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 formed | September 21, 2005 |
| Date dissolved | September 26, 2006 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Emperor Akihito |
| Head of government | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Member party | LDP-NKP coalition |
| Status in legislature | HoR: LDP-NKP Coalition Supermajority HoC: LDP-NKP Coalition majority |
| Opposition party | Democratic Party of Japan |
| Opposition leader | Seiji Maehara (until April 7, 2006) Ichirō Ozawa (from April 7, 2006) |
| History | |
| Election | 2005 general election |
| Predecessor | Second Koizumi Cabinet |
| Successor | First 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.