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Kan Cabinet (Formed June 8, 2010)

MINISTER OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE

Akira Nagatsuma

MINISTER OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE Akira Nagatsuma

Date of birth: June 14, 1960

Party: Democratic Party of Japan

Electoral district: Lower House; Tokyo No. 7 (fourth term)

Nagatsuma, who rose to prominence by uncovering the pension record-keeping fiasco while in the opposition camp, is staying on as health minister.

He broke the scandal that the government had lost records on 50 million public pension plans, earning him the nickname "Mr. Pension." But in the Hatoyama administration he turned cautious in his comments, mostly saying he was "examining the issues."

As promised in campaign pledges, Nagatsuma revived "single-parent aid," providing about ¥20,000 a month to single-parent households on welfare.

The allowances were halted in 2009 under the LDP.

He studied law at Keio University and worked at NEC Corp. before becoming a reporter for the Nikkei Business magazine.


 

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

JUSTICE MINISTER Keiko Chiba

JUSTICE MINISTER

Keiko Chiba

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 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