LEXICON
No.26 November 22, 2010

Top three politicians in each ministry or politicians in the top-three positions in each ministry
政務三役
Minister of health, labor and welfare
厚生労働大臣
Senior vice minister of health
厚生労働副大臣
Parliamentary secretary of health
厚生労働大臣政務官
Social Security Council
社会保障審議会
Committee on Health Insurance
医療保険部会

After coming to power as a result of a landslide victory in the lower house election in August 2009, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ;民主党) created a council of the top three politicians in each ministry (政務三役会議) as its highest...

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