Takeshita Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Takeshita Cabinet
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:74th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Date Formed:November 6, 1987
Date Dissolved:December 27, 1988
State Head Title:Emperor
State Head:Shōwa
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Noboru Takeshita
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Legislature Status:Majority government (Lower House)
Predecessor:Third Nakasone Cabinet
Successor:Takeshita Cabinet
(Reshuffle)

The Takeshita Cabinet is the 74th Cabinet of Japan headed by Noboru Takeshita from November 6, 1987, to June 3, 1989.[1]

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterSpecial mission etc.Note
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime MinisterResigned on December 9, 1988[2]
Minister of Justice
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister of FinanceResigned on December 9, 1988
Concurrently serving as Prime Minister Appointed on December 9, 1988
Resigned on December 24, 1988
Appointed on December 24, 1988
Minister of EducationGentarō Nakajima National Diet Library Liaison and Coordination Committee member
Minister of HealthTakao Fujimoto In charge of Pension issues
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakashi Satō
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Minister of TransportIn charge of New Tokyo International Airport issues
Minister of PostsMasaaki Nakayama
Minister of LaborTarō Nakamura
Minister of ConstructionIhei Ochi
Minister of Home Affairs
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Director of the Management and Coordination AgencyOsamu Takatori
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency
Shigeru Kasuya
Director of the Defense AgencyResigned on August 24, 1988[3]
Appointed on August 24, 1988
Director of the Economic Planning Agency
Director of the Science and Technology Agency
Director of the Environment AgencyToshio Horiuchi
Director of the National Land AgencySeisuke Okuno In charge of Land Measures Resigned on May 13, 1988
Hideo Utsumi Appointed on May 13, 1988
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaryfor Political Affairs
Nobuo Ishihara for General Affairs
Previous office:
Administrative Vice-Minister of Home Affairs
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauOsamu Mimura Previous office:
Chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office
Source:

Reshuffled Cabinet

Cabinet Name:Takeshita Cabinet
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:74th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Date Formed:December 27, 1988
Date Dissolved:June 3, 1989
State Head Title:Emperor
State Head:Shōwa
Akihito
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Noboru Takeshita
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Legislature Status:Majority government (Lower House)
Predecessor:Takeshita Cabinet
Successor:Uno Cabinet

The Cabinet reshuffle took place on December 27, 1988.

PortfolioMinisterSpecial mission etc.Note
Prime Minister
Minister of JusticeTakashi Hasegawa Resigned on December 30, 1988[4]
Masami Takatsuji Appointed on December 30, 1988
Non-legislator
Previous office: National Public Safety Commission member
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 Fisheries
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Minister of TransportIn charge of New Tokyo International Airport issues
Minister of PostsSeiichi Kataoka
Minister of LaborHyōsuke Niwa
Minister of ConstructionResigned on June 2, 1989
Acting
Concurrently serving as Prime Minister
Appointed on June 2, 1989
Minister of Home Affairs
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Shigenobu Sakano
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Director of the Management and Coordination AgencySaburō Kanemaru
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Regional Development Agency
Chikao Sakamoto
Director of the Defense Agency
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyResigned on January 25, 1989
Kōichirō Aino Appointed on January 25, 1989
Director of the Science and Technology Agency
Director of the Environment AgencyMasahisa Aoki
Director of the National Land AgencyHideo Utsumi
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaryfor Political Affairs
Nobuo Ishihara for General Affairs
Previous office:
Administrative Vice-Minister of Home Affairs
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauOsamu Mimura Previous office:
Chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第74代 竹下 登|歴代内閣. Prime Minister's Official Residence. 8 October 2023.
  2. Due to the Recruit scandal
  3. Due to the JDS Nadashio maritime incident
  4. Resigned after it was discovered that he had received political donations from Recruit (company).