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Kan Cabinet (Formed June 8, 2010)

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION AND CIVIL SERVICE REFORM

Renho

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION Renho

Date of birth: Nov. 28, 1967

Party: Democratic Party of Japan

Electoral district: Upper House; Tokyo (second term)

Shooting to fame as a politician after her fierce battles with bureaucrats in the "shiwake" budget-screening sessions last year, Renho was named state minister in charge of government revitalization in June when Prime Minister Naoto Kan took office. She was the youngest member of that Cabinet.

Born to a Taiwanese father and Japanese mother, Renho, who only goes by one name, held dual citizenship until age 18 before choosing Japanese nationality.

She debuted as a "campaign girl" in 1988 while a student at Aoyama Gakuin University, where she majored in law. After hosting several TV variety shows, she began a career as a newscaster in 1993.


 

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

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL POLICY Koichiro Genba

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL POLICY

Koichiro Genba

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

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

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Ryu Matsumoto

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER

Ryu Matsumoto

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