Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

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Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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Emblem of the Government of Japan
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Incumbent
Kazuyoshi Akaba

since 11 September 2019
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofCabinet of Japan
National Security Council
Reports toPrime Minister of Japan
NominatorPrime Minister of Japan
AppointerEmperor of Japan
attested to by the Emperor
PrecursorMinister of Transport
Minister of Construction
Director-General of the Hokkaido Development Agency
Director-General of the National Land Agency
FormationJanuary 6, 2001; 20 years ago (2001-01-06)
DeputyAdministrative Vice-Minister of Land and Transportation
Salary¥20,916,000

The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通大臣, Kokudo-Koutsu Daijin) is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive officer of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The minister is also a statutory member of the National Security Council, and is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan.

The current minister is Kazuyoshi Akaba, who took office on 11 September, 2019.

Ministers of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[]

  Liberal Democratic
  New Conservative
  New Komeito/Komeito
  Democratic/Minshutō
  Rikken-minshutō
  Kokumin-minshutō

Minister Term of office Prime Minister
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
Chikage Ogi 2006.png Chikage Oogi January 6, 2001 September 22, 2003 989 Yoshirō Mori
Junichiro Koizumi
Ishihara Nobuteru - Wakaba Station - 20100703.JPG Nobuteru Ishihara September 22, 2003 September 27, 2004 371
Kazuo Kitagawa 北側一雄 (USCG photo JARVIS JAPAN DEPLOYMENT).jpg Kazuo Kitagawa September 27, 2004 September 26, 2006 729
Tetsuzo Fuyushiba 200609.jpg Tetsuzo Fuyushiba September 26, 2006 August 2, 2008 676 Shinzō Abe
Yasuo Fukuda
Tanigaki Sadakazu.jpg Sadakazu Tanigaki August 2, 2008 September 24, 2008 53
Nariaki Nakayama 20090825.JPG Nariaki Nakayama September 24, 2008 September 28, 2008 5 Tarō Asō
Kaneko-Kazuyoshi 2003.jpg Kazuyoshi Kaneko September 29, 2008 September 16, 2009 352
Maehara Crop.jpg Seiji Maehara September 16, 2009 September 21, 2010 370 Yukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan
Sumio.Mabuchi2.jpg Sumio Mabuchi September 21, 2010 January 14, 2011 115
Akihiro Ohata.jpg Akihiro Ohata January 14, 2011 September 2, 2011 231
Takeshi Maeda (cropped).JPG Takeshi Maeda September 2, 2011 June 4, 2012 276 Yoshihiko Noda
Yūichirō Hata.jpg Yuichiro Hata June 4, 2012 December 26, 2012 205
Transportation Deputy Secretary Porcari at APEC Ministerial Meeting (Akihiro Ota crop).jpg Akihiro Ota December 26, 2012 October 7, 2015 1015 Shinzō Abe
Keiichi Ishii 201510.jpg Keiichi Ishii October 7, 2015 September 11, 2019 1435
Kazuyoshi Akaba.jpg Kazuyoshi Akaba September 11, 2019 Incumbent 741
Yoshihide Suga

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