| Cabinet Name: | First Satō Cabinet |
| Cabinet Number: | 61st |
| Jurisdiction: | Japan |
| Flag Border: | true |
| State Head: | Shōwa |
| Date Formed: | November 9, 1964 |
| Date Dissolved: | February 17, 1967 |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
| Government Head: | Eisaku Satō |
| Deputy Government Head: | Ichirō Kōno (until June 3, 1965) |
| State Head Title: | Emperor |
| Political Party: | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Legislature Status: | House of Representatives Majority |
| Opposition Parties: | Japan Socialist Party Democratic Socialist Party Japanese Communist Party Kōmeitō |
| Election: | 1965 councillors election |
| Legislature Term: | 47th-55th National Diet |
| Predecessor: | Third Ikeda Cabinet |
| Successor: | Second Satō Cabinet |
The First Satō Cabinet is the 61st Cabinet of Japan headed by Eisaku Satō from November 9, 1964 to February 17, 1967.
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister in charge of Sports | Ichirō Kōno | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Hitoshi Takahashi | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Etsusaburo Shiina | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Kakuei Tanaka | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of Education Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Kiichi Aichi | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of Health | Hiroshi Kanda | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Munenori Akagi | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Yoshio Sakurauchi | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of Transport | Shutarō Matsuura | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of Posts | Jitsuzō Tokuyasu | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of Labor | Hirohide Ishida | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of Construction Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission | Osanori Koyama | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission | Eichi Yoshitake | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Keikichi Masuhara | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Director of the Defense Agency | Jun'ya Koizumi | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Mamoru Takahashi | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Tomisaburō Hashimoto | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office | Sōichi Usui | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Masami Takatsuji | Independent | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Noboru Takeshita | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Minoru Ishioka | Independent | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office | Tōru Furuya | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
The first Cabinet reshuffle took place on June 3, 1965.
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Mitsujirō Ishii | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Etsusaburo Shiina | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Takeo Fukuda | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Education | Umekichi Nakamura | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Health | Zenkō Suzuki | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Eiichi Sakata | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Takeo Miki | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Transport | Torata Nakamura | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Posts | Yuichi Kōri | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Labor | Hisao Kodaira | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Construction Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission | Mitsuo Setoyama | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Director of the Chubu Regional Development and Maintenance Agency | Mitsuo Setoyama | Liberal Democratic | June 1, 1966 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Home AffairsChair of the National Public Safety Commission | Tadanori Nagayama | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Director of the Administrative Management AgencyDirector of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Tokuyasu Fukuda | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Director of the Defense Agency | Raizo Matsuno | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Aiichirō Fujiyama | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | November 4, 1966 | ||
| Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Shokichi Uehara | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Tomisaburō Hashimoto | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office | Ken Yasui | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Masami Takatsuji | Independent | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Noboru Takeshita | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | August 1, 1966 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Minoru Ishioka | Independent | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs) | Kichizō Hosoda | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | August 2, 1966 | ||
| Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs) | Tōru Furuya | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | November 22, 1966 | ||
| Source:[2] | ||||||
The second Cabinet reshuffle took place on August 1, 1966.
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Mitsujirō Ishii | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Etsusaburo Shiina | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Takeo Fukuda | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of EducationDirector of the Science and Technology Agency | Kiichi Arita | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Health | Zenkō Suzuki | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Raizo Matsuno | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Takeo Miki | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Transport | Seijuro Arafune | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | October 14, 1966 | ||
| Sensuke Fujieda | Liberal Democratic | October 14, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | |||
| Minister of Posts | Torasaburō Shintani | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Labor | Mitsuo Yamate | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Construction Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Director of the Chubu Regional Development and Maintenance Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission | Tomisaburō Hashimoto | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Minister of Home AffairsChair of the National Public Safety Commission | Shunji Shiomi | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Shigeho Tanaka | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Shigesaburō Maeo | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Director of the Defense Agency | Eichi Kanbayashiyama | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Aiichirō Fujiyama | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | November 4, 1966 | ||
| Eisaku Satō (acting) | Liberal Democratic | November 4, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | |||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kiichi Aichi | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office | Kiyoshi Mori | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Masami Takatsuji | Independent | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Toshio Kimura | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Minoru Ishioka | Independent | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs) | Senichirō Uemura | Liberal Democratic | August 2, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs) | Tōru Furuya | Liberal Democratic | June 3, 1965 | November 22, 1966 | ||
| Hideo Hori | Independent | November 22, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | |||
| Source:[3] | ||||||
The third Cabinet reshuffle took place on December 3, 1966.
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō | Liberal Democratic | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Isaji Tanaka | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Takeo Miki | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Mikio Mizuta | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Education | Toshihiro Kennoki | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Health | Hideo Bō | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Tadao Kuraishi | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Watarō Kanno | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Transport | Takeo Ōhashi | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Posts | Takeji Kobayashi | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Labor | Takashi Hayakawa | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Construction Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Director of the Chubu Regional Development and Maintenance Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission | Eiichi Nishimura | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Minister of Home AffairsChair of the National Public Safety Commission | Sensuke Fujieda | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Isao Matsudaira | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyDirector of the Science and Technology Agency | Susumu Nikaidō | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Director of the Defense Agency | Kaneshichi Masuda | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Kiichi Miyazawa | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kenji Fukunaga | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office | Toshio Tsukahara | Liberal Democratic | December 3, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Masami Takatsuji | Independent | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Toshio Kimura | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Minoru Ishioka | Independent | November 9, 1964 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs) | Senichirō Uemura | Liberal Democratic | August 2, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs) | Hideo Hori | Independent | November 22, 1966 | February 17, 1967 | ||
| Source:[4] | ||||||