Ministers of State

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Ministers of State are high-ranking government officials in Japan who head ministries and agencies and collectively support the Prime Minister in executing national policy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ministers of State canonical 7
Ministers of State of India 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
appointedBy Prime Minister of Japan
canBeDismissedBy Prime Minister of Japan
collectiveResponsibilityTo National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet

public of Japan
collectiveTitle Daijin
linked to: Daijō-daijin
constitutionalArticle Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 68 of the Constitution of Japan
country Japan
duty assist the Prime Minister in exercising executive power
execute national policy
head national ministries and agencies
eligibilityRequirement must be a civilian
headedBy Prime Minister of Japan
includesOffice Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization of Japan
Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization of Japan
Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue of Japan
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
Minister of Defense of Japan
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
Minister of Finance of Japan
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Minister of Justice of Japan
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
Minister of State for Special Missions of Japan
Minister of the Environment of Japan
JapaneseName 国務大臣
language Japanese
legalBasis Cabinet Law of Japan
Constitution of Japan
maximumNumber 20
mayInclude non-Diet members
memberOf Cabinet of Japan
minimumNumber 14
oathTo Constitution of Japan
partOf Cabinet of Japan
reportsTo Prime Minister of Japan
requiresApprovalBy Emperor of Japan
National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
responsibility administration of their respective ministries
implementation of cabinet decisions
roleInGovernment executive branch
supports Prime Minister of Japan

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cabinet of Japan compositionIncludes Ministers of State
Council of Ministers (India) composedOf Ministers of State of India
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: Ministers of State
Naikaku composedOf Ministers of State
Naikaku appoints Ministers of State
Cabinet Law of Japan appliesTo Ministers of State