Hayashi of the Kishida faction was appointed as the second-in-command in the cabinet.
The other three also belong to the Aso faction, non-factional faction, and minority faction.
Regarding the issues surrounding the political funding party of the Liberal Democratic Party faction, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will replace four cabinet members from the Abe faction on the 14th.
According to local media reports such as NHK and Jiji News on the 14th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Junji Suzuki, and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ichiro Miyashita, all of the Abe faction, were virtually dismissed.
Former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (62), a member of the Kishida faction, will be appointed as the new Chief Cabinet Secretary, who is considered the government’s spokesperson and second-in-command in the cabinet. Former Justice Minister Ken Saito, who does not belong to any faction within the party, was selected for the Economy, Trade and Industry Prize. It was reported that former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeaki Matsumoto, a member of the Aso faction, was nominated as the new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and former Regional Development Minister Tetsushi Sakamoto, a member of the Moriyama faction, a minority faction within the party, was selected as the new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Hayashi graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law, joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and worked as an aide in the office of a U.S. senator in 1991. The following year, he worked as a secretary in the House of Representatives (House of Representatives), and then entered the National Assembly as a member of the House of Councilors (Senate) in 1995. Deputy Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Minister of Defense, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. He served as Minister of Education and Regeneration and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Regarding these cabinet replacements, NHK said, “All of them are experienced ministers who do not belong to factions or factions other than the Abe faction,” and added, “We plan to seek to rebuild the system by appointing people with cabinet experience other than the Abe faction.”
Prime Minister Kishida also decided on this day to replace all five vice ministers of the Abe faction.
In addition, it is reported that the six political affairs officers (Vice Minister level) are being considered to replace some of them as soon as possible, taking into account their wishes.
Meanwhile, NHK reported that within the Liberal Democratic Party, political affairs investigation committee chairman Koichi Hagiuda and National Assembly policy committee chairman Tsuyoshi Takagi are consolidating their intention to resign, and adjustments are being made to the replacement date and successor.
NHK reported, “Prime Minister Kishida plans to minimize the impact on important policy decisions, such as next year’s budget, through a series of personnel appointments and seek to rebuild the system while also restoring public trust.”
Source: Donga
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