Minister of State for Decentralization Reform

The Minister of State for Decentralization Reform (地方分権改革担当大臣, Chihō Bunken Kaikaku Tantō Daijin) was a member of the Cabinet of Japan who was responsible for Decentralization Reform. The position was abolished during the 2nd administration of Shinzō Abe. The last minister was Yoshitaka Shindō.

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Cabinet
21st century
1	Yoshihide Suga	September 26, 2006	August 27, 2007	Shinzō Abe
2	Hiroya Masuda	August 27, 2007	September 24, 2008	Shinzō Abe Yasuo Fukuda
3	Kunio Hatoyama	September 24, 2008	June 12, 2009	Tarō Asō
4	Tsutomu Sato	June 12, 2009	September 16, 2009	Tarō Asō
Position abolished following election of Democratic Party of Japan government, restored following re-election of Liberal Democratic Party
5	Yoshitaka Shindō	December 26, 2012	September 3, 2014	Shinzō Abe
Position abolished

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