Mr Koizumi, who has also been widely criticised for his indifferent response to the scandals, is getting weaker by the day, prompting speculation that he may soon have to give in to members of the old guard within his party and reshuffle the cabinet to give them more power, with dangerous implications for his so far largely unfulfilled promises of reform.
But shadow foreign secretary William Hague told the BBC it appeared the reshuffle had left the cabinet "even more dysfunctional and divided than it was before".
At the time of the cabinet reshuffle, Yoshiro Mori, one of the LDP's grand old men, foisted Taro Aso onto Mr Fukuda as the party's new secretary-general.
Mr Alexander took charge of the review after a cabinet reshuffle in the autumn.
The first sounds simple: reshuffle his cabinet, particularly the economic portfolios.
During the blackouts it enacted a cabinet reshuffle, and the power minister was promoted to a more senior post.
It may have been, as his adviser put it this morning, the worst kept secret in Welsh politics that Peter Hain was planning to step down from the Shadow Cabinet before the next reshuffle - but to do what?
Western bankers are pleased with the new economic team formed after the cabinet reshuffle in early May.
Stephen Byers has alienated unions and displeased teachers - but wins a new job in the Cabinet reshuffle.
Popular minister Dr David Clark loses his job as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet reshuffle.
Chief Whip Nick Brown is made agriculture minister in the Cabinet reshuffle.
The man who may have to sort out the mess is Alan Johnson, named education secretary in the cabinet reshuffle last week.
Then came what sounded very much like more defence, this time of the Cabinet reshuffle, one that caused some MPs to wonder whether Mr Jones finds it hard to sack his friends.
It has been reported that Alan Johnson, who replaced Jacqui Smith as home secretary in the recent cabinet reshuffle, might be considering a U-turn on ID cards, after ordering a review of the scheme.
Mr Clarke, a veteran minister, was demoted from justice secretary in the recent cabinet reshuffle.
Agriculture Minister Dr Jack Cunningham is given a top job as the Cabinet "enforcer" in the government reshuffle.
There were clear signs that his number was up when the prime minister first appointed Lord Macdonald to the transport brief in the summer cabinet reshuffle.
Mr Tanaka had been justice minister for just over three weeks, following a cabinet reshuffle by Mr Noda aimed at revitalising his cabinet in the face of poor poll numbers.
Moving her out of the job in a reshuffle of cabinet roles, expected soon, would look bad when there are few Tory women in top jobs.
Lord Strathclyde will be replaced by education minister Lord Hill of Oareford, who was most recently in the news after Mr Cameron apparently missed his attempt to resign during a meeting in the most recent cabinet reshuffle.
The minister said that following last week's UK cabinet reshuffle, he was also seeking "an urgent meeting with the new UK shipping minister and new UK transport secretary".
To clear the way for a cabinet reshuffle, other ministers offered their resignations on October 19th.
Dissatisfied with Yasser Arafat's reshuffle , Hanan Ashrawi resigned from the Palestinian cabinet.
The ardently reformist prime minister, Farij bin Ghanim, resigned because President Ali Abdullah Saleh would not, or could not, support his demand for a cabinet reshuffle which might undermine the position of various influential tribal families.
Following a Cabinet reshuffle in April 2009 and the restructuring of several ministries, the Communication, Information and Culture portfolios came under the purview of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture.
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Meanwhile, India's Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram has been appointed as the new finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle.
You should always reshuffle your cabinet on a nice, Spring day when the sun is shining, a good time for a fresh start - or so said an adviser to Carwyn Jones a few months ago.
His departure would trigger a cabinet reshuffle, which could spark renewed conflict within the ruling coalition.
The article comes as the prime minister is preparing his first major cabinet reshuffle.
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