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Japan’s New Democratic Party (LDP). Three 1998. He helped found the DPJ and Foreign Minister years later he left the LDP to help went on to serve in several senior found the Renewal Party party positions including as president

Mr is (Shinseito); he was successfully and secretary-general. Japan’s new minister re-elected and contributed to the The Minister’s hobbies include for foreign affairs. founding of the Morihiro watching movies, working out at the Hosokawa coalition government. After graduating from gym, reading and collecting frog (The Hosokawa coalition University’s Faculty of Law, in figurines. He cites as his most government ruled between August 1976 Mr Okada entered the Ministry of respected person Oda Nobunaga, a International Trade and Industry 1993 and June 1994, and these very well known historical figure from (MITI—now the Ministry of Economy, eleven months marked the only time the 16th century who played a key Trade and Industry [METI]), serving that the LDP was out of power since role in the unification of central Japan until he resigned in 1988. 1955, up until the DPJ’s victory this after a century of conflict. August.) In 1990 Mr Okada was first elected to A more detailed profile of Foreign the House of Representatives (the Mr Okada’s involvement with the Minister Okada can be seen at: lower house of Japan’s parliament) as Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) www.mofa.go.jp/about/hq/profile/okada.html a member of the ruling Liberal dates back to its establishment in

List of Cabinet Members

Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister (Minister for State pre-designated by Cabinet Law provisions) Minister of State for National Strategy Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, and Science and Technology Policy

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kazuhiro HARAGUTI Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty

Minister of Justice Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya OKADA Minister of Finance Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister of State for Pension Reform Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Masayuki NAOSHIMA Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territory Affairs, and Disaster Management Minister of Environment Minister of Defence Chairman of the National Commission on Public Safety Hiroshi NAKAI Minister of State for the Abduction Issue Minister of State for Financial Services Minister of State for Postal Reform Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, Social Affairs, and Gender Equality Mizuho FUKUSHIMA Minister of State for Administrative Reform Minister of State for Civil Service Reform List of Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Yorihisa MATSUNO Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koji MATSUI Kinya TAKINO

Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Reiichi MIYAZAKI

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