First Hashimoto Cabinet | |
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 82nd Cabinet of Japan | |
 Prime Minister Ryūtarō Hashimoto and cabinet at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on January 11, 1996 | |
| Date formed | January 11, 1996 |
| Date dissolved | November 7, 1996 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Emperor Akihito |
| Head of government | Ryūtarō Hashimoto |
| Deputy head of government | Wataru Kubo |
| Member party | LDP–JSP–NPS Coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority |
| Opposition party | New Frontier Party |
| Opposition leader | Ichirō Ozawa |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Murayama Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Hashimoto Cabinet |
The First Hashimoto Cabinet was formed in January 1996 under the leadership of Ryutaro Hashimoto, following the resignation of Tomiichi Murayama as Prime Minister of Japan and head of the coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Socialist Party and New Party Sakigake. The smaller Socialist party relinquished the leadership of the government to the LDP, which was the largest party in the Diet and Hashimoto (LDP President since September 1995) assumed the premiership, becoming the first LDP Prime Minister since August 1993.[1][2]
The three-party coalition continued, although all ministers from the Murayama Cabinet were replaced. The Socialists renamed themselves as the Social Democratic Party and Secretary-general Wataru Kubo became Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister.[3] The cabinet lasted until November 1996, when it was dissolved following the 1996 general election and replaced with the Second Hashimoto Cabinet.[4]
