Cabinet lineup

Formed on Sept. 26 2006
Prime minister Shinzo Abe
Internal affairs and communications minister Yoshihide Suga
Justice minister Jinen Nagase
Foreign minister Taro Aso*
Finance minister Koji Omi
Education, culture, sports, science and technology minister Bunmei Ibuki
Health, labor and welfare minister Hakuo Yanagisawa
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka
Economy, trade and industry minister Akira Amari
Land, infrastructure and transport minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba
Environment minister Masatoshi Wakabayashi
Chief Cabinet secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki
National Public Safety Commission chairman Kensei Mizote
Defense Agency director general Fumio Kyuma
State minister in charge of financial services Yuji Yamamoto
State minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy Hiroko Ota
State minister in charge of administrative and regulatory reforms Genichiro Sata
State minister in charge of Okinawa and affairs related to the Northern Territories population and gender-equality issues Sanae Takaichi
Deputy chief Cabinet secretaries Hakubun Shimomura
Seiji Suzuki*
Junzo Matoba
Cabinet Legislative Bureau director Reiichi Miyazaki

* Reappointed