November 20, 2003
| Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office |
Tatsuya ITO | (R) |
| Tatsuo SATO | (R) |
| Mahito NAKAJIMA | (C) |
| Senior Vice Minister of the Defense Agency |
Yasukazu HAMADA | (R) |
| Senior Vice Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications |
Masahiro TABATA | (R) |
| Shunichi YAMAGUCHI | (R) |
| Senior Vice Minister of Justice |
Yukio JITSUKAWA | (R) |
| Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Ichiro AISAWA | (R) |
| Masatoshi ABE | (C) |
| Senior Vice Minister of Finance |
Keiichi ISHII | (R) |
| Yuji YAMAMOTO | (R) |
| Senior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
Yamato INABA | (R) |
| Shinya ONO | (R) |
| Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare |
Takashi TANIHATA | (R) |
| Eisuke MORI | (R) |
| Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Eikoh KANEDA | (R) |
| Ichiro ICHIKAWA | (C) |
| Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Goji SAKAMOTO | (R) |
| Shinya IZUMI | (C) |
| Senior Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Motoo HAYASHI | (R) |
| Taizou SATOU | (C) |
| Senior Vice Minister of the Environment |
Shuichi KATOH | (C) |
