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Kan Cabinet (Formed June 8, 2010)

FOREIGN MINISTER

Takeaki Matsumoto

FOREIGN MINISTER Takeaki Matsumoto

Date of birth: April. 25, 1959

Party: Democratic Party of Japan

Electoral district: Lower House; Hyogo No. 11 (fourth term)

Matsumoto once worked at the now-defunct Industrial Bank of Japan, which merged with two other banks in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group.

He traces his roots to the first prime minister, Hirobumi Ito, who was assassinated by Ahn Jung Geun in 1909 after serving as the first Japanese resident general of Korea. Matsumoto's mother is Ito's granddaughter.

Born into a family of politicians and diplomats, Matsumoto's father, Juro, a member of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party, served as Defense Agency chief in 1989.

After leaving the IBJ, the 51-year-old Lower House member won his seat for the first time in 2000 in Hyogo Prefecture's No. 11 district.

He is in his fourth term and was appointed deputy foreign minister last fall.

Known for his expertise in diplomatic and security issues, Matsumoto was appointed policy chief in 2005 when the Democratic Party of Japan was still in the opposition and headed by Maehara.


*Appointed to take over duties of Seiji Maehara March 9, 2011.

 

Subsequent changes

PRIME MINISTER Naoto Kan

PRIME MINISTER

Naoto Kan

FINANCE MINISTER Yoshihiko Noda

FINANCE MINISTER

Yoshihiko Noda

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 LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM Akihiro Ohata

MINISTER OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM

Akihiro Ohata

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF RECONSTRUCTING AREAS RAVAGED BY THE MARCH 11 QUAKE AND TSUNAMI and STATE MINISTER FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT Ryu Matsumoto

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF RECONSTRUCTING AREAS RAVAGED BY THE MARCH 11 QUAKE AND TSUNAMI and STATE MINISTER FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Ryu Matsumoto

MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY Banri Kaieda

MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY

Banri Kaieda

JUSTICE MINISTER and ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Satsuki Eda

JUSTICE MINISTER and ENVIRONMENT MINISTER

Satsuki Eda

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY and STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION Yukio Edano

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY and STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION

Yukio Edano

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN Kansei Nakano

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

Kansei Nakano

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY Kaoru Yosano

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY

Kaoru Yosano

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CRISIS and STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FOOD-SAFETY Goshi Hosono

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CRISIS and STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FOOD-SAFETY

Goshi Hosono