Internet reports that Takashi Saami, who is expected to become Japan's first female prime minister, has appointed former Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki as the new secretary-general of the ruling party. The move was seen as an attempt to quell concerns about fiscal discipline. Takayuki Kobayashi, who had previously competed with Takashi Saami in the party's leadership election and supported her in the run-off round of voting, was appointed chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's policy investigation; Haruko Arimura, a former female active minister, was appointed chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's general affairs; Keiji Nagoya, former chairman of the National Public Security Commission, served as chairman of the election countermeasures committee. This appointment not only reflects Takashi Zaomiao's reward to supporters of "helping her to become the party leader", but also implies that she is trying to show a "new style of governance" by improving women's representation in policy formulation.