ワクチン相、松野官房長官が兼務　堀内氏退任で女性閣僚２人に

　岸田文雄首相は２９日、堀内詔子ワクチン担当相を３月末で退任させ、４月１日から松野博一官房長官に兼務させる人事を決めた。松野氏が記者会見で明らかにした。これにより、岸田内閣の女性閣僚は野田聖子少子化担当相と牧島かれんデジタル相の２人だけとなる。
　堀内氏の退任は、内閣法が定める閣僚数の上限が３月末で２０人から１９人となることに伴う。同氏が兼ねる五輪担当相は、末松信介文部科学相が引き継ぐ。松野氏は会見で、ワクチン相兼務に当たり「３回目接種を希望する人が一日も早く接種できるよう、厚生労働相とも密接に連携し全力で取り組んでいく」と語った。（2022/03/29-18:59）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to have Noriko Horiuchi vacate the position of minister in charge of COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday and have Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno concurrently serve in the post from Friday, Matsuno revealed Tuesday.
   "I will work closely with the health minister to do everything possible so that all people wanting to receive their third round of COVID-19 vaccines will be able to be vaccinated as soon as possible," Matsuno told a press conference.
   Horiuchi will leave Kishida's cabinet as the maximum number of cabinet members under the cabinet law will be reduced from 20 to 19 at the end of March.
   After her departure, the cabinet will have only two female members: Seiko Noda, minister in charge of measures against the declining birthrate, and Karen Makishima, minister for digitalization.
   Horiuchi also holds the post of minister for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, held in summer 2021, which will be taken over by sports minister Shinsuke Suematsu.