Minister of Justice (Japan)
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The Minister of Justice (法務大臣 Hōmu Daijin?) is the member of the Cabinet of Japan in charge of the Ministry of Justice.
Ministers of Justice (2001–)[edit]
# | Image | Name | Took office | Left office | Cabinet |
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Masahiko Kōmura | January 6, 2001 | April 26, 2001 | Yoshirō Mori |
2 | Mayumi Moriyama | April 26, 2001 | September 22, 2003 | Junichiro Koizumi | |
3 | Daizō Nozawa | September 22, 2003 | September 27, 2004 | Junichiro Koizumi | |
4 | Chieko Nohno | September 27, 2004 | October 31, 2005 | Junichiro Koizumi | |
5 | Seiken Sugiura | October 31, 2005 | September 26, 2006 | Junichiro Koizumi | |
6 | Jinen Nagase | September 26, 2006 | August 27, 2007 | Shinzō Abe | |
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Kunio Hatoyama | August 27, 2007 | August 2, 2008 | Shinzō Abe Yasuo Fukuda |
8 | Okiharu Yasuoka | August 2, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Yasuo Fukuda | |
9 | Eisuke Mori | September 24, 2008 | September 16, 2009 | Taro Aso | |
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Keiko Chiba | September 16, 2009 | September 7, 2010 | Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
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Minoru Yanagida | September 7, 2010 | November 22, 2010 | Naoto Kan |
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Yoshito Sengoku | November 22, 2010 | January 14, 2011 | Naoto Kan |
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Satsuki Eda | January 14, 2011 | September 2, 2011 | Naoto Kan |
14 | Hideo Hiraoka | September 2, 2011 | January 13, 2012 | Yoshihiko Noda | |
15 | Toshio Ogawa | January 13, 2012 | June 4, 2012 | Yoshihiko Noda | |
16 | Makoto Taki | June 4, 2012 | October 1, 2012 | Yoshihiko Noda | |
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Keishu Tanaka | October 1, 2012 | October 23, 2012 | Yoshihiko Noda |
18 | Makoto Taki | October 23, 2012 | December 26, 2012 | Yoshihiko Noda | |
19 | Sadakazu Tanigaki | December 26, 2012 | September 3, 2014 | Shinzo Abe | |
20 | Midori Matsushima | September 3, 2014 | October 20, 2014 | Shinzo Abe | |
21 | Yōko Kamikawa | October 20, 2014 | October 7, 2015 | Shinzo Abe | |
22 | Kōichirō Genba | October 7, 2015 | Incumbent | Shinzo Abe |
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