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Inauguration of the Second Reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet
August 3, 2016
Photograph of the commemorative photograph session (1)
Photograph of the commemorative photograph session (2)
Photograph of the Chief Cabinet Secretary announcing the list of Cabinet members
Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a press conference
Photograph of the first Cabinet meeting (1)
Photograph of the first Cabinet meeting (2)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled the Cabinet for the second time since inaugurating the Third Abe Cabinet.
After collecting letters of resignation at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting, a leaders’ meeting of the ruling parties was held with Chief Representative Natsuo Yamaguchi of New Komeito. Following this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced the list of Cabinet members. Furthermore, the attestation ceremony for newly appointed Ministers of State was held at the Imperial Palace, marking the official inauguration of the second reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet.
Later, Prime Minister Abe held a press conference on the Cabinet reshuffle. Afterwards, the Prime Minister convened the first Cabinet meeting, and then held a commemorative photograph session.
