The following is the lineup of Japanese new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet announced on Tuesday afternoon by newly-appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki at a press conference held in the premier's official residence (tabulated under position, name and age):
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 52
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki 55
Foreign Minister Taro Aso 66
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari 57
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba 70
Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa 71
Defense Agency Director General Fumio Kyuma 65
Justice Minister Jinen Nagase 62
Environment Minister Masatoshi Wakabayashi 72
Finance Minister Koji Omi 73
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka 61
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Bummei Ibuki 68
Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshihide Suga 57
National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kensei Mizote 64
State minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories, science and technology policy, innovation, declining birthrate issues, gender equality and food safety Sanae Takaichi 45
State minister in charge of financial services and "second chances" Yuji Yamamoto 54
State minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy Hiroko Ota 52
State minister in charge of regulatory reform, administrative reform, public-servant system reform, rural revitalization and administrative unit reorganization Genichiro Sata 53
Source: Xinhua