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Complete List Of Cabinet Members

Members of the new Japanese cabinet, as announced Thursday:

  • Prime Minister: Keizo Obuchi, 61
  • Finance: Kiichi Miyazawa, 78
  • Foreign Affairs: Masahiko Komura, 56
  • International Trade and Industry: Kaoru Yosano, 59
  • Justice: Shozaburo Nakamura, 64
  • Education: Akito Arima, 67
  • Transport: Jiro Kawasaki, 50
  • Post and Telecommunications: Seiko Noda, 37
  • Labor: Akira Amari, 48
  • Health and Welfare: Sohei Miyashita, 70
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Shoichi Nakagawa, 45
  • Construction: Katsutsugu Sekiya, 60
  • Home Affairs: Mamoru Nishida, 70
  • Chief Cabinet Secretary: Hiromu Nonaka, 72
  • Economic Planning: Taichi Sakaiya, 63
  • Defense: Fukushiro Nukaga, 54
  • Management and Coordination: Seiichi Ota, 52
  • Science and Technology: Yutaka Takeyama, 64
  • Environment: Kenji Manabe, 63
  • National Land: Hakuo Yanagisawa, 62
  • Hokkaido and Okinawa Development: Kichio Inoue, 75

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