The Minister for the Abduction Issue (拉致問題担当大臣, daijin), is the Cabinet of Japan member in charge of the issue of North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens. The minister is responsible to the Headquarters for the abduction issue (拉致問題対策本部, rachimondaitaisakuhonbu).
As of 7 October 2015, the minister in charge of the abduction issue is Katsunobu Katō.[1]
List of ministers for the abduction issue
| # | Image | Name | Took office | Left office | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st century | |||||
| 1 | 
|
Yasuhisa Shiozaki | September 26, 2006 | August 27, 2007 | Shinzō Abe |
| 2 | 
|
Kaoru Yosano | August 27, 2007 | September 26, 2007 | Shinzō Abe |
| 3 | 
|
Machimura Nobutaka | September 26, 2007 | August 2, 2008 | Yasuo Fukuda |
| 4 | 
|
Kyoko Nakayama | August 2, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Yasuo Fukuda |
| 5 | 
|
Takeo Kawamura | September 24, 2008 | September 16, 2009 | Tarō Asō |
| 6 | 
|
Hiroshi Nakai | September 16, 2009 | September 17, 2010 | Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
| 7 | 
|
Minoru Yanagida | September 17, 2010 | November 22, 2010 | Naoto Kan |
| 8 | 
|
Yoshito Sengoku | November 22, 2010 | January 14, 2011 | Naoto Kan |
| 9 | 
|
Kansei Nakano | January 14, 2011 | September 2, 2011 | Naoto Kan |
| 10 | 
|
Kenji Yamaoka | September 2, 2011 | January 13, 2012 | Yoshihiko Noda |
| 11 | 
|
Jin Matsubara | January 13, 2012 | October 1, 2012 | Yoshihiko Noda |
| 12 | 
|
Keishu Tanaka | October 1, 2012 | October 23, 2012 | Yoshihiko Noda |
| 13 | 
|
Osamu Fujimura | October 24, 2012 | December 26, 2012 | Yoshihiko Noda |
| 14 | 
|
Keiji Furuya | December 26, 2012 | September 3, 2014 | Shinzō Abe |
| 15 | 
|
Eriko Yamatani | September 3, 2014 | October 7, 2015 | Shinzō Abe |
| 15 | 
|
Katsunobu Katō | October 7, 2015 | Incumbent | Shinzō Abe |
References
- ^ "第３次安倍内閣 閣僚等名簿". Prime Minister's Official Residence Website. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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