| Cabinet Name: | First Kaifu Cabinet |
| Flag: | Flag of Japan.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Cabinet Number: | 76th |
| Jurisdiction: | Japan |
| Date Formed: | August 10, 1989 |
| Date Dissolved: | February 28, 1990 |
| State Head Title: | Emperor |
| State Head: | Akihito |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
| Government Head: | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Political Party: | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Legislature Status: | Majority government (Lower House) |
| Election: | 39th general election (1990) |
| Predecessor: | Uno Cabinet |
| Successor: | Second Kaifu Cabinet |
The First Kaifu Cabinet is the 76th Cabinet of Japan headed by Toshiki Kaifu from August 10, 1989, to February 28, 1990.[1] Kaifu succeed at promoting two women as ministers and defying Takeshita faction's demand of reappointment of Uno cabinet members, but had to follow factional balance: Takeshita faction has given five ministries, while Abe, Miyazawa and Nakasone factions each received four. Komoto faction, Kaifu's own, only got two ministries.
| Portfolio | Minister | Special mission etc. | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Komoto faction | |||
| Minister of Justice | Masao Gotō | Independent | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Abe faction | |||
| Minister of Finance | Takeshita faction | |||
| Minister of Education | Kazuya Ishibashi | National Diet Library Liaison and Coordination Committee member | Abe faction | |
| Minister of Health | Saburō Toida | In charge of Pension issues | Takeshita faction | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Abe faction | |||
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Nakasone faction | |||
| Minister of Transport | In charge of New Tokyo International Airport issues | Nakasone faction | ||
| Minister of Posts | Senpachi Ōishi | Nakasone faction | ||
| Minister of Labor | Jōji Fukushima | Independent | ||
| Minister of Construction | Shōzō Harada | Miyazawa faction | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission | Takeshita faction | |||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Komoto faction, Resigned on August 25, 1989 | |||
| First female officeholder | Komoto faction, Appointed on August 25, 1989 | |||
| Director of the Management and Coordination Agency | Kiyoshi Mizuno | Miyazawa faction | ||
| Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency | Miyazawa faction | |||
| Director of the Defense Agency | Jūrō Matsumoto | Abe faction | ||
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Non-legislator | |||
| Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Eizaburō Saitō | Independent | ||
| Director of the Environment Agency | Komoto faction, Resigned on August 25, 1989 | |||
| Setsu Shiga | Komoto faction, Appointed on August 25, 1989 | |||
| Director of the National Land Agency | Takeshita faction | |||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Atsuo Kudō | |||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for Political Affairs) | Setsu Shiga | Resigned on August 25, 1989 | ||
| Takao Fujimoto | Appointed on August 25, 1989 | |||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for General Affairs) | Nobuo Ishihara | |||
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