The Second Ishiba cabinet was the 103rd Cabinet of Japan, formed by Shigeru Ishiba on 11 November 2024, following the general election on 27 October 2024. Members of the First Ishiba Cabinet were reappointed except for Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, Tourism Tetsuo Saito, who has become the Chief Representative of Komeito, Minister of Justice Hideki Makihara who lost his seat in the last general election and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yasuhiro Ozato who lost his seat in the last general election.
Following his resignation, the Second Ishiba cabinet was dissolved on 21 October 2025, and replaced with the First Takaichi cabinet.
Election of the prime minister House of Representatives +11 November 2024215th Special National Diet House of Representatives Choice Party First Vote Run-Off Votes VotesShigeru Ishiba Liberal Democratic PartyYoshihiko NodaConstitutional Democratic PartyNobuyuki BabaNippon Ishin no KaiYuichiro TamakiDemocratic Party for the PeopleTaro YamamotoReiwa ShinsengumiTomoko TamuraJapanese Communist Party Shuji Kira Independent(Yūshi no Kai)Sohei KamiyaSanseitōTakashi KawamuraConservative Party of JapanInvalid ballot Source
House of Councillors + 11 November 2024215th Special National DietHouse of Councillors ChoicePartyVotes Shigeru IshibaLiberal Democratic Party Yoshihiko Noda Constitutional Democratic Party Nobuyuki BabaNippon Ishin no KaiYuichiro TamakiDemocratic Party For the PeopleTomoko TamuraJapanese Communist PartyTaro YamamotoReiwa ShinsengumiTakae ItōDemocratic Party For the People Sohei Kamiya SanseitōShuji KiraIndependent(Yūshi no Kai)Toshimitsu MotegiLiberal Democratic PartyShinsuke SuematsuLiberal Democratic PartySource
Cabinet + Parties Liberal Democratic Komeito + Member of the House of Representatives Member of the House of Councillors
Ministers Citation of this table: List of Ishiba Cabinet Members Portfolio Portrait Minister Took office Left office NoteCabinet ministers Prime MinisterShigeru IshibaR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister for Internal Affairs and CommunicationsSeiichiro MurakamiR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister of Justice Keisuke Suzuki R11 November 202421 October 2025 First cabinet appointmentMinister for Foreign AffairsTakeshi IwayaR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister of FinanceMinister of State for Financial ServicesMinister in charge of Overcoming DeflationKatsunobu KatōR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyToshiko AbeR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareTakamaro FukuokaC11 November 202421 October 2025Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTaku EtōR11 November 202421 May 2025Resigned after a political gaffe.Shinjirō KoizumiR21 May 202521 October 2025Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryMinister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact Caused by the Nuclear AccidentMinister for Green TransformationMinister in charge of Industrial CompetitivenessMinister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation CorporationYoji MutoR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismMinister in charge of Water Cycle PolicyMinister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027Hiromasa NakanoR11 November 202421 October 2025First cabinet appointmentMinister of the EnvironmentMinister of State for Nuclear Emergency PreparednessKeiichiro AsaoC11 November 202421 October 2025Minister of DefenseGen NakataniR11 November 202421 October 2025Chief Cabinet SecretaryMinister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in OkinawaMinister in charge of the Abduction IssueYoshimasa HayashiR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister for Digital TransformationMinister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal ReformsMinister in charge of Administrative ReformMinister in charge of the National Civil Service ReformMinister of State for Regulatory Reform Masaaki Taira R 11 November 2024 21 October 2025Minister of ReconstructionMinister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at FukushimaTadahiko ItoR11 November 202421 October 2025Chairman of the National Public Safety CommissionMinister in charge of Building National ResilienceMinister in charge of Territorial IssuesMinister of State for Disaster ManagementMinister of State for Ocean PolicyManabu SakaiR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister of State for Policies Related to Children, Measures for Declining Birthrate, Youth Empowerment, and Gender EqualityMinister of State for Promoting Cohesive and Mutual Assistance SocietyMinister in charge of Women's EmpowermentMinister in charge of Cohesive SocietyJunko MiharaC11 November 202421 October 2025Minister in charge of Economic RevitalizationMinister in charge of New CapitalismMinister in charge of Wage IncreaseMinister in charge of StartupsMinister in charge of Social Security ReformMinister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis ManagementMinister in charge of the Preparation of Establishing the Disaster Management AgencyMinister of State for Economic and Fiscal PolicyRyosei AkazawaR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister in charge of Economic SecurityMinister of State for "Cool Japan" StrategyMinister of State for Intellectual Property StrategyMinister of State for Science and Technology PolicyMinister of State for Space PolicyMinister of State for Economic SecurityMinoru KiuchiR11 November 202421 October 2025Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories AffairsMinister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food SafetyMinister of State for Regional RevitalizationMinister of State for Ainu-Related PoliciesMinister in charge of the Creation of New Regional Economies and Living EnvironmentsMinister for the World Expo 2025Yoshitaka ItōR11 November 202421 October 2025
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau +Portfolio PortraitNameTook officeLeft officePrevious officeDeputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Keiichiro Tachibana R 11 November 2024 21 October 2025 Kazuhiko Aoki C 11 November 2024 21 October 2025 Fumitoshi Satō B 11 November 2024 21 October 2025 Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Nobuyuki Iwao B 27 August 2024 21 October 2025 Public Prosecutors Office
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
+Office of the Prime MinisterPortfolioAdviserTermNoteSpecial Advisor to the Prime MinisterAkihisa NagashimaR1 October 2024 – 21 October 2025Special Advisor to the Prime MinisterMasafumi MoriB1 January 2022 – 21 October 2025Special Advisor to the Prime MinisterWakako YataB13 September 2023 – 21 October 2025Former Member of the House of Councillors
State ministers
PortfolioState MinisterTook officeLeft officeConcurrent postState Minister for Digital TransformationYasushi HosakaR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Cabinet OfficeState Minister for ReconstructionNorikazu SuzukiR13 November 202421 October 2025Keiichi KoshimizuR3 October 202421 October 2025Katsunori TakahashiC13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Cabinet OfficeState Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismState Minister of Cabinet OfficeYasushi HosakaR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister for Digital TransformationTakakazu SetoR13 November 202421 October 2025Kiyoto TsujiR13 November 202421 October 2025Jiro HatoyamaR13 November 202421 October 2025Hiroki OgushiR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryYuichiro KogaC13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryKatsunori TakahashiC13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister for ReconstructionState Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismHiroshi NakadaC13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of the EnvironmentTaro HondaR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of DefenseState Minister for Internal Affairs and CommunicationsHiroyuki TogashiR13 November 202421 October 2025Masashi AdachiC13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of JusticeMasahiro KōmuraR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister for Foreign AffairsHisayuki FujiiR13 November 202421 October 2025Takuma MiyajiR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of FinanceHiroaki SaitōR3 October 202421 October 2025Shinichi YokoyamaC3 October 202421 October 2025State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyArata TakebeR3 October 202421 October 2025Atsushi NonakaR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareYoko WanibuchiR3 October 202421 October 2025Hirobumi NikiR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesHiroyoshi SasagawaR13 November 202421 October 2025Hirofumi TakinamiC13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryMasaki OgushiR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Cabinet OfficeYuichiro KogaC13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Cabinet OfficeState Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismYasushi FurukawaR13 November 202421 October 2025Katsunori TakahashiC13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister for ReconstructionState Minister of Cabinet OfficeState Minister of the EnvironmentFumiaki KobayashiR13 November 202421 October 2025Hiroshi NakadaC13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Cabinet OfficeState Minister of DefenseTaro HondaR13 November 202421 October 2025State Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary vice-ministers