First Ōhira Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:First Ōhira Cabinet
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:68th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Date Formed:December 7, 1978
Date Dissolved:November 9, 1979
State Head Title:Emperor
State Head:Shōwa
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Masayoshi Ōhira
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Legislature Status:Majority government (Lower House)
Election:35th general election (1979)
Predecessor:Takeo Fukuda Cabinet (Reshuffle)
Successor:Second Ōhira Cabinet

The First Ōhira Cabinet is the 68th Cabinet of Japan headed by Masayoshi Ōhira from December 7, 1978 to November 9, 1979.[1]

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterNote
Prime Minister
Minister of JusticeYoshimi Furui
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister of Finance
Minister of EducationTakasaburō Naitō
Minister of Health
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Minister of International Trade and IndustryMasumi Esaki
Minister of TransportKinji Moriyama
Minister of PostsNikichi Shirayama
Minister of LaborYūkō Kurihara
Minister of ConstructionMotosaburō Tokai
Minister of Home Affairs
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency
Naozō Shibuya
Chief Cabinet SecretaryRokusuke Tanaka
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency Development
Asao Mihara
Director of the Administrative Management AgencyMotohiko Kanai
Director of the Defense AgencyGanri Yamashita
Director of the Economic Planning Agency
Minister for International Economy
Tokusaburō Kosaka
Director of the Science and Technology Agency
Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission
Iwazō Kaneko
Director of the Environment AgencySen'ichiro Uemura
Director of the National Land AgencyShirō Nakano
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaryfor Political Affairs
Appointed on December 8, 1978
Kyūjirō Okina
(Bureaucrat)
for General Affairs
Appointed on December 12, 1978
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauHideo Sanada
(Bureaucrat)
Appointed on December 8, 1978
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's OfficeEisaku Sumi for Political Affairs
Appointed on December 8, 1978
Kimimasa Akitomi
(Bureaucrat)
for General Affairs
Appointed on December 8, 1978
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第68代 大平 正芳|歴代内閣. Prime Minister's Official Residence. 2023-10-07.