Miyazawa Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Miyazawa Cabinet
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:78th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Date Formed:November 5, 1991
Date Dissolved:December 12, 1992
State Head Title:Emperor
State Head:Akihito
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Kiichi Miyazawa
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Legislature Status:Majority government (Lower House)
Election:16th Councillors election (1992)
Predecessor:Second Kaifu Cabinet
(Reshuffle)
Successor:Miyazawa Cabinet
(Reshuffle)

The Miyazawa Cabinet is the 78th Cabinet of Japan headed by Kiichi Miyazawa from November 5, 1991 to August 9, 1993.[1]

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterSpecial mission etc.Note
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister of JusticeTakashi Tawara
Minister of Finance
Minister of Education
Minister of Health
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Minister of TransportKeiwa Okuda
Minister of Posts
Minister of Labor
Minister of Construction
Minister of Home Affairs
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Director of the Management and Coordination AgencyJunzō Iwasaki
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency
Tomoo Ie
Director of the Defense Agency
Director of the Economic Planning Agency
Director of the Science and Technology AgencyKanzō Tanigawa
Director of the Environment Agency
Director of the National Land AgencyYoshiyuki Tōya
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauAtsuo Kudō
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for Political Affairs)Motoji Kondō
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for General Affairs)Nobuo Ishihara
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Reshuffled Cabinet

Cabinet Name:Miyazawa Cabinet
(Reshuffle)
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:78th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Date Formed:December 12, 1992
Date Dissolved:August 9, 1993
State Head Title:Emperor
State Head:Akihito
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Kiichi Miyazawa
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Legislature Status:Majority government (Lower House)
Last Election:40th general election (1993)
Predecessor:Miyazawa Cabinet
Successor:Hosokawa Cabinet

The Cabinet reshuffle took place on December 12, 1992.

PortfolioMinisterSpecial mission etc.Note
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Resigned on April 7, 1993
Appointed on April 8, 1993
Minister of Justice
Minister for Foreign AffairsResigned on April 7, 1993
Appointed on April 8, 1993
Minister of Finance
Minister of Education
Minister of Health
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesResigned on August 4, 1993
Concurrently serving as Prime Minister and Minister of Posts Appointed on August 4, 1993
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Minister of TransportIhei Ochi
Minister of PostsResigned on July 20, 1993
Concurrently serving as Prime Minister Appointed on July 20, 1993
Minister of LaborMasakuni Murakami
Minister of Construction
Minister of Home Affairs
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Keijirō Murata
Chief Cabinet Secretaryfor Women's issues
Director of the Management and Coordination Agency
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency
Shūji Kita
Director of the Defense AgencyToshio Nakayama
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyResigned on June 18, 1993
Administrative Handling
(Concurrently serving as Prime Minister)
Appointed on June 18, 1993
Resigned on June 21, 1993
Osamu Takatori Appointed on June 21, 1993
Director of the Science and Technology AgencyMamoru Nakajima Resigned on June 18, 1993
Administrative Handling
(Concurrently serving as Prime Minister)
Appointed on June 18, 1993
Resigned on June 21, 1993
Appointed on June 21, 1993
Director of the Environment AgencyTaikan Hayashi
Director of the National Land AgencyTakashi Inoue
Deputy Chief Cabinet SecretaryMotoji Kondō for Political Affairs
Nobuo Ishihara for General Affairs
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauTakao Ōde
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第78代 宮澤 喜一|歴代内閣. Prime Minister's Official Residence. 8 October 2023.