What is Chief Cabinet Secretary?
{{Infobox political post | post = Chief Cabinet Secretary | body = Japan<br>内閣官房長官<br>''Naikaku-kanbō-chōkan'' | insignia = Goshichi no kiri.svg | insigniasize = 80px | insigniacaption = Emblem of the Government of Japan | image = Yoshimasa Hayashi 20231222.jpg | imagesize = | incumbent = [[Yoshimasa Hayashi]] | incumbentsince = 14 December 2023 | residence = | style = Mr. Secretary | member_of = [[Cabinet of Japan|Cabinet]]<br>[[National Security Council (Japan)|National Security Council]] | department = [[Cabinet Secretariat (Japan)|Cabinet Secretariat]] | reports_to = The [[Prime Minister of Japan|prime minister]] | seat = | appointer = The [[Prime Minister of Japan|prime minister]] | appointer_qualified = <small>attested to by the [[Emperor of Japan|emperor]]</small> | termlength = No fixed term | constituting_instrument = | precursor = Secretary-General of the Cabinet | inaugural = [[Jōji Hayashi]] | succession = Second | deputy = [[Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary]] | salary = ¥20,916,000 | formation = {{start date and age|1947|5|3|df=y}} | website = http://www.cas.go.jp/ }} The {{Nihongo|'''Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan'''|内閣官房長官|Naikaku-kanbō-chōkan}} is a member of the [[Cabinet of Japan|cabinet]] and is the leader and [[chief executive officer]] of the [[Cabinet Secretariat (Japan)|Cabinet Secretariat of Japan]].<ref>Cabinet Act, Article 13.</ref> They are also a member of the [[National Security Council (Japan)|National Security Council]], and is appointed by the [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] upon the nomination by the [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]].<ref>Cabinet Act, Article 15</ref> The Chief Cabinet Secretary is the second in line of succession to the [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]], unless the office of [[Deputy Prime Minister of Japan|Deputy Prime Minister]] is being used.<ref>Cabinet Act, Article 9</ref> Since 1947, the office of Chief Cabinet Secretary has been seen as the job to have before wanting to become Prime Minister. The first Chief Cabinet Secretary to be