| Office: | Minister of Justice |
| Primeminister: | Keizo Obuchi |
| Term Start: | 8 March 1999 |
| Term End: | 5 October 1999 |
| Predecessor: | Shozaburo Nakamura |
| Successor: | Hideo Usui |
| Party: | Liberal Democratic Party |
is a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He was the minister of justice in 1999.
Jinnouchi worked as a bureaucrat in the construction ministry. He was a member of the LDP and was first part of the faction headed by Keizo Obuchi. He then joined the faction led by Ryutaro Hashimoto in the party.[1] Jinnouchi served in the Upper House for the LDP for three terms.[2] [3] [4] He held the post of the parliamentary vice minister for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.[4]
He was appointed justice minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.[5] Jinnouchi succeeded Shozaburo Nakamura in the post who resigned from office due to giving permission for Arnold Schwarzenegger to enter the country without a passport.[5] Jinnouchi's tenure ended on 5 October 1999 when Hideo Usui replaced him as justice minister.[6]