The Minister for Digital Transformation (デジタル大臣, Dejitaru Daijin) is a member of the cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Digital Agency. The minister is responsible for overseeing Japan's transformation to a digital economy. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan.
| Minister for Digital Transformation | |
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 Emblem of the Government of Japan | |
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| Digital Agency | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Cabinet of Japan |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Appointer | Prime Minister subject to formal attestation by the Emperor |
| Formation | September 1, 2021 |
| Deputy | State Minister of Digital Agency Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital |
| Salary | ¥29,530,000 |
It began operations on 1 September 2021 after being formed as a result of the Digital Agency Establishment Act, making it the newest Ministerial position in the Cabinet. The current Minister for Digital Transformation is Masaaki Taira, who took office October 1, 2024 as a member of the Ishiba Cabinet.
English title
editThe Ministerial position has gone through changes in its official English title. During deliberations of the Digital Agency Establishment Act, the official English title provided on the outline of the legislation was "Digital Minister".[1] After the appointment of Takuya Hirai, there was no official English title, as the English version of the Cabinet Office's List of Ministers, State Ministers and Parliamentary Vice-Ministers only listed the name of Takuya Hirai without any mention of the official English title.[2] The official English title for the position was changed to Minister for Digital Agency with the inauguration of the First Kishida Cabinet, but was later changed to Minister for Digital.[3][4] Since 2022, Minister for Digital Transformation has been used for the official English title of the position.[5][6]
List of Ministers for Digital Transformation
edit| Digital Minister | Term of office | Prime Minister | ||||||
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| # | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | |||
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Takuya Hirai | September 1, 2021 | October 4, 2021 | 33 | Yoshihide Suga | ||
| 2 | 
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Karen Makishima | October 4, 2021 | August 10, 2022 | 310 | Fumio Kishida | ||
| 3 | .jpg)
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Taro Kono | August 10, 2022 | October 1, 2024 | 783 | |||
| 4 |
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Masaaki Taira | October 1, 2024 | Incumbent | 51 | Shigeru Ishiba | ||
| Reference: [1] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Giving a Letter of Assignment (Minister) and Other Events (The Prime Minister in Action) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet". japan.kantei.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "List of Ministers, State Ministers and Parliamentary Vice-Ministers". Cabinet Office Home Page. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "List of Ministers (The Cabinet) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet". 2022-07-25. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Ministers｜Digital Agency". 2022-07-31. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Agency, Digital. "Ministers｜Digital Agency". www.digital.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "List of Ministers, State Ministers and Parliamentary Vice-Ministers - Cabinet Office Home Page". 2022-11-08. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-17.