- Minister of Justice (Japan)
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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 Hideo Hiraoka since 2 September 2011.
Ministers of Justice (2001–)
# Image Name Took office Left office Cabinet 21st century 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 Fukuda8 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 Kan11 
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 September 2, 2011 Naoto Kan 14 Hideo Hiraoka September 2, 2011 Yoshihiko Noda Japanese government ministries and agencies 
Cabinet Office (Imperial Household Agency · Fair Trade Commission · National Public Safety Commission and National Police Agency · Financial Services Agency · Consumer Affairs Agency)Internal Affairs and Communications (List) · Justice (List) · Foreign Affairs (List) · Finance (List) · Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (List) · Health, Labour and Welfare (List) · Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (List) · Economy, Trade and Industry (List) · Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (List) · Environment (List) · Defense (List)Board of Audit (constitutionally independent) Categories:- Japanese government stubs
- Ministers of Justice of Japan
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