Second Kaifu Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Second Kaifu Cabinet
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:77th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Date Formed:February 28, 1990
Date Dissolved:December 29, 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)
Predecessor:First Kaifu Cabinet
Successor:Second Kaifu Cabinet
(Reshuffle)

The Second Kaifu Cabinet is the 77th Cabinet of Japan headed by Toshiki Kaifu from February 28, 1990, to November 5, 1991.[1]

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterSpecial mission etc.Note
Prime Minister
Minister of JusticeShin Hasegawa Resigned on September 13, 1990
Appointed on September 13, 1990
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister of Finance
Minister of EducationNational Diet Library Liaison and Coordination Committee member
Minister of HealthIn charge of Pension issues
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTomio Yamamoto
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Minister of TransportAkira Ōno In charge of New Tokyo International Airport issues
Minister of Posts
Minister of LaborShunpei Tsukahara
Minister of Construction
Minister of Home Affairs
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Keiwa Okuda
Chief Cabinet SecretaryMisoji Sakamoto
Director of the Management and Coordination AgencyJun Shiozaki
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency
Shigetami Sunada Resigned on September 13, 1990
Yoshiaki Kibe Appointed on September 13, 1990
Director of the Defense AgencyYozo Ishikawa
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyHideyuki Aizawa
Director of the Science and Technology AgencyTomoji Ōshima
Director of the Environment AgencyIshimatsu Kitakawa
Director of the National Land AgencyMoriyoshi Satō
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauAtsuo Kudō
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for Political Affairs)
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for General Affairs)Nobuo Ishihara
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Reshuffled Cabinet

Cabinet Name:Second Kaifu Cabinet
(Reshuffle)
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:77th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Date Formed:December 29, 1990
Date Dissolved:November 5, 1991
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)
Predecessor:Second Kaifu Cabinet
Successor:Miyazawa Cabinet

The Cabinet reshuffle took place on December 29, 1990.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterSpecial mission etc.Note
Prime Minister
Minister of JusticeMegumu Satō
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister of FinanceResigned on October 14, 1991
Concurrently serving as Prime Minister Appointed on October 14, 1991
Minister of EducationYutaka Inoue National Diet Library Liaison and Coordination Committee member
Minister of HealthShin'ichirō Shimojō In charge of Pension issues
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesMotoji Kondō
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Minister of TransportKanezō Muraoka In charge of New Tokyo International Airport issues
Minister of PostsKatsutsugu Sekiya
Minister of Labor
Minister of ConstructionYūji Ōtsuka
Minister of Home Affairs
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Akira Fukida
Chief Cabinet SecretaryMisoji Sakamoto
Director of the Management and Coordination Agency
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency
Yōichi Tani
Director of the Defense Agency
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyMichio Ochi
Director of the Science and Technology Agency
Director of the Environment Agency
Director of the National Land AgencyMamoru Nishida
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauAtsuo Kudō
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for Political Affairs)
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for General Affairs)Nobuo Ishihara
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第77代 海部 俊樹|歴代内閣. Prime Minister's Official Residence. 8 October 2023.