Chair of the National Public Safety Commission

Chair of the National Public Safety Commission of National Public Safety Commission
国家公安委員会委員長
Emblem of the Government of Japan
Incumbent
Manabu Sakai
since 1 October 2024
National Public Safety Commission
StyleMr. Chairman
His Excellency
Member ofCabinet of Japan
National Security Council
Reports toPrime Minister of Japan
NominatorPrime Minister of Japan
AppointerEmperor of Japan
attested to by the Emperor
PrecursorMinister of Home Affairs
Secretary of Home Affairs
Formation7 March 1948; 76 years ago (1948-03-07)
Salary¥20,916,000

The Chair of the National Public Safety Commission (国家公安委員会委員長, Kokka-Kouan iinchou) is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the presiding officer of the National Public Safety Commission, which is the parent agency of the National Police Agency. The chairperson holds the rank of minister of state, and is a statutory member of the National Security Council. The chair is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan. The other five members of the commission must require the consent of both houses in the National Diet in order to serve.

The current Chairman is Manabu Sakai, who took office on 1 October 2024.