The chief cabinet secretary of Japan (内閣官房長官, Naikaku-kanbō-chōkan) is a member of the cabinet and is the leader and chief executive of the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan.[1] The chief cabinet secretary coordinates the policies of ministries and agencies in the executive branch,[2] and also serves as the government's press secretary. The secretary is a statutory member of the National Security Council, and is appointed by the emperor upon the nomination by the prime minister.[3] The chief cabinet secretary is the first in line of succession to the prime minister, unless the office of the deputy prime minister is occupied.[4]
In March 1879, the precursor of the position, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet, was created. From 1885, it was included as part of the cabinet system, and the position was known in Japanese as 内閣書記官長 (naikaku-shokikan-chō). The modern position was created on May 3, 1947, shortly after the passage of the Constitution of Japan, and elevated to ministerial status in 1966.
Since 1947, the office of Chief Cabinet Secretary has been regarded as a stepping stone to the post of Prime Minister. The first chief cabinet secretary to become Prime Minister was Ichirō Hatoyama, who served in the position under Tanaka Giichi. Since then, eight other former chief cabinet secretaries have become prime ministers, most recently Shinzō Abe, Yasuo Fukuda, and Yoshihide Suga.
Yoshihide Suga , quien más tarde se convirtió en Primer Ministro de Japón , sirvió como Secretario Jefe del Gabinete bajo Shinzo Abe durante casi ocho años, lo que lo convirtió en el Secretario Jefe del Gabinete con más años de servicio en la historia, habiendo superado el récord anterior de 1.289 días en el cargo establecido por Fukuda el 7 de julio de 2016. [5]
El actual secretario jefe del gabinete es Yoshimasa Hayashi , quien asumió el cargo el 14 de diciembre de 2023.
Liberales (1945)
Socialista
Demócrata (1947)
liberal demócrata
Liberales (1950)
Demócrata (1954)
Liberal Democrático
Liberal Democrático
Nuevo Partido de Japón
Nueva fiesta Sakigake
Partido de Renovación de Japón
Socialista
Democrático