Growing Democracy in Japan: The Parliamentary Cabinet System since 1868

Appendix C: Ministerial Hierarchy

Appendix C Ministerial Hierarchy Table A.3. Ministerial Hierarchy Ministerial Portfolio Ministers’ Parliamentary and Social Frame Attributes Scorea 1955-1972 1972-1993 1993-2001 2001-2006 2006-2013 Finance 5.4545 7.6552 8.3542 8.75 10 Prime Minister 5.4091 8.0150 8.4176 9.8571 7.7857 Foreign Affairs 6.0823 7.7368 7.8462 6.8 7.2667 Justice 5.3465 6.0552 5.2923 4.5 6.7692 Agriculture, Forestry, & Fisheries 5.7950 6.4214 5.9026 7.0571 6.5625 Economy, Trade, & Industry 5.8182 7.5385 7.3923 7.0536 6.5310 Chief Cabinet Secretary 5.6491 6.9872 5.9881 6.5556 6.1099 Internal Affairs & Communications – – – 6.125 6.0643 Environment – 4.9286 3.5513 5.1270 6.0615 Land, Infrastructure, & Transport – – – 6.125 5.9810 National Public Safety 5.5833 5.9933 5.7568 5.2381 5.9018 Defense 5.7308 6.3036 6.4359 6.1429 5.7884 Education 5.5505 6.0038 4.8951 4.6310 5.1758 Health, Welfare, & Labor – – – 7.25 4.7857 Administrative Management 6.1255 6.4615 – – – Regional Development 5.9091 5.6667 – – – Prime Minister’s Office 5.6316 5.0000 – – – Special Missions – – – – – Construction 5.8217 6.0292 6.7778 – – Management & Coordination – 5.9679 6.4256 – – Health & Welfare 4.9583 5.8796 6.2867 – – Financial Revitalization – – 6.1250 – – Science & Technology 4.7554 5.2475 5.9077 – – Transport 5.3460 6.2600 5.8042 – – Labor 6.1739 5.2873 5.6667 – – Home Affairs 5.2092 5.9548 5.6224 – – Table A.3. Ministerial Hierarchy Ministerial Portfolio Ministers’ Parliamentary and Social Frame Attributes Scorea 1955-1972 1972-1993 1993-2001 2001-2006 2006-2013 Posts & Telecommunications 4.3750 5.6806 5.5192 – – Okinawa Development – 5.4056 5.5167 – – Hokkaidō Development 5.1667 5.7436 5.1571 – – Economic Planning 5.9249 6.4087 4.3965 – – a The Parliamentary and Social Frame Attributes (PSFA) Score is the sum of ten dummy variables (1 or 0) for ministers who held each respective portfolio: (1) MP; (2) 5 terms; (4) >7 terms; (5) >20 years of MP service; (6) prior ministerial service; (7) male (alas, few women become ministers); (8) attended university; (9) pursued pre-MP “preparatory” occupation (attorney, journalist, local government official, union leader, MP’s staffer, or local politician); and (10) close relative of an elected MP. In this table, the PSFA scores for ministers were summed and averaged for the time periods indicated. The assumption here is that the most prestigious portfolios will go to high-status MPs. Source: JCCM Database. (continued) ...