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			The {{nihongo\|'''Minister of the Environment'''\|環境大臣\|Kankyou Daijin}} is a member of the ] and is the leader and chief executive of the ]. The minister is nominated by the ] and is appointed by the ].

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

			== List of ministers of the environment (2001–) ==
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			\|rowspan=2\|September 16, 2009
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			\|rowspan=2\|September 16, 2009
			\|rowspan=2\|September 21, 2010
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			\|September 21, 2010
			\|June 27, 2011
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			\|June 27, 2011
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			\|September 2, 2011
			\|October 1, 2012
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			\|October 1, 2012
			\|December 26, 2012
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			\|December 26, 2012
			\|September 3, 2014
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			\|September 3, 2014
			\|October 7, 2015
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			\|October 7, 2015
			\|August 3, 2016
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			\|August 3, 2016
			\|August 3, 2017
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			\|August 3, 2017
			\|October 2, 2018
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			\|18
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			\|October 2, 2018
			\|September 11, 2019
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			\|September 11, 2019
			\|October 4, 2021
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			\|October 4, 2021
			\|August 10, 2022
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			\|August 10, 2022
			\|September 13, 2023
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			\|September 13, 2023
			\|October 1, 2024
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			\|October 1, 2024
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			== References ==
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 22 October 2024

Japanese cabinet position

Minister of the Environment
Emblem of the Government of Japan
Incumbent Keiichiro Asao since 1 October 2024
Ministry of the Environment
Style	His Excellency
Member of	Cabinet of Japan
Reports to	Prime Minister of Japan
Nominator	Prime Minister of Japan
Appointer	Emperor of Japan attested to by the Emperor
Precursor	Director-General of the Environmental Agency
Formation	January 6, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-06)
Deputy	State Minister of the Environment
Salary	¥20,916,000

The Minister of the Environment (環境大臣, Kankyou Daijin) is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of the Environment. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan.

The current minister is Keiichiro Asao, who took office on 1 October 2024.

List of ministers of the environment (2001–)

  Liberal Democratic
  New Komeito/Komeito
  Democratic

Minister			Term of office			Prime Minister
#	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Days	Prime Minister
1		Yoriko Kawaguchi	January 6, 2001	February 8, 2002	398		Yoshirō Mori
1		Yoriko Kawaguchi	January 6, 2001	February 8, 2002	398		Junichiro Koizumi
2		Hiroshi Ōki [ja]	February 8, 2002	September 30, 2002	234
3		Shun'ichi Suzuki	September 30, 2002	September 22, 2003	357
4		Yuriko Koike	September 22, 2003	September 26, 2006	1100
5		Masatoshi Wakabayashi	September 26, 2006	August 27, 2007	335		Shinzō Abe
6		Ichirō Kamoshita	August 27, 2007	August 2, 2008	341		Shinzō Abe
6		Ichirō Kamoshita	August 27, 2007	August 2, 2008	341		Yasuo Fukuda
7		Tetsuo Saito	August 2, 2008	September 16, 2009	410		Yasuo Fukuda
7		Tetsuo Saito	August 2, 2008	September 16, 2009	410		Taro Aso
8		Sakihito Ozawa	September 16, 2009	September 21, 2010	370		Yukio Hatoyama
8		Sakihito Ozawa	September 16, 2009	September 21, 2010	370		Naoto Kan
9		Ryu Matsumoto	September 21, 2010	June 27, 2011	279
10		Satsuki Eda	June 27, 2011	September 2, 2011	67
11		Goshi Hosono	September 2, 2011	October 1, 2012	395		Yoshihiko Noda
12		Hiroyuki Nagahama	October 1, 2012	December 26, 2012	86		Yoshihiko Noda
13		Nobuteru Ishihara	December 26, 2012	September 3, 2014	616		Shinzō Abe
14		Yoshio Mochizuki	September 3, 2014	October 7, 2015	399
15		Tamayo Marukawa	October 7, 2015	August 3, 2016	301
16		Koichi Yamamoto	August 3, 2016	August 3, 2017	365
17		Masaharu Nakagawa	August 3, 2017	October 2, 2018	425
18		Yoshiaki Harada	October 2, 2018	September 11, 2019	344
19		Shinjirō Koizumi	September 11, 2019	October 4, 2021	754		Yoshihide Suga
20		Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi	October 4, 2021	August 10, 2022	310		Fumio Kishida
21		Akihiro Nishimura	August 10, 2022	September 13, 2023	399
22		Shintaro Ito	September 13, 2023	October 1, 2024	384
23		Keiichiro Asao	October 1, 2024	Incumbent	88		Shigeru Ishiba

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