The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通省 Kokudo-kōtsū-shō), abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government[1]. It is the largest Japanese ministry in terms of employees, and the second-largest organ of the Japanese government after the Ministry of Defense.
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Background
MLIT was established as part of the administrative reforms of January 6, 2001, which merged the Ministry of Transport (運輸省 Un'yu-shō), Ministry of Construction (建設省 Kensetsu-shō), Hokkaido Development Agency (北海道開発庁 Hokkaidō-kaihatsu-chō), and the National Land Agency (国土庁 Kokudo-chō). Before the ministry renamed itself on January 8, 2008, the ministry's English name was "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport"[2].
Organization
MLIT is organized into the following bureaus[1][3]:
- Minister's Secretariat (大臣官房)
- Policy Bureau (総合政策局)
- National and Regional Planning Bureau (国土計画局)
- Land and Water Bureau (土地・水資源局)
- City and Regional Development Bureau (都市・地域整備局)
- River Bureau (河川局)
- Road Bureau (道路局)
- Housing Bureau (住宅局)
- Railway Bureau (鉄道局)
- Road Transport Bureau (自動車交通局)
- Maritime Bureau (海事局)
- Ports and Harbours Bureau (港湾局)
- Civil Aviation Bureau (航空局)
- Hokkaido Bureau (北海道局)
- Directors-General for Policy Planning (政策統括官)
External organs
Ministers of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
| Name | From | To | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikage Oogi | January 6, 2001 | September 22, 2003 | Yoshiro Mori Junichiro Koizumi |
| Nobuteru Ishihara | September 22, 2003 | September 27, 2004 | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Kazuo Kitagawa | September 27, 2004 | September 26, 2006 | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Tetsuzo Fuyushiba | September 26, 2006 | August 2, 2008 | Shinzo Abe Yasuo Fukuda |
| Sadakazu Tanigaki | August 2, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Nariaki Nakayama | September 24, 2008 | September 28, 2008 | Taro Aso |
| Kazuyoshi Kaneko | September 28, 2008 | September 16, 2009 | Taro Aso |
| Seiji Maehara | September 16, 2009 | Yukio Hatoyama |
Notes
- ^ a b 国土交通省設置法, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (Japanese)
- ^ 冬柴大臣会見要旨（平成２０年１月８日）, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved on 2008-11-07. (Japanese)
- ^ The Organization of The the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Athe As of October 1, 2008), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
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Coordinates: 35°40′34″N 139°45′00″E / 35.676°N 139.750°E
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