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Kan Cabinet (Formed June 8, 2010)

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER

Ryu Matsumoto

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Ryu Matsumoto

Date of birth: May 17, 1951

Party: Democratic Party of Japan

Electoral district: Lower House; Fukuoka No. 1 (seventh term)

Matsumoto is mostly known for his large annual income. He pulled in ¥86.16 million in 2009, which ranked him second among his Diet peers. He shot to the top with ¥843.66 million in 2008 after selling off properties inherited from his father.

A Fukuoka native, Matsumoto has focused on human rights issues since he was elected in 1990, promoting help for minority groups in Japan. His grandfather Jiichiro, also a politician, is known as father of the liberation movement for "buraku" outcasts.

Growing up in a family of politicians, Matsumoto joined the Social Democratic Party of Japan. In 1980 he became a secretary for his father, Eiichi, who was then an Upper House lawmaker. He also participated in his family's construction business.


 

Subsequent changes

PRIME MINISTER Naoto Kan

PRIME MINISTER

Naoto Kan

FINANCE MINISTER Yoshihiko Noda

FINANCE MINISTER

Yoshihiko Noda

FOREIGN MINISTER Seiji Maehara

FOREIGN MINISTER

Seiji Maehara

DEFENSE MINISTER Toshimi Kitazawa

DEFENSE MINISTER

Toshimi Kitazawa

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY Yoshito Sengoku

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY

Yoshito Sengoku

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL POLICY Koichiro Genba

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL POLICY

Koichiro Genba

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION AND CIVIL SERVICE REFORM Renho

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION AND CIVIL SERVICE REFORM

Renho

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF FINANCIAL AND POSTAL ISSUES Shozaburo Jimi

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF FINANCIAL AND POSTAL ISSUES

Shozaburo Jimi

MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS Yoshihiro Katayama

MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Yoshihiro Katayama

JUSTICE MINISTER Minoru Yanagida

JUSTICE MINISTER

Minoru Yanagida

EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER Yoshiaki Takaki

EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER

Yoshiaki Takaki

MINISTER OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE Ritsuo Hosokawa

MINISTER OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE

Ritsuo Hosokawa

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES Michihiko Kano

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Michihiko Kano

MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY Akihiro Ohata

MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY

Akihiro Ohata

MINISTER OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM Sumio Mabuchi

MINISTER OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM

Sumio Mabuchi

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRWOMAN Tomiko Okazaki

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRWOMAN

Tomiko Okazaki

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Banri Kaieda

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Banri Kaieda