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Noda Cabinet (Formed September 2, 2011)

HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE MINISTER

Wakio Mitsui

HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE MINISTER Wakio Mitsui

Date of birth: Nov. 24, 1942

Party: DPJ

Electoral district: Lower House; Hokkaido No. 2 (fourth term)

Mitsui, who has served as vice land minister and the DPJ's deputy policy chief, is considered one of the richest members of the party.

Last year, he raked in some ¥50 million in income to place 11th in a list of the wealthiest Diet members, according to data released in July. During his stint at the land ministry, he strongly pushed for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, which is currently under construction, to be extended from Hakodate to Sapporo.

He served as health minister in the DPJ's shadow Cabinet during the party's opposition days.

He was elected to the Lower House in 2000.

A certified pharmacist who graduated from Showa Pharmaceutical University in Tokyo in 1966, Mitsui set up a pharmaceutical company and now runs three hospitals and two welfare facilities for the elderly in Hokkaido, according to his website.


 

Subsequent changes

PRIME MINISTER Yoshihiko Noda

PRIME MINISTER

Yoshihiko Noda

FOREIGN MINISTER Koichiro Genba

FOREIGN MINISTER

Koichiro Genba

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY Osamu Fujimura

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY

Osamu Fujimura

RECONSTRUCTION MINISTER Tatsuo Hirano

RECONSTRUCTION MINISTER

Tatsuo Hirano

ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER Yukio Edano

ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER

Yukio Edano

STATE MINISTER, SOCIAL SECURITY AND TAX REFORMS, AND GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION Katsuya Okada

STATE MINISTER, SOCIAL SECURITY AND TAX REFORMS, AND GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION

Katsuya Okada

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES MINISTER Akira Gunji

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES MINISTER

Akira Gunji

LAND,
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM MINISTER Yuichiro Hata

LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM MINISTER

Yuichiro Hata

DEFENSE MINISTER Satoshi Morimoto

DEFENSE MINISTER

Satoshi Morimoto

INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Shinji Tarutoko

INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER

Shinji Tarutoko

JUSTICE MINISTER Keishu Tanaka

JUSTICE MINISTER

Keishu Tanaka

FINANCE MINISTER Koriki Jojima

FINANCE MINISTER

Koriki Jojima

EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER Makiko Tanaka

EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER

Makiko Tanaka

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Hiroyuki Nagahama

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER

Hiroyuki Nagahama

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN Tadamasa Kodaira

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

Tadamasa Kodaira

STATE MINISTER, FINANCIAL ISSUES Ikko Nakatsuka

STATE MINISTER, FINANCIAL ISSUES

Ikko Nakatsuka

STATE MINISTER, NATIONAL POLICY Seiji Maehara

STATE MINISTER, NATIONAL POLICY

Seiji Maehara

STATE MINISTER, POSTAL ISSUES AND DISASTER PREVENTION Mikio Shimoji

STATE MINISTER, POSTAL ISSUES AND DISASTER PREVENTION

Mikio Shimoji