July 4, 2000

Prime Minister
Mori, Yoshiro (62) (LDP)
Eleven-term member of the House of Representatives from Ishikawa-2; LDP Secretary-General; Chairman, LDP General Council; Construction Minister; International Trade and Industry Minister; Chairman, LDP Policy Research Council; Education Minister; Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance;
Waseda University

Justice Minister
Yasuoka, Okiharu (61) (LDP)
Nine-term member of the House of Representatives from Kagoshima-1; Director, House of Representatives Research Commission on the Constitution; Chairman, LDP Finance Committee; LDP Deputy Secretary-General; Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance; Parliamentary Vice-Minister of National Land
Chuo University

Foreign Minister
Kono, Yohei (63) (LDP)
Twelve-term member of the House of Representatives from Kanagawa-17; Foreign Minister; President, LDP; Chief Cabinet Secretary (State Minister); Deputy Prime Minister; Director-General, Science and Technology Agency (State Minister)
Waseda University

Finance Minister
Miyazawa, Kiichi (80) (LDP)
Two-term member of the House of Councillors; twelve-term member of the House of Representatives from Hiroshima; Director-General, Economic Planning Agency (State Minister); Finance Minister; Deputy Prime Minister; Finance Minister; Chairman, LDP General Council; Chief Cabinet Secretary (State Minister); International Trade and Industry Minister; Prime Minister (1991-93)
University of Tokyo

Education Minister, concurrently Director-General, Science and Technology Agency (State Minister)
Ohshima, Tadamori (53) (LDP)
Six-term member of the House of Representatives from Aomori-3; Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Administration; Director-General, Environment Agency (State Minister); LDP Deputy Secretary-General; Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Keio University

Health and Welfare Minister
Tsushima, Yuji (70) (LDP)
Nine-term member of the House of Representatives from Aomori-1; Health and Welfare Minister; Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Society and Labor; Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport; Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health and Welfare; Counsellor, Finance Ministry
University of Tokyo

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Minister
Tani, Yoichi (73) (LDP)
Nine-term member of the House of Representatives from Hyogo-5; Chairman, LDP Special Committee on Rural Depopulation; Chairman, LDP Research Commission on Comprehensive Agricultural Policy; Director-General, Hokkaido Development Agency and Okinawa Development Agency (State Minister); Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Construction; Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs
Hyogo Prefectural Daiichi Shogyo High School

International Trade and Industry Minister
Hiranuma, Takeo (60) (LDP)
Seven-term member of the House of Representatives from Okayama-3; Member, House of Representatives Research Commission on the Constitution; Chairman, LDP Committee on Political Reform of Political System Reform Headquarters; Chairman, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Rules and Administration; Minister of Transport; Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance
Keio University

Transport Minister, concurrently Director-General, Hokkaido Development Agency (State Minister)
Morita, Hajime (66) (LDP)
Seven-term member of the House of Representatives from Shikoku (proportional representation); Deputy Chairman, LDP General Council; Member, House of Representatives Committee on Transport; Vice-Minister of Transportation; Vice-Minister of Home Affairs
University of Tokyo

Posts and Telecommunications Minister
Hirabayashi, Kozo (69) (LDP)
Five-term member of the House of Representatives from Chugoku (proportional representation); Senior State Secretary for Home Affairs; Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Local Administration; LDP Deputy Secretary-General; Governor of Tottori Prefecture
University of Tokyo

Labour Minister
Yoshikawa, Yoshio (68) (LDP)
Three-term member of the House of Councillors from Niigata; Chairman, House of Councillors Special Committee on Administrative and Financial Reform and Taxation System and Related Matters; Deputy Chairman, LDP General Council; Chairman, House of Councillors Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Parliamentary Vice Minister of Justice
Waseda University

Construction Minister, concurrently Director-General, National Land Agency (State Minister)
Ogi, Chikage (Ms) (67) (real name Hayashi, Hiroko)
(New Conservative Party)
Four-term member of the House of Councillors (proportional representation); Member, House of Councillors Committee on Education, Culture and Science; Vice President, Liberal Party; Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Science and Technology;
Kobe High School

Home Affairs Minister, concurrently Chairman, National Public Safety Commission (State Minister)
Nishida, Mamoru (72) (LDP)
Eight-term member of the House of Representatives from Shikoku (proportional representation); Chairman, House of Representatives Special Committee on Administrative Reform; Home Affairs Minister, concurrently Chairman, National Public Safety Commission (State Minister); Director-General, National Land Agency;
Matsuyama School of Agriculture

Chief Cabinet Secretary, concurrently Director-General, Okinawa Development Agency (State Minister)
Fukuda, Yasuo (64)
Four-term member of the House of Representatives from Gunma-4; Director-General, LDP Treasury Bureau; Chairman, LDP Finance Committee; LDP Deputy Secretary-General; Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
Waseda University

Mr. Fukuda succeeded Mr. Hidenao Nakagawa upon the latter's resignation on October 27, 2000.

Nakagawa, Hidenao (56) (LDP)
Seven-term member of the House of Representatives from Hiroshima-4; LDP Acting Secretary-General; Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Administration; Director-General, Science and Technology Agency (State Minister); Parliamentary Vice-Minister of International Trade and Industry
Keio University

Director-General, Management and Coordination Agency (State Minister)
Tsuzuki, Kunihiro (69) (New Komeito)
Two-term member of the House of Councillors (proportional representation); Director-General, Management and Coordination Agency (State Minister); Chairman, House of Councillors Committee on Judicial Affairs; Upper House Chairman, Policy Board, Komeito; Vice Governor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government;
Senshu University

Director General, Defense Agency (State Minister)
Torashima, Kazuo (72) (LDP)
Five-term member of the House of Representatives from Nagasaki-3; LDP Deputy Secretary-General; Senior Director, House of Representatives Committee on the Cabinet, Vice-Chairman, LDP Policy Research Council; Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Management and Coordination Agency; Chairman, Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly
Former Nagasaki Prefectural Goto Junior High School

Director-General, Economic Planning Agency (State Minister)
Sakaiya, Taichi (64) (pen name; real name Ikeguchi, Kotaro)
Writer; Director-General, Economic Planning Agency (State Minister); Director, Planning and Coordination Division, Trade and Industry Department, Okinawa Development Agency; Director for Development Program, Industrial Science and Technology Agency;
University of Tokyo; Graduate School, Yale University

Director-General, Environment Agency (State Minister)
Kawaguchi, Yoriko (Ms) (59)
Managing Director, Suntory Ltd.; Councillor, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of International Trade and Industry; Minister, Japanese Embassy in the U.S.A.; Director-General, Economic Cooperation Department, International Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of International Trade and Industry
University of Tokyo

Chairman, Financial Reconstruction Commission (State Minister)
Aizawa, Hideyuki (81)
Nine-term member of the House of Representatives from Tottori-2; Chairman, House of Representatives Special Committee on Financial Stability Systems; Director-General, Economic Planning Agency (State Minister); Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs; Administrative Vice-Minister of Finance
University of Tokyo

Mr. Aizawa succeeded Mr. Kimitaka Kuze upon the latter's resignation on July 30, 2000.

Kuze, Kimitaka (71) (LDP)
Three-term member of the House of Councillors (proportional representation); Deputy Chairman, LDP Policy Research Council; Chairman, House of Councillors Committee on Commerce and Industry; Parliamentary Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries;
University of Tokyo