First Yoshida Cabinet

45th Cabinet of Japan
Date formedMay 22, 1946
Date dissolvedMay 24, 1947
People and organisations
EmperorHirohito
Prime MinisterShigeru Yoshida
Deputy Prime MinisterKijūrō Shidehara
(from May 3, 1947)
Member parties(Allied occupation)
Liberal Party
Japan Progressive Party
(until March 31, 1947)
Democratic Party
(from March 31, 1947)
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
Opposition partiesJapan Socialist Party
Japanese Communist Party
Japan Cooperative Party
History
Election(s)1946 Japanese general election
Outgoing election1947 Japanese general election
Legislature term(s)90th-92nd Imperial Diet
1st National Diet
PredecessorShidehara Cabinet
SuccessorKatayama Cabinet

The First Yoshida Cabinet was the 45th Cabinet of Japan led by Shigeru Yoshida from 22 May 1946 to 24 May 1947, during the Allied occupation.

Cabinet

Ministers
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida Liberal May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister for Foreign Affairs Shigeru Yoshida Liberal May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of Home Affairs Ōmura Seiichi Independent May 22, 1946 January 31, 1947
Minister of Finance Tanzan Ishibashi Independent May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
First Minister of Demobilization Shigeru Yoshida Liberal May 22, 1946 June 15, 1946
Second Minister of Demobilization Shigeru Yoshida Liberal May 22, 1946 June 15, 1946
Minister of Justice Kimura Tokurō Independent May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of Education Kōtarō Tanaka Independent May 22, 1946 January 31, 1947
Minister of Health Kawai Yoshinari Independent May 22, 1946 May 22, 1947
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Wada Hiroo Independent May 22, 1946 January 31, 1947
Minister of Commerce and Industry Hoshijima Nirō Liberal May 22, 1946 January 31, 1947
Minister of Transport Hiratsuka Tsunejirō Liberal May 22, 1946 January 31, 1947
Minister of Communications Hitotsumatsu Sadayoshi Democratic July 1, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of State

President of the Demobilization Board (from June 15, 1946)

Baron Kijūrō Shidehara Democratic May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of State

President of the Administrative Research Board (from October 28, 1946)

Saitō Takao Democratic May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of State Hitotsumatsu Sadayoshi Democratic May 22, 1946 July 1, 1946
Minister of State Uehara Etsujirō Liberal May 22, 1946 January 31, 1947
Minister of State Tokujiro Kanamori Independent June 19, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of State

Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board (from August 12, 1946)

Chief of the Price Board (from August 12, 1946)

Zen Keinosuke Independent July 23, 1946 January 31, 1947
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Jōji Liberal May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Toshio Irie Independent May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kiuchi Shirō Independent May 22, 1946 June 14, 1946
Sutō Hideo Independent June 14, 1946 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masutani Shūji Liberal June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs Banboku Ōno Liberal June 4, 1946 June 22, 1946
Sekō Kōichi Liberal June 22, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance Uetsuka Tsukasa Liberal June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice Furushima Yoshihide Liberal June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education Nagano Nagahiro Progressive June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ōishi Rinji Liberal June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry Kobayashi Kanae Progressive June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport Matsuda Masakazu Progressive June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health Hattori Iwakichi Liberal June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications Nakagawa Shigeharu Democratic July 1, 1946 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Shiotsuki Manabu Progressive June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs Katsura Sakuzō Progressive June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance Shibata Hyōichirō Progressive June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice Nakamura Mataichi Progressive June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education Hanamura Shirō Liberal June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Suzuki Kyōhei Progressive June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry Okonogi Utaji Liberal June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport Tsuji Kanichi Liberal June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health Satō Hisao Progressive June 4, 1946 March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications Yamamura Shinjirō Liberal July 1, 1946 March 4, 1947
Source:[1]

Reshuffled Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on January 31, 1947.

Ministers
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida Liberal May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Deputy Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara Democratic May 3, 1947 May 24, 1947
Minister for Foreign Affairs Shigeru Yoshida Liberal May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of Home Affairs Uehara Etsujirō Liberal January 31, 1947 May 24, 1947
Minister of Finance

Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board (until March 20, 1947)

Chief of the Price Board (until March 20, 1947)

Tanzan Ishibashi Independent May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of Justice Kimura Tokurō Independent May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of Education Takahashi Seiichirō Independent January 31, 1947 May 24, 1947
Minister of Health Kawai Yoshinari Independent May 22, 1946 May 22, 1947
Shigeru Yoshida (acting) Liberal May 22, 1947 May 24, 1947
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shigeru Yoshida Liberal January 31, 1947 February 15, 1947
Kozaemon Kimura Democratic February 15, 1947 May 24, 1947
Minister of Commerce and Industry Ishii Mitsujirō Liberal January 31, 1947 May 24, 1947
Minister of Transport Masuda Kaneshichi Liberal January 31, 1947 May 24, 1947
Minister of Communications Hitotsumatsu Sadayoshi Democratic July 1, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of State

President of the Demobilization Board (from June 15, 1946)

Kijūrō Shidehara Democratic May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of State

President of the Administrative Research Board (from October 28, 1946)

Saitō Takao Democratic May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of State Tokujiro Kanamori Independent June 19, 1946 May 24, 1947
Minister of State Tanzan Ishibashi Independent January 31, 1947 March 20, 1947
Minister of State Hoshijima Nirō Liberal January 31, 1947 May 24, 1947
Minister of State Tanaka Manitsu Democratic February 26, 1947 May 24, 1947
Minister of State

Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board (from March 20, 1947)

Chief of the Price Board (from March 20, 1947)

Takase Sōtarō Independent March 20, 1947 May 24, 1947
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Jōji Liberal May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Toshio Irie Independent May 22, 1946 May 24, 1947
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kiuchi Shirō Independent May 22, 1946 June 14, 1946
Sutō Hideo Independent June 14, 1946 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Honda Eisaku Liberal March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs Hayashi Ren Democratic March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance Kitamura Tokutarō Democratic March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice Kitaura Keitarō Liberal March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education Aoki Takayoshi Liberal March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mori Kōtarō Liberal March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry Shigeru Hori Democratic March 4, 1947 April 28, 1947
Vacancy April 28, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport Aizawa Kan Democratic March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health Ogasawara Yasomi Liberal March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications Nakagawa Shigeharu Democratic July 1, 1946 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Hara Kenzaburō Democratic March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs Mizuta Mikio Liberal March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance Takahashi Eikichi Liberal March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice Yoshida An Democratic March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education Kawasaki Hideji Democratic March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Homma Shunichi Democratic March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry Suzuki Sempachi Liberal March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport Vacancy March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health Terashima Ryūtarō Democratic March 4, 1947 May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications Tsubokawa Shinzō Democratic March 4, 1947 May 23, 1947
Vacancy May 23, 1947 May 24, 1947
Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "First Yoshida Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.
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