First Koizumi Cabinet

First Koizumi Cabinet

87th Cabinet of Japan
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, April 26, 2001
Date formedApril 26, 2001
Date dissolvedNovember 19, 2003
People and organisations
Head of stateEmperor Akihito
Head of governmentJunichiro Koizumi
Member partyLDP-NKP-NCP coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority
Opposition partyDemocratic Party of Japan
Opposition leaderYukio Hatoyama (until December 10, 2002)
Naoto Kan (from December 10, 2002)
History
Election2001 councillors election
PredecessorSecond Mori Cabinet
SuccessorSecond Koizumi Cabinet

The First Koizumi Cabinet governed Japan from April 2001 until November 2003 under the leadership of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who came to power after winning a surprise victory in the LDP presidential election of 2001. The cabinet continued the LDP-Komeito-NCP coalition and contained a record number of 5 women, including Makiko Tanaka as the first female Foreign Minister. Several ministers from the previous Mori Administration remained in office to ensure the continuity and stability of government. Unusually for an LDP leader, Koizumi chose his cabinet himself and personally asked ministers to join the government, unlike previous practice where party factional leaders often chose government posts.

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