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Kan Cabinet (Formed June 8, 2010)

JUSTICE MINISTER

Keiko Chiba

JUSTICE MINISTER Keiko Chiba

Date of birth: May 11, 1948

Party: Democratic Party of Japan

Electoral district: Upper House; Kanagawa (fourth term)

A Yokohama native, Chiba became a lawyer after graduating from Chuo University in Tokyo and worked to protect the rights of women and seniors.

She was first elected to the Upper House in 1986 with the backing of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, and held executive posts in the party and later in its successor, the Social Democratic Party. Chiba left the SDP and joined the old DPJ in 1997.

After being appointed justice minister in 2009, she made her name with the enactment of legislation to abolish the statute of limitations for murder and robbery-murder.

Her attempt to present the current Diet session with a bill permitting married couples to have different surnames was met with strong opposition in the Cabinet.

Chiba has been active in human rights, including coexistence with foreign residents.


 

Subsequent changes

PRIME MINISTER Naoto Kan

PRIME MINISTER

Naoto Kan

MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS Kazuhiro Haraguchi

MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Kazuhiro Haraguchi

FOREIGN MINISTER Katsuya Okada

FOREIGN MINISTER

Katsuya Okada

FINANCE MINISTER Yoshihiko Noda

FINANCE MINISTER

Yoshihiko Noda

EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER Tatsuo Kawabata

EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER

Tatsuo Kawabata

MINISTER OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE Akira Nagatsuma

MINISTER OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE

Akira Nagatsuma

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES Masahiko Yamada

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Masahiko Yamada

MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY Masayuki Naoshima

MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY

Masayuki Naoshima

MINISTER OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM Seiji Maehara

MINISTER OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM

Seiji Maehara

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Sakihito Ozawa

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER

Sakihito Ozawa

DEFENSE MINISTER Toshimi Kitazawa

DEFENSE MINISTER

Toshimi Kitazawa

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY Yoshito Sengoku

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY

Yoshito Sengoku

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN Hiroshi Nakai

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

Hiroshi Nakai

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF FINANCIAL AND POSTAL ISSUES Shizuka Kamei

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF FINANCIAL AND POSTAL ISSUES

Shizuka Kamei

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL POLICY Satoshi Arai

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL POLICY

Satoshi Arai

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AND DECLINING BIRTHRATE Koichiro Genba

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AND DECLINING BIRTHRATE

Koichiro Genba

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION Renho

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION

Renho