Hata Cabinet

80th Cabinet of Japan
Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata (front row, 3rd from right) and cabinet at the Kantei, April 28, 1994
Date formedApril 28, 1994
Date dissolvedJune 30, 1994
People and organisations
Head of stateEmperor Akihito
Head of governmentTsutomu Hata
Member partyJRP–Komeito–JNP-DSP-Liberal Reform League Coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition minority
Opposition partyLiberal Democratic Party
Opposition leaderYōhei Kōno
History
PredecessorHosokawa Cabinet
SuccessorMurayama Cabinet

The Hata Cabinet governed Japan for two months from April 28 to June 30, 1994, under the leadership of Tsutomu Hata of the Japan Renewal Party.

Political background

Hata became Prime Minister following the resignation of Morihiro Hosokawa as head of the coalition government that had come to power following the 1993 general election. In the aftermath of the resignation, the Japan Socialist Party supported Hata's candidacy but left the coalition due to differences over defense policy with the more conservative JRP, reducing the government to minority status in the House of Representatives.[1] This led to the fall of the government in June, when the Socialists formed a coalition deal with their traditional rivals, the Liberal Democratic Party and Hata resigned in favor of Tomiichi Murayama rather than face a confidence vote and force new elections.[2] The Hata cabinet had the shortest tenure of any in postwar Japanese history at 63 days in office, two days less than the Ishibashi cabinet. The parties that made up the coalition would later merge to form the New Frontier Party in December 1994.[3]

Election of the prime minister

25 April 1994
Absolute majority (256/511) required
House of Representatives
Choice First Vote
Votes
checkYTsutomu Hata
274 / 511
Yohei Kono
207 / 511
Tetsuzo Fuwa
15 / 511
Blank Ballot
6 / 511
Abstentions (Including Speaker and Deputy)
9 / 511
Source Political Data: Japanese Politics 1994

Ministers

  Renewal
  Komeito
  Democratic Socialist
  Japan New
  Liberal Reform League
  Independent
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors

Cabinet of Tsutomu Hata from April 28 to June 30, 1994
Portfolio Minister Term of Office
Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Justice Shigeto Nagano C April 28, 1994 - May 8, 1994
Hiroshi Nakai R May 8, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Foreign Affairs Koji Kakizawa R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Finance Hirohisa Fujii R August 9, 1993 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Education Ryōko Akamatsu - August 9, 1993 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Health and Welfare Keigo Ōuchi R August 9, 1993 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mutsuki Kato R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of International Trade and Industry Ejiro Hata R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Transport Nobuaki Futami R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Katsuyuki Higasa R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Labour Kunio Hatoyama R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Construction Koji Morimoto R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Home Affairs
Director of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister in charge of political reform 		Hajime Ishii R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Kumagai R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Management and Coordination Agency Koshiro Ishida R August 9, 1993 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Japan Defense Agency Atsushi Kanda R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Economic Planning Agency Yoshio Terasawa C April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Science and Technology Agency Mikio Omi R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Environment Agency Toshiko Hamayotsu C April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the National Land Agency Megumu Sato R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency 		Moriyoshi Sato R April 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994

Changes

See also

References

  1. ^ Shiratori, Rei (1995). "Description of Japanese Politics 1994". European Journal of Political Research. 28. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ Jameson, Sam (25 June 1994). "Japan's Hata Resigns as Premier". LA Times. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.((cite news)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Shiratori, Rei (1995). "Description of Japanese Politics 1994". European Journal of Political Research. 28. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ^ JAMESON, SAM (8 May 1994). "Japanese Minister Resigns After Furor Over Remarks". LA Times. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.((cite news)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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