The was a member of the

Cabinet of Japan The is the chief executive body of the government of Japan. It consists of the prime minister, who is appointed by the emperor after being designated by the National Diet, and up to nineteen other members, called Ministers of State. The prime ...

who was responsible for Decentralization Reform. The position was abolished during the 2nd administration of Shinzō Abe. The last minister was Yoshitaka Shindō.

Ministers of State for Decentralization Reform

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Hiroya Masuda is a Japanese politician, government official, and business executive. He was Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications from August 2007 to September 2008, and has served as the president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings since January 2020. ...

, August 27, 2007 , September 24, 2008 , Shinzō Abe

Yasuo Fukuda is a former Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving in that role from 2000 to 2004 under Prime Ministers Yoshirō M ...

, - , 3 , , Kunio Hatoyama , September 24, 2008 , June 12, 2009 , rowspan=2, Tarō Asō , - , 4 , , Tsutomu Sato , June 12, 2009 , September 16, 2009 , - , colspan="6" align=center, Position abolished following election of

Democratic Party of Japan The was a centristThe Democratic Party of Japan was widely described as centrist: * * * * * * * to centre-left liberal or social-liberal political party in Japan from 1998 to 2016. The party's origins lie in the previous Democratic Part ...

government, restored following re-election of Liberal Democratic Party , - , 5 , , Yoshitaka Shindō , December 26, 2012 , September 3, 2014 , Shinzō Abe , - , colspan="6" align=center, Position abolished State for Decentralization Reform