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Inauguration of the Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet
September 11, 2019
[Provisional Translation]
On September 11, 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled the Cabinet for the second time since the inauguration of the Fourth 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 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 Fourth 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.