Japan’s PM Takaichi Likely to Appoint Former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary as LDP Diet Affairs Chair
Former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai will likely be appointed as the Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet Affairs Committee chairperson as part of the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle and LDP executive personnel appointments, several government and party officials said.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to appoint former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai as the chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee, according to multiple government and party officials familiar with the upcoming reshuffle. Murai, who has held the position of chief deputy Diet committee chairperson since 2024, will take on the role as the party's head, Sanae Takaichi, who also serves as party leader, is preparing to submit key bills in the upcoming extraordinary Diet session in early October.
Meanwhile, 63-year-old upper house member Toshiharu Furukawa will be appointed to the cabinet for the first time.
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