Minister of State for Decentralization Reform

The Minister of State for Decentralization Reform (地方分権改革担当大臣, Chihō Bunken Kaikaku Tantō Daijin) was a member of the Cabinet of Japan 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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21st century
1 Yoshihide Suga September 26, 2006 August 27, 2007 Shinzō Abe
2 Hiroya Masuda August 27, 2007 September 24, 2008 Shinzō Abe
Yasuo Fukuda
3 Kunio Hatoyama September 24, 2008 June 12, 2009 Tarō Asō
4 Tsutomu Sato June 12, 2009 September 16, 2009
Position abolished following election of Democratic Party of Japan government, restored following re-election of Liberal Democratic Party
5 Yoshitaka Shindō December 26, 2012 September 3, 2014 Shinzō Abe
Position abolished
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gollark: Although I could maybe use good noise cancelling ones.
gollark: I am not going down the path of audiophiles, where I have to spend significant amounts of money for marginal audio quality gains which I'll then just get used to anyway.
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