| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Government of Japan | |
| Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of |
Cabinet of Japan National Security Council |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Appointer |
Emperor of Japan attested to by the Emperor |
| Precursor | Minister of Transport Minister of Construction Director-General of the Hokkaido Development Agency Director-General of the National Land Agency |
| Formation | January 6, 2001 |
| Deputy | State Minister of Land and Transportation |
| Salary | ¥20,916,000 |
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通大臣, Kokudo-Koutsu Daijin) is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 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 Tetsuo Saitō, who took office on 4 October 2021.
List of ministers of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism (2001–)
Liberal Democratic
New Conservative
New Komeito/Komeito
Democratic/Minshutō
Rikken-minshutō
Kokumin-minshutō
| Minister | Term of office | Prime Minister | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | |||
| 1 |
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Chikage Oogi | January 6, 2001 | September 22, 2003 | 989 | Yoshirō Mori | ||
| Junichiro Koizumi | ||||||||
| 2 |
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Nobuteru Ishihara | September 22, 2003 | September 27, 2004 | 371 | |||
| 3 |
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Kazuo Kitagawa | September 27, 2004 | September 26, 2006 | 729 | |||
| 4 |
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Tetsuzo Fuyushiba | September 26, 2006 | August 2, 2008 | 676 | Shinzō Abe | ||
| Yasuo Fukuda | ||||||||
| 5 |
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Sadakazu Tanigaki | August 2, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | 53 | |||
| 6 |
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Nariaki Nakayama | September 24, 2008 | September 28, 2008 | 5 | Tarō Asō | ||
| 7 |
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Kazuyoshi Kaneko | September 29, 2008 | September 16, 2009 | 352 | |||
| 8 |
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Seiji Maehara | September 16, 2009 | September 17, 2010 | 366 | Yukio Hatoyama | ||
| Naoto Kan | ||||||||
| 9 |
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Sumio Mabuchi | September 17, 2010 | January 14, 2011 | 119 | |||
| 10 |
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Akihiro Ohata | January 14, 2011 | September 2, 2011 | 231 | |||
| 11 |
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Takeshi Maeda | September 2, 2011 | June 4, 2012 | 276 | Yoshihiko Noda | ||
| 12 |
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Yuichiro Hata | June 4, 2012 | December 26, 2012 | 205 | |||
| 13 |
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Akihiro Ota | December 26, 2012 | October 7, 2015 | 1015 | Shinzō Abe | ||
| 14 |
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Keiichi Ishii | October 7, 2015 | September 11, 2019 | 1435 | |||
| 15 |
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Kazuyoshi Akaba | September 11, 2019 | October 4, 2021 | 754 | Yoshihide Suga | ||
| 16 |
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Tetsuo Saitō | October 4, 2021 | Incumbent | 934 | Fumio Kishida | ||
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