Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe selects Cabinet Shinzo Abe, President of Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, and Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, place a red rosette on the name of their elected candidates during the ballot counting ceremony for the parliamentary lower house elections in Tokyo, Japan, on December 16, 2012. TOKYO, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Officials said Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe has chosen his Cabinet after his election Wednesday as Japan's prime minister. Abe, 58, is assuming the prime minister's office for a second time after serving as prime minister from September 206 to September 2007. He is the first politician to make a comeback for the position in 64 years. The success of the LDP in recent elections represents a transfer of power from the Democratic Party of Japan, which had been in power for more than three years. Abe revealed his Cabinet Wednesday, listing Taro Aso, who was prime minister in 2008-09, as deputy prime minister, finance minister and state minister for financial services. Akira Amari was appointed to a new Cabinet position of economic revitalization minister. The Financial Times said Amari developed Abe's economic strategy. The Times said the Cabinet announcements come after Abe's campaign focused on reviving the economy.