Zenkō Suzuki Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Zenkō Suzuki Cabinet
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:70th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Date Formed:July 17, 1980
Date Dissolved:November 30, 1981
State Head Title:Emperor
State Head:Shōwa
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Zenkō Suzuki
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Legislature Status:Majority government (Lower House)
Predecessor:Second Ōhira Cabinet
Successor:Zenkō Suzuki Cabinet (Reshuffle)

The Zenkō Suzuki Cabinet is the 70th Cabinet of Japan headed by Zenkō Suzuki from July 17, 1980, to November 27, 1982.[1]

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterNote
Prime Minister
Minister of JusticeSeisuke Okuno
Minister for Foreign AffairsResigned on May 18, 1981
Appointed on May 18, 1981
Minister of Finance
Minister of Education
Minister of HealthKunikichi Saitō Resigned on September 19, 1980
Appointed on September 19, 1980
Resigned on May 18, 1981
Appointed on May 18, 1981
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakao Kameoka
Minister of International Trade and IndustryRokusuke Tanaka
Minister of Transport
Minister of PostsIchirō Yamanouchi
Minister of Labor
Minister of ConstructionShigeyoshi Saitō
Minister of Home Affairs
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Jirō Ishiba Resigned on December 17, 1980
Tōkichi Abiko Appointed on December 17, 1980
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency Development
Director of the Administrative Management Agency
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency
Director of the National Land Agency
Director of the Defense AgencyJōji Ōmura
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyToshio Kōmoto
Director of the Science and Technology Agency
Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission
Director of the Environment AgencyHyōsuke Kujiraoka
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaryfor Political Affairs
Kyūjirō Okina for General Affairs
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauReijirō Tsunoda
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's Officefor Political Affairs
Hiroo Kanno for General Affairs
Resigned on January 23, 1981
Hiroaki Kawamura for General Affairs
Appointed on January 23, 1981
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Reshuffled Cabinet

Cabinet Name:Zenkō Suzuki Cabinet
(Reshuffle)
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:70th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Date Formed:November 30, 1981
Date Dissolved:November 27, 1982
State Head Title:Emperor
State Head:Shōwa
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Zenkō Suzuki
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Legislature Status:Majority government (Lower House)
Predecessor:Zenkō Suzuki Cabinet
Successor:First Nakasone Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on November 30, 1981.

PortfolioMinisterNote
Prime Minister
Minister of Justice
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister of Finance
Minister of EducationHeiji Ogawa
Minister of HealthMotoharu Morishita
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Minister of TransportTokusaburō Kosaka
Minister of Posts
Minister of LaborTakiichirō Hatsumura
Minister of ConstructionIhei Shiseki
Minister of Home Affairs
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Masataka Sekō
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency Development
Director of the Administrative Management Agency
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency
Director of the National Land Agency
Director of the Defense Agency
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyToshio Kōmoto
Director of the Science and Technology Agency
Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission
Director of the Environment AgencyBunbee Hara
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaryfor Political Affairs
Kyūjirō Okina for General Affairs
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauReijirō Tsunoda
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for the Prime Minister's OfficeJōji Fukushima for Political Affairs
Hiroaki Kawamura for General Affairs
Resigned on August 27, 1982
Susumu Yamaji for General Affairs
Appointed on August 27, 1982
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第70代 鈴木 善幸|歴代内閣. Prime Minister's Official Residence. 2023-10-08.