Lineup of Japan’s reshuffled Cabinet
Jun 4, 2012, 7:48 AM
TOKYO (AP) – The lineup of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s Cabinet after a reshuffle Monday:
Chief Cabinet Secretary: Osamu Fujimura (retained)
Deputy Prime Minister, also in charge of Social Security and Tax Reform: Katsuya Okada (retained)
Foreign Minister: Koichiro Gemba (retained)
Defense Minister: Satoshi Morimoto (new)
Finance Minister: Jun Azumi (retained)
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister: Yukio Edano (retained)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister: Akira Gunji (new)
Justice Minister: Makoto Taki (new)
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister: Hirofumi Hirano (retained)
Health, Labor and Welfare Minister: Yoko Komiyama (retained)
Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister: Yuichiro Hata (new)
Reconstruction Minister: Tatsuo Hirano (retained)
Financial and Postal Reform Minister: Tadahiro Matsushita (new)
National Strategy Minister: Motohisa Furukawa (retained)
Internal Affairs and Communications Minister: Tatsuo Kawabata (retained)
Environment Minister, also in charge of the nuclear crisis: Goshi Hosono (retained)
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission: Jin Matsubara (retained)
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