First Kishida Cabinet

Formed by Fumio Kishida on October 4, 2021, it had 21 members, including three women.

Two ministers, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, retained their posts from the previous cabinet.

[1] The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito who controlled both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.

After just 37 days it was replaced by the Second Kishida Cabinet following the 2021 election, making it the shortest-serving cabinet in Japanese history.

[2] Liberal Democratic Komeito R = Member of the House of Representatives C = Member of the House of Councillors B = Bureaucrat Citation of this table: List of First Kishida Cabinet Members[5] Pages at the Kantei (English website):