Yoshihiko Noda assumed the position of President of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan after being elected to the position on 23 September 2024, beating party founder Yukio Edano, incumbent president Kenta Izumi, and freshman lawmaker Harumi Yoshida after the expiration of Izumi's three-year mandate. Noda appointed his Next Cabinet on 30 September 2024. As of November 2025, there have been two minor reshuffles in November 2024 and August 2025, and one major reshuffle in September 2025; it has shadowed the Ishiba I, Ishiba II, and Takaichi cabinets since its formation. The CDP merged with Komeito in the House of Representatives in January 2026, forming the Centrist Reform Alliance. The Cabinet dissolved following Noda's resignation as CRA co-leader on 9 February 2026, which was prompted by the party's dismal result in the 2026 general election.https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/70205
Shadow Cabinet
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September 2025 – February 2026 + Next Cabinet of the Constitutional Democratic Party of JapanPortfolioShadow MinisterConstituencyTermShadow cabinet ministers Shadow Prime MinisterPresident of the Constitutional Democratic PartyLeader of the Opposition Yoshihiko Noda Chiba 14th Sep 2024 – Feb 2026 Shadow Chief Cabinet SecretaryCDP Policy Bureau Chairman Chiba 8th Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Ikuo Yamahana Tokyo 22nd Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of JusticeShadow Minister in Charge of Foreign Nationals and Immigration Takahiro Kuroiwa Niigata 3rd Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister for Foreign AffairsShadow Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue Shizuoka 8th Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of Finance Fukuoka 2nd Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yutaka Arai Hokkaido 3rd Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Hiroyuki Konishi Chiba at-large Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hiroshi Kamiya Hokkaido 10th Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukihito Koga Fukuoka at-large Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Yoichi Shiraishi Saitama 7th Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of the Environment Saitama 12th Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of Defense Go Shinohara Kanagawa 1st Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of State for the CabinetShadow Minister of State for Disaster ManagementShadow Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Kinki PR Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories AffairsShadow Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal ReformsShadow Minister in charge of Administrative ReformShadow Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Hiroshi Kawauchi Kyushu PR Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of State for Policies Related to Children, Declining Birthrate, Youth Empowerment, and Gender Equality Natsumi Sakai Tokyo 15th Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister of ReconstructionShadow Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Sayuri Kamata Miyagi 2nd Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Minister for Digital TransformationShadow Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Makiko Kishi National PR Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Takashi Kii Fukuoka 10th Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Eri Tokunaga Hokkaido at-large Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tatsumaru Yamaoka Hokkaido 9th Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hyōgo 1st Sep 2025 – Feb 2026
August 2025 – September 2025 + Next Cabinet of the Constitutional Democratic Party of JapanPortfolioShadow MinisterConstituencyTermShadow cabinet ministers Shadow Prime MinisterPresident of the Constitutional Democratic PartyLeader of the Opposition Yoshihiko Noda Chiba 14th Sep 2024 – present Shadow Chief Cabinet SecretaryCDP Policy Bureau Chairman Kazuhiko Shigetoku Aichi 12th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of State for the CabinetShadow Minister of State for Disaster ManagementShadow Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Hideya Sugio Nagasaki at-large Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Hajime Yoshikawa Kyushu PR Aug 2025 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Justice Sakura Uchikoshi Niigata at-large Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister for Foreign AffairsShadow Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue Koichi Takemasa Northern Kanto PR Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Finance Takeshi Shina Iwate 1st Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Keisuke Tsumura Chūgoku PR Aug 2025 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kazunori Yamanoi Kyoto 6th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Emi Kaneko Fukushima 1st Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kaname Tajima Chiba 1st Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Yasuko Komiyama Saitama 7th Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of the Environment Takashi Shinohara Nagano 1st Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Security Go Shinohara Kanagawa 1st Aug 2025 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of State for Gender EqualityShadow Minister in Charge of a Cohesive SocietyShadow Minister in Charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation Harumi Yoshida Tokyo 8th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister for Digital TransformationShadow Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal ReformsShadow Minister in charge of Administrative ReformShadow Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Kazuma Nakatani Kanagawa 7th Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of ReconstructionShadow Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Akiko Okamoto Miyagi 1st Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of State for Policies Related to Children Saitama at-large Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Sumio Mabuchi Nara 1st Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories AffairsShadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food SafetyShadow Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Kaori Ishikawa Hokkaido 11th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Chairman of the Kensuke Onishi Aichi 13th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Chairman of the Ikuo Yamahana Tokyo 22nd Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
November 2024 – August 2025 + Next Cabinet of the Constitutional Democratic Party of JapanPortfolioShadow MinisterConstituencyTermShadow cabinet ministers Shadow Prime MinisterPresident of the Constitutional Democratic PartyLeader of the Opposition Yoshihiko Noda Chiba 14th Sep 2024 – present Shadow Chief Cabinet SecretaryCDP Policy Bureau Chairman Kazuhiko Shigetoku Aichi 12th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of State for the CabinetShadow Minister of State for Disaster ManagementShadow Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Hideya Sugio Nagasaki at-large Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kuniyoshi Noda Fukuoka at-large Sep 2022 – Aug 2025 Shadow Minister of Justice Sakura Uchikoshi Niigata at-large Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister for Foreign AffairsShadow Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue Koichi Takemasa Northern Kanto PR Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Finance Takeshi Shina Iwate 1st Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoshio Maki Aichi 4th Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 Shadow Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kazunori Yamanoi Kyoto 6th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Emi Kaneko Fukushima 1st Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kaname Tajima Chiba 1st Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Yasuko Komiyama Saitama 7th Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of the Environment Takashi Shinohara Nagano 1st Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of Security Tetsuro Fukuyama Kyoto at-large Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 Shadow Minister of State for Gender EqualityShadow Minister in Charge of a Cohesive SocietyShadow Minister in Charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation Harumi Yoshida Tokyo 8th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister for Digital TransformationShadow Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal ReformsShadow Minister in charge of Administrative ReformShadow Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Kazuma Nakatani Kanagawa 7th Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of ReconstructionShadow Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Akiko Okamoto Miyagi 1st Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of State for Policies Related to Children Saitama at-large Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Sumio Mabuchi Nara 1st Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories AffairsShadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food SafetyShadow Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Kaori Ishikawa Hokkaido 11th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Chairman of the Kensuke Onishi Aichi 13th Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 Shadow Chairman of the Seiji Osaka Hokkaido 8th Sep 2024 – Nov 2024 Ikuo Yamahana Tokyo 22nd Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
September 2024 – November 2024