Chief Cabinet Secretary

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The Chief Cabinet Secretary is a senior Japanese government official who serves as the chief government spokesperson and coordinator of cabinet policies under the Prime Minister.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
political office in Japan
appliesToJurisdiction Government of Japan
appointedBy Prime Minister of Japan
country Japan
headquartersLocation Prime Minister’s Office, Tokyo
inception 1947
isInChargeOf Cabinet Secretariat
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
legalBasis Cabinet Law of Japan
Constitution of Japan
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Tokyo
memberOf Cabinet of Japan
National Security Council of Japan
nativeLabel 内閣官房長官
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Japan
officeContingentOn confidence of the House of Representatives
tenure of the Prime Minister
officeHolderRole chair of cabinet meetings in absence of the Prime Minister
chief government spokesperson of Japan
coordinator of cabinet policies
crisis management coordinator
liaison between cabinet and ruling coalition parties
manager of daily cabinet affairs
overseer of government public relations
officeType cabinet-level minister
oversees Cabinet Affairs Office
Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
Cabinet Public Affairs Office
partOf Cabinet of Japan
positionHeldBy Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan
Hirokazu Matsuno NERFINISHED
Shinzo Abe
Yasuo Fukuda NERFINISHED
Yoshihide Suga
precededBy Secretary to the Prime Minister
rank senior cabinet minister
reportsTo Prime Minister of Japan
residence Official Residence of the Chief Cabinet Secretary
responsibleFor announcement of cabinet decisions
coordination of policies among ministries
government crisis communication
media briefings on behalf of the government
preparation of cabinet meetings
seat Tokyo
style His Excellency
termLength no fixed term

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Cabinet
appoints

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