国交相に公明・赤羽氏＝森山氏、自民国対留任へ

　安倍晋三首相（自民党総裁）は１１日の内閣改造で、公明党の石井啓一国土交通相の後任に、同党の赤羽一嘉政調会長代理（６１）を充てる方向で調整に入った。内閣改造に伴う自民党役員人事では、森山裕国対委員長（７４）の留任も固まった。複数の政府・与党関係者が７日、明らかにした。
　公明党は２０１２年に第２次安倍政権が発足して以降、国交相ポストを維持している。首相は６日、山口那津男代表と首相官邸で会談。山口氏から閣僚１人の起用を求められ、首相は「承った」と応じている。
　赤羽氏は１９９３年の衆院選で初当選し、当選８回。財務副大臣や経済産業副大臣などを歴任した。阪神・淡路大震災で被災した経験を踏まえ、災害対策などに取り組んできた。首相とは初当選同期の間柄だ。
　石井氏は在任期間が４年近くに及び、党内から交代を求める声が出ていた。交代後は、党の要職に就く見通しだ。（2019/09/07-22:07）

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering naming as land minister Kazuyoshi Akaba, 61, acting policy affairs chief of Komeito, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to replace Keiichi Ishii, also a Komeito member, informed sources said Saturday.
   In a reshuffle set for Wednesday of members of his cabinet and the LDP leadership, Abe plans to retain Hiroshi Moriyama, as chairman of the LDP's parliamentary affairs committee, the sources said.
   Komeito has been maintaining the post of land minister since the second Abe administration was launched in December 2012.
   In their talks on Friday, Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi asked Abe to give a ministerial post to a Komeito member in the upcoming reshuffle, and the prime minister agreed to do so, according to the sources.
   After winning his seat in the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993, Akaba has been elected to the lower chamber of parliament eight times, assuming such posts as state minister of finance and state minister of economy, trade and industry.