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The was the name of the shadow cabinet
when the Democratic Party of Japan
was in opposition. Though DPJ shadow cabinets began in 1999, it only acquired the name in 2003 and dissolved after the DPJ gained power for the first time after the 2009 general elections
.
Shadow Cabinet
The Shadow Cabinet is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government...
when the Democratic Party of Japan
Democratic Party of Japan
The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
was in opposition. Though DPJ shadow cabinets began in 1999, it only acquired the name in 2003 and dissolved after the DPJ gained power for the first time after the 2009 general elections
Japanese general election, 2009
A general election in Japan was held on August 30, 2009, for all 480 seats of the House of Representatives of Japan, the lower house of the Diet of Japan....
.