The Fourth Abe cabinet governed Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe from November 2017 to September 2020. The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito (which had changed its name from "New Komeito" in the 2012–2014 term) and controls both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.
Following his resignation, the Fourth Abe cabinet was dissolved on September 16, 2020, and replaced with the Suga cabinet.
According to research by Nikkan Gendai, 10 out of 20 members in the Fourth Abe Cabinet had connections to the Unification Church. These connections were largely not reported by Japanese media at the time.
Election of the prime minister + 1 November 2017 House of Representatives Absolute majority (233/465) required Choice Vote Caucuses Votes Shinzō Abe LDP (282), Independent [Speaker] (1), Komeito (29) Yukio Edano CDP (55), Liberal (2), SDP (2), Independent [Vice Speaker] (1) Shū Watanabe Kibō (51) Kōhei Ōtsuka Independents formerly from DP (16) Kazuo Shii JCP (12) Toranosuke Katayama Ishin (11) Seiji Maehara Independent [Katsuhito Nakajima] (1) Eiichirō Washio Independent [Eiichirō Washio] (1) Invalid ballot LDP (1) Source: 195th Diet Session (House of Representatives) (roll call only lists individual votes, not grouped by caucus)
+ 1 November 2017 House of Councillors Absolute majority (122/242) required Choice Vote Caucuses Votes Shinzō Abe LDP-Kokoro (124), Komeito (24), Independents Club (2) , Independent (1) Kōhei Ōtsuka DP (47), Independent [Vice President] (1) Kazuo Shii JCP (14) Toranosuke Katayama Ishin (11) Yukio Edano Hope Coalition (Liberal and SDP) (6), Okinawa Whirlwind (2), Independent-CDP [Tetsuro Fukuyama] (1) Shū Watanabe Kibō (3) Kenzō Fujisue Kokumin no Koe [People's Voice] (2) Blank ballot Independent [Kazuyuki Yamaguchi] (1) Did not vote Independent [President] (1), LDP-Kokoro (1), Komeito (1) Source: 195th Diet Session (House of Councillors) (lists individual votes grouped by caucus)
Lists of ministers
R = Member of the House of Representatives C = Member of the House of Councillors
Cabinet + Fourth Abe Cabinet from November 1, 2017 to October 2, 2018 Portfolio Minister Term Prime Minister Shinzō Abe R December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020 Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of FinanceMinister of State for Financial ServicesMinister in charge of Overcoming Deflation Tarō Asō R December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021 Minister of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsMinister of State for Women's EmpowermentMinister of State for Gender EqualityMinister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System Seiko Noda R August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Minister of Justice Yōko Kamikawa R August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Minister of Foreign Affairs Tarō Kōno R August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyMinister in charge of Education Rebuilding Yoshimasa Hayashi C August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareMinister for Working-style ReformMinister in charge of the Abduction IssueMinister of State for the Abduction Issue Katsunobu Katō R August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ken Saitō R August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryMinister of State for Industrial CompetitivenessMinister for Economic Cooperation with RussiaMinister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear AccidentMinister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation Hiroshige Sekō C August 3, 2016 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismMinister of State for Water Cycle Policy Keiichi Ishii R October 7, 2015 – September 11, 2019 Minister of the EnvironmentMinister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Masaharu Nakagawa C August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera R August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Chief Cabinet SecretaryMinister in charge of Alleviating the Burden of the Bases in Okinawa Yoshihide Suga R December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020Minister of State for ReconstructionMinister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Masayoshi Yoshino R April 26, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Chairperson of the National Public Safety CommissionMinister in charge of Building National ResilienceMinister of State for Disaster Management Hachiro Okonogi R August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories AffairsMinister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food SafetyMinister of State for Ocean PolicyMinister in charge of Territorial Issues Tetsuma Esaki R August 3, 2017 – February 27, 2018 Teru Fukui R February 27, 2018 – October 2, 2018 Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All CitizensMinister in charge of Information Technology PolicyMinister of State for Measures for Declining BirthrateMinister of State for the "Cool Japan" StrategyMinister of State for the Intellectual Property StrategyMinister of State for Science and Technology PolicyMinister of State for Space Policy Masaji Matsuyama C August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Minister in charge of Economic RevitalizationMinister for Human Resources DevelopmentMinister in charge of Total Reform of Social Security and TaxMinister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Toshimitsu Motegi R August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 Minister of State for Regional RevitalizationMinister of State for Regulatory ReformMinister in charge of Regional RevitalizationMinister of State for Administrative ReformMinister of State for Civil Service Reform Hiroshi Kajiyama R August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018 Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Shun'ichi Suzuki R August 3, 2017 – October 2, 2018Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Representatives) Yasutoshi Nishimura R August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Councillors) Kōtarō Nogami C August 13, 2016 – September 11, 2019 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) Kazuhiro Sugita – December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021
Changes February 27, 2018 – Okinawa and Northern Territories Minister Tetsuma Esaki resigned and was replaced by Teru Fukui.
First reshuffled cabinet
+ Fourth Abe Cabinet from October 2, 2018 to September 11, 2019 Portfolio Minister Term Prime Minister Shinzō Abe R December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020 Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation Tarō Asō R December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021 Minister of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsMinister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System Masatoshi Ishida R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Justice Takashi Yamashita R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Foreign Affairs Tarō Kōno R August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyMinister in charge of Education Rebuilding Masahiko Shibayama R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Health, Labour and WelfareMinister for Working-style Reform Takumi Nemoto R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takamori Yoshikawa R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryMinister of State for Industrial CompetitivenessMinister for Economic Cooperation with RussiaMinister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear AccidentMinister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation Hiroshige Sekō C August 3, 2016 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismMinister of State for Water Cycle Policy Keiichi Ishii R October 7, 2015 – September 11, 2019 Minister of the EnvironmentMinister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Yoshiaki Harada R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Chief Cabinet SecretaryMinister in charge of Alleviating the Burden of the Bases in Okinawa Yoshihide Suga R December 26, 2012 – September 16, 2020Minister of State for ReconstructionMinister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Hiromichi Watanabe R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Chairperson of the National Public Safety CommissionMinister in charge of Building National ResilienceMinister of State for Disaster Management Junzo Yamamoto C October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Minister in charge of Information Technology PolicyMinister of State for the "Cool Japan" StrategyMinister of State for the Intellectual Property StrategyMinister of State for Science and Technology PolicyMinister of State for Space Policy Takuya Hirai R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All CitizensMinister of State for Administrative ReformMinister of State for Civil Service ReformMinister in charge of Territorial IssuesMinister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories AffairsMinister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food SafetyMinister of State for Measures for Declining BirthrateMinister of State for Ocean Policy Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi R October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019 Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal PolicyMinister in charge of Social Security ReformMinister in charge of TPP and Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations Toshimitsu Motegi R August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 Minister of State for Regional RevitalizationMinister of State for Regulatory ReformMinister of State for Gender EqualityMinister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization Satsuki Katayama C October 2, 2018 – September 11, 2019Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Yoshitaka Sakurada R October 2, 2018 – April 10, 2019 Shun'ichi Suzuki R April 10, 2019 – September 11, 2019Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Representatives) Yasutoshi Nishimura R August 3, 2017 – September 11, 2019 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs – House of Councillors) Kōtarō Nogami C August 13, 2016 – September 11, 2019 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Bureaucrat) Kazuhiro Sugita – December 26, 2012 – October 4, 2021
Changes April 10, 2019 – Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada resigned and was replaced by Shun'ichi Suzuki.
Second reshuffled cabinet