List of female cabinet ministers of Japan

  denotes the first female minister of that particular department.

MinisterPositionYear AppointedAdministration
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
Yuriko KoikeMinister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs2004Koizumi II
Sanae TakaichiMinister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs2006Koizumi III
Sanae TakaichiMinister of Internal Affairs and Communications2014Abe II, III and IV
Seiko NodaMinister of Internal Affairs and Communications2017Abe III and IV
Minister of Justice
Ritsuko NagaoMinister of Justice1996Hashimoto I
Mayumi MoriyamaMinister of Justice2001Koizumi I
Chieko NonoMinister of Justice2004Koizumi II
Keiko ChibaMinister of Justice2009Hatoyama and Kan
Midori MatsushimaMinister of Justice2014Abe II
Yōko KamikawaMinister of Justice2014Abe II, III and IV
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Makiko TanakaMinister of Foreign Affairs2001Koizumi I
Yoriko KawaguchiMinister of Foreign Affairs2002Koizumi II
Minister of Finance
None
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Tsuruyo KondoMinister of State for Science and Technology1962
Chikage OogiMinister of State for Science and Technology1981
Akiko SantoMinister of State for Science and Technology1990
Mayumi MoriyamaMinister of Education, Science, Sport and Culture1992
Ryoko AakamatsuMinister of Education1993
Makiko TanakaMinister of State for Science and Technology1994
Seiko NodaMinister of Post and Telecommunication1996
Atsuko ToyamaMinister of State for Science and Technology2001
Seiko NodaMinister of State for Science and Technology2008
Makiko TanakaMinister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology2012
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Masa NakayamaMinister of Health and Social Welfare1960Ikeda I
Yoko KomiyamaMinister of Health and Social Welfare2011Noda
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
None
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Yuko ObuchiMinister of Economy, Trade and Industry2014Shinzo Abe
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Chikage OgiMinister of Construction2000
Chikage OgiMinister of State for the National Land2000
Chikage OgiMinister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport2000
Minister of Environment
Shige IshimotoMinister of State for Environment1984
Michiko IshiiMinister of State for Environment1988
Mayumi MoriyamaMinister of State for Environment1989
Wakako HironakaMinister of State for Environment1993
Toshiko HamayotsuMinister of State for Environment1994
Kayoko ShimizuMinister of State for Environment1999
Yoriko KawaguchiMinister of State for Environment2000
Yoriko KawaguchiMinister of Environment2001
Yuriko KoikeMinister of Environment2003
Tamayo MarukawaMinister of Environment2015Shinzo Abe
Minister of Defense
Yuriko KoikeMinister of Defense2007
Tomomi InadaMinister of Defense2016
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Mayumi MoriyamaChief Cabinet Secretary1989Toshiki Kaifu
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
Tomiko OkazakiChairman of the National Public Safety Commission2010
Eriko YamataniChairman of the National Public Safety Commission2014Shinzo Abe
Minister of State
Sanae TakaichiMinister of State for Food Safety2006
Seiko NodaMinister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety2008
Mizuho FukushimaMinister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety2009
Sumiko TakaharaMinister of State for Economic Planning1989
Mashiko KomuraMinister of State for Economic Planning1994
Sanae TakaichiMinister of State for Innovation2006
Sanae TakaichiMinister of State for Science and Technology Policy2006
Hiroko OtaMinister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy2006
Renho MurataMinister of State of Administrative Reform2010
Renho MurataMinister of State of Administrative Reform2012
Tomomi InadaMinister of State of Administrative Reform2012
Chieko NonoMinister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate2004
Sanae TakaichiMinister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate and Social Affairs2006
Yoko KamikawaMinister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate and Social Affairs2007
Masako MoriMinister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate2012
Yuko ObuchiMinister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality2008
Mizuho FukushimaMinister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality2009
Masako MoriMinister of State for Gender Equality2012
Haruko ArimuraMinister of State for Gender Equality2014Shinzo Abe

The Cabinet of Japan has had 26 female officers.

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