| Cabinet Name: | Third Koizumi Cabinet |
| Cabinet Number: | 89th |
| Jurisdiction: | Japan |
| Flag: | Flag of Japan.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | September 21, 2005 |
| Date Dissolved: | September 26, 2006 |
| Government Head: | Junichiro Koizumi |
| State Head: | Emperor Akihito |
| Political Party: | LDP-NKP coalition |
| Legislature Status: | HoR: LDP-NKP Coalition Supermajority HoC: LDP-NKP Coalition majority |
| Opposition Party: | Democratic Party of Japan |
| Opposition Leader: | Seiji Maehara (2005-2006) Ichirō Ozawa (2006) |
| Election: | 2005 general election |
| Predecessor: | Second Koizumi Cabinet |
| Successor: | First Abe Cabinet |
The Third Koizumi Cabinet governed Japan for the final year of Junichiro Koizumi's term as prime minister, from September 2005 to September 2006, following the landslide victory of his coalition in the "postal election" of 2005.[1]
Following his re-election by the National Diet on September 21, Koizumi did not make any ministerial changes when inaugurating his third cabinet, keeping his previous team in place to focus on the re-introduction and passage of the bills to privatize Japan Post, which had formed the basis for his re-election campaign.[2] [3] [4] Once this was accomplished, Koizumi conducted his final cabinet reshuffle on October 31 at the end of the Diet session. This reshuffle promoted several potential successors including Sadakazu Tanigaki, who was reappointed as Finance Minister, Tarō Asō, who was moved to become Foreign Minister, and Shinzō Abe, who was promoted from LDP Secretary General to the post of Chief Cabinet Secretary.[5] [6] [7] Koizumi also promoted Heizō Takenaka his long-serving minister for economic reform, to the position of Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications to oversee the implementation of postal and administrative reform.[8]
Since 1980, the Liberal Democratic Party has limited its leader to two consecutive terms, meaning that Koizumi was bound to stand down as prime minister in September 2006 when his second term expired.[9] This gave him just one year following his re-election to conclude the reforms he had advocated during his terms of office, though he admitted in September 2005 that some would not be achieved in that time, such as constitutional revision to allow the Self-Defence Forces full military status.[10] During the final session of the Diet under Koizumi's premiership, 82 out of 91 government bills were passed, including administrative and healthcare reforms, though education, constitutional and criminal law reforms were not enacted.[11] Despite calls from some members of the LDP and the Komeito to amend party rules and allow him to stay on (amendments which allow the President of LDP have another 3 years term, which later amended by Shinzo Abe in 2015), Koizumi adhered to the term limit and retired in September 26, 2006.[12] [13]
| House of Representatives Absolute majority (241/480) required | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | First Vote | ||
| Votes | |||
| Junichiro Koizumi | |||
| Seiji Maehara | |||
| Others and Abstentions (Including blank ballots) | |||
| Source Diet Minutes - 163rd Session | |||
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors
| Prime Minister | R | April 26, 2001 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| R | September 22, 2003 - October 31, 2005 | ||||
| Minister of Justice Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Measures for Declining Birthrate | C | September 27, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| R | September 27, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | ||||
| Minister of Finance | R | September 22, 2003 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| R | September 27, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | ||||
| C | September 27, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | R | August 11, 2005 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| R | September 22, 2003 - October 31, 2005 | ||||
| R | September 27, 2004 - September 26, 2006 | ||||
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs | R | September 22, 2003 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister for Gender Equality | R | May 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| Director of the National Public Safety Commission Minister for Disaster Management Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation | R | September 27, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| R | September 27, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | ||||
| Minister of State for Financial Services | R | September 27, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services | C | April 26, 2001 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Minister of State for Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan Minister of State for Administrative Reform Minister of State for Special Zones for Structural Reform Minister of State for Regional Revitalization | R | September 27, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| Minister of State (Science and Technology Policy) Minister of State for Food Protection Minister of State for Information Technology | R | September 27, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| Deputy Secretaries | |||||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Representatives) | R | May 7, 2004 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Councillors) | C | September 22, 2003 - October 31, 2005 | |||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) | - | September 22, 2003 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Prime Minister | R | April 26, 2001 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services | C | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | ||||
| R | October 31, 2005 - August 27, 2007 | ||||
| Minister of Finance | R | September 22, 2003 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | ||||
| R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | ||||
| R | September 27, 2004 - September 26, 2006 | ||||
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems | R | September 22, 2003 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Director of the National Public Safety Commission Minister for Disaster Management Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation | C | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | ||||
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Financial Services | R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Minister of State for Administrative Reform Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Minister of State for Special Zones for Structural Reform Minister of State for Regional Revitalization | R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Minister of State (Science and Technology Policy) Minister of State for Food Protection Minister of State for Information Technology | C | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs | R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Deputy Secretaries | |||||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Representatives) | R | October 31, 2005 - September 26, 2006 | |||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs - House of Councillors) | C | October 31, 2005 - August 27, 2007 | |||
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) | - | September 22, 2003 - September 26, 2006 | |||
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