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Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

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| post = Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

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| native_name = {{Lang|ja|総務大臣}}

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| insignia = Goshichi no kiri.svg

| insigniasize = 80px

| insigniacaption = Emblem of the Government of Japan

| image = Seiichirō Murakami, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.jpg

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| incumbent = Seiichiro Murakami

| incumbentsince = 1 October 2024

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| department = Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

| style = His Excellency

| member_of = Cabinet of Japan
National Security Council

| reports_to = Prime Minister of Japan

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| nominator = Prime Minister of Japan

| appointer = Emperor of Japan

| appointer_qualified = attested to by the Emperor

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| precursor = Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Minister for Home Affairs
Director-General of the Internal Affairs and Communications Bureau

| formation = {{start date and age|2001|1|6}}

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| deputy = State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

| salary = ¥20,916,000

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The {{nihongo|Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications|総務大臣|Soumu Daijin}} is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The minister is also a statutory member of the National Security Council, and is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan.

The current minister is Seiichiro Murakami, who took office on October 1, 2024.

List of ministers for internal affairs and communications (2001–)

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colspan=4|Internal Affairs Minister

!colspan=3|Term of office

! style="width:160px;" rowspan=2 colspan=2|Prime Minister

#

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!width=180px|Name

!Took office

!Left office

!Days

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|rowspan=2|Toranosuke Katayama

|rowspan=2|January 6, 2001

|rowspan=2|September 22, 2003

|rowspan=2|{{age in days|2001|1|6|2003|9|22}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|Yoshirō Mori

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|rowspan=3|Junichiro Koizumi

2

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Taro Aso

|September 22, 2003

|October 31, 2005

|{{age in days|2003|9|22|2005|10|31}}

3

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|100px

|Heizō Takenaka

|October 31, 2005

|September 26, 2006

|{{age in days|2005|10|31|2006|9|26}}

4

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|100px

|Yoshihide Suga

|September 26, 2006

|August 27, 2007

|{{age in days|2006|9|26|2007|8|27}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" rowspan=2|

|rowspan=2|Shinzō Abe

rowspan=2|5

!style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" rowspan=2|

|rowspan=2|100px

|rowspan=2|Hiroya Masuda

|rowspan=2|August 27, 2007

|rowspan=2|September 24, 2008

|rowspan=2|{{age in days|2007|8|27|2008|9|24}}

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|Yasuo Fukuda

6

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Kunio Hatoyama

|September 24, 2008

|June 12, 2009

|{{age in days|2008|9|24|2009|6|12}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" rowspan=2|

|rowspan=2|Taro Aso

7

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Tsutomu Sato

|June 12, 2009

|September 16, 2009

|{{age in days|2009|6|12|2009|9|16}}

rowspan=2|8

!style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}}" rowspan=2|

|rowspan=2|100px

|rowspan=2|Kazuhiro Haraguchi

|rowspan=2|September 16, 2009

|rowspan=2|September 17, 2010

|rowspan=2|{{age in days|2009|9|16|2010|9|17}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}}" |

|Yukio Hatoyama

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|rowspan=2|Naoto Kan

9

!style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |

|100px

|Yoshihiro Katayama

|September 17, 2010

|September 2, 2011

|{{age in days|2010|9|17|2011|9|2}}

10

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|100px

|Tatsuo Kawabata

|September 2, 2011

|October 1, 2012

|{{age in days|2011|9|2|2012|10|1}}

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|rowspan=2|Yoshihiko Noda

11

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|100px

|Shinji Tarutoko

|October 1, 2012

|December 26, 2012

|{{age in days|2012|10|1|2012|12|26}}

12

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|100px

|Yoshitaka Shindō

|December 26, 2012

|September 3, 2014

|{{age in days|2012|12|26|2014|9|3}}

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|rowspan=5|Shinzō Abe

14

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Sanae Takaichi

|September 3, 2014

|August 3, 2017

|{{age in days|2014|9|3|2017|8|3}}

15

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|100px

|Seiko Noda

|August 3, 2017

|October 2, 2018

|{{age in days|2017|8|3|2018|10|2}}

16

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Masatoshi Ishida

|October 2, 2018

|September 11, 2019

|{{age in days|2018|10|2|2019|9|11}}

{{small|(14)}}

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|100px

|Sanae Takaichi

|September 11, 2019

|September 16, 2020

|{{age in days|2019|9|11|2020|9|16}}

{{small|17}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Ryota Takeda

|September 16, 2020

|October 4, 2021

|{{age in days|2020|9|16|2021|10|4}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|Yoshihide Suga

{{small|18}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Yasushi Kaneko

|October 4, 2021

|August 10, 2022

|{{age in days|2021|10|4|2022|8|10}}

!rowspan=5 style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}"|

|rowspan=5|Fumio Kishida

{{small|19}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Minoru Terada

|August 10, 2022

|November 20, 2022

|{{age in days|2022|8|10|2022|11|20}}

{{small|20}}

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|100px

|Takeaki Matsumoto

|November 21, 2022

|September 13, 2023

|{{age in days|2022|11|21|2023|9|13}}

{{small|21}}

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|100px

|Junji Suzuki

| September 13, 2023

| December 14, 2023

|{{age in days|2023|9|13|2023|12|14}}

{{small|(20)}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Takeaki Matsumoto

|December 14, 2023

|October 1, 2024

|{{age in days|2023|12|14|2024|10|1}}

{{small|22}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |

|100px

|Seiichiro Murakami

|October 1, 2024

|Incumbent

|{{age in days|2024|10|1}}

!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}"|

|Shigeru Ishiba

colspan="9" | Reference: [http://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_sosiki/annai/soshiki/rekidai.html soumu.go.jp]

References

{{Ministries of Japan}}

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