Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has unveiled his cabinet shortly after parliament voted for Shinzo Abe as PM, following LDP defeating the governing Democratic Party (DPJ) in the Dec 16,2012 poll.
Shinzo Abe, who was also PM in 2006-07, chose another former premier, Taro Aso, for the key role of finance minister.The former trade and industry minister, Akira Amari, has been named as minister for economic revival and veteran Toshimitsu Motegi was chosen for the post of trade minister.
Japan's New Cabinet
- Taro Aso (above) - Japan's former premier between 2008-2009 becomes finance minister and deputy prime minister
- Fumio Kishida - foreign minister
- Yoshihide Suga - chief cabinet secretary
- Akira Amari - Tasked with economic revitalisation portfolio
- Itsunori Onodera - defence minister
- Nobuteru Ishihara - nuclear crisis minister
- Toshimitsu Motegi - trade minister
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