| Cabinet Name: | First Tanaka Cabinet |
| Flag: | Flag of Japan.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Cabinet Number: | 64th |
| Jurisdiction: | Japan |
| Date Formed: | July 7, 1972 |
| Date Dissolved: | December 22, 1972 |
| State Head Title: | Emperor |
| State Head: | Shōwa |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
| Government Head: | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Political Party: | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Legislature Status: | Majority (Lower House) |
| Election: | 1972 general election |
| Predecessor: | Third Satō Cabinet (Reshuffle) |
| Successor: | Second Tanaka Cabinet |
The First Tanaka Cabinet is the 64th Cabinet of Japan headed by Kakuei Tanaka from July 7 to December 22, 1972.[1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State | Takeo Miki | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of Justice | Yūichi Kōri | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Masayoshi Ōhira | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of Finance | Koshiro Ueki | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of Education | Osamu Inaba | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of Health | Shunji Shiomi | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Tokurō Adachi | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Yasuhiro Nakasone | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of Transport | Hideyo Sasaki | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of Posts | Kakuei Tanaka | July 7, 1972 | July 12, 1972 | |
| Makoto Miike | July 12, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | ||
| Minister of Labor | Hajime Tamura | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of Construction Chair of the National Public Safety Commission Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency Director of the Chubu Regional Development and Maintenance Agency Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission | Takeo Kimura | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Hajime Fukuda | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Susumu Nikaidō | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office Director of the Okinawa Development Agency Development | Takeshi Honna | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Director of the Defense Agency | Keikichi Masuhara | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Kakuei Tanaka | July 7, 1972 | July 12, 1972 | |
| Kiichi Arita | July 12, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | ||
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Seigo Hamano | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Director of the Environment Agency | Osanori Koyama | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Ichiro Yoshikuni | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Ganri Yamashita | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Masaharu Gotōda | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office (Political Affairs) | Jūshirō Komiyama | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office (General Affairs) | Renpei Kuriyama | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | |
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