
Mr Yukio EDANO (DPJ) — Chief Cabinet Secretary; Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Mr Takeaki MATSUMOTO (DPJ) * — Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr Kansei NAKANO (DPJ) — Chair of the National Public Safety Commission; Civil Service Reform; the Abduction Issue
Mr Shozaburo JIMI (PNP) — Minister of Postal Reform; Minister of State for Financial Services
Ms RENHO (f) (DPJ) — Minister of State for Government Revitalization and Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Mr Kaoru YOSANO (ind) — Minister of Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax; Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy and Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality
Mr Koichiro GENBA (DPJ) — Minister of National Policy; Space Policy; Minister of State for the New Public Commons and Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy

* = change to post since mid-January 2011

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