Minister of Justice (Japan)
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. The post has been held by Yoshito Sengoku since 22 November 2010.
Ministers of Justice (2001–)
| No | Name | From | To | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 10 | Keiko Chiba | September 16, 2009 | September 7, 2010 | Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
| 11 | Minoru Yanagida | September 7, 2010 | November 22, 2010 | Naoto Kan |
| 12 | Yoshito Sengoku | November 22, 2010 | January 14, 2011 | Naoto Kan |
| 13 | Satsuki Eda | January 14, 2011 | present | Naoto Kan |
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