Third Koizumi Cabinet

Third Koizumi Cabinet

89th Cabinet of Japan
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (front row, centre) with the re-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, September 21, 2005
Date formedSeptember 21, 2005
Date dissolvedSeptember 26, 2006
People and organisations
Head of stateEmperor Akihito
Head of governmentJunichiro Koizumi
Member partyLDP-NKP coalition
Status in legislatureHoR: LDP-NKP Coalition Supermajority
HoC: LDP-NKP Coalition majority
Opposition partyDemocratic Party of Japan
Opposition leaderSeiji Maehara (until April 7, 2006)
Ichirō Ozawa (from April 7, 2006)
History
Election2005 general election
PredecessorSecond Koizumi Cabinet
SuccessorFirst Abe Cabinet

The Third Koizumi Cabinet governed Japan for the final year of Junichiro Koizumi's term as prime minister, from September 2005 to September 2006, following the landslide victory of his coalition in the "postal election" of 2005.