Third Yoshida Cabinet
49th Cabinet of Japan

Date formed	February 16, 1949
Date dissolved	June 28, 1950
People and organisations
Emperor	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida
Deputy Prime Minister	Hayashi Jōji (until March 13, 1951)
Member parties	(Allied occupation) Democratic Liberal Party (until March 1, 1950) Democratic Party (coalition faction) (until March 1, 1950) Liberal Party (since March 1, 1950) Ryokufūkai
Status in legislature	House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Coalition majority
Opposition parties	Democratic Party (opposition faction) Japan Socialist Party National Cooperative Party Labourers and Farmers Party
History
Election(s)	1949 general election 1950 councillors election
Legislature term(s)	5th-7th National Diet
Predecessor	Second Yoshida Cabinet
Successor	Third Yoshida Cabinet (First Reshuffle)

The Third Yoshida Cabinet was the 49th Cabinet of Japan. It was headed by Shigeru Yoshida from 16 February 1949 to 30 October 1952.

The Treaty of San Francisco came into force and the Allied occupation ended on 28 April 1952.

Cabinet

Initial composition

Portfolio	Name		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Deputy Prime Minister	Hayashi Jōji	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	March 13, 1951
Attorney General	Ueda Shunkichi	Independent	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Shigeru Yoshida	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	April 1, 1952
Minister of Finance	Hayato Ikeda	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Minister of Education	Takase Sōtarō	Ryokufūkai	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Health	Hayashi Jōji	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Mori Kōtarō	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Heitarō Inagaki	Democratic	February 16, 1949	May 25, 1949
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Heitarō Inagaki	Democratic	May 25, 1949	February 17, 1950
Minister of Transport	Shinzō Ōya	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Communications	Ozawa Saeki	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 1, 1949
Minister of Labor	Suzuki Masafumi	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Construction	Masutani Shūji	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	May 6, 1950
Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency	Aoki Takayoshi	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency	Honda Ichirō	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of State Chairman of the Local Finance Committee	Kozaemon Kimura	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 1, 1949
Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations	Higai Senzō	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	March 11, 1949
	Yamaguchi Kikuichirō	Democratic Liberal	March 11, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of State	Yamaguchi Kikuichirō	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	March 11, 1949
Minister of State	Higai Senzō	Democratic Liberal	March 11, 1949	June 28, 1950
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Masuda Kaneshichi	Democratic Liberal	February 16, 1949	May 6, 1950
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary	Kōri Yūichi	Independent	February 16, 1949	June 1, 1949

Source:^[1]

Reorganized Cabinet

The Cabinet was reorganized on June 1, 1949.

Portfolio	Name		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida	Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Deputy Prime Minister	Hayashi Jōji	Liberal	February 16, 1949	March 13, 1951
Attorney General	Ueda Shunkichi	Independent	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Shigeru Yoshida	Liberal	February 16, 1949	April 1, 1952
Minister of Finance	Hayato Ikeda	Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Minister of Education	Takase Sōtarō	Ryokufūkai	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Health	Hayashi Jōji	Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Mori Kōtarō	Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Heitarō Inagaki	Democratic	May 25, 1949	February 17, 1950
	Hayato Ikeda	Liberal	February 17, 1950	April 11, 1950
	Takase Sōtarō	Ryokufūkai	April 11, 1950	June 28, 1950
Minister of Transport	Shinzō Ōya	Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Posts Minister of Telecommunications	Ozawa Saeki	Liberal	June 1, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Labor	Suzuki Masafumi	Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of Construction	Masutani Shūji	Liberal	February 16, 1949	May 6, 1950
Minister of Construction	Masuda Kaneshichi	Liberal	May 6, 1950	June 7, 1951
Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency	Aoki Takayoshi	Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency	Honda Ichirō	Liberal	February 16, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency	Kozaemon Kimura	Liberal	June 1, 1949	January 24, 1950
Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency	Honda Ichirō	Liberal	January 24, 1950	June 28, 1950
Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations	Yamaguchi Kikuichirō	Liberal	March 11, 1949	June 28, 1950
Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Masuda Kaneshichi	Liberal	June 1, 1949	June 7, 1951
Minister of State	Higai Senzō	Liberal	March 11, 1949	June 28, 1950
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Masuda Kaneshichi	Liberal	February 16, 1949	May 6, 1950
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Katsuo Okazaki	Liberal	May 6, 1950	December 26, 1951
Cabinet Secretary	Kōri Yūichi	Independent	June 1, 1949	February 16, 1950
	Kanno Yoshimaru	Independent	November 1, 1949	August 13, 1952
	Inōe Seiichi	Independent	June 20, 1950	May 25, 1951

Source:^[1]

First Cabinet reshuffle

Third Yoshida Cabinet (First Reshuffle)
49th Cabinet of Japan

Date formed	June 28, 1950
Date dissolved	July 4, 1951
People and organisations
Emperor	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida
Deputy Prime Minister	Hayashi Jōji (until March 13, 1951)
Member parties	(Allied occupation) Liberal Party Ryokufūkai
Status in legislature	House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Coalition majority
Opposition parties	Democratic Party (opposition faction) Japan Socialist Party National Cooperative Party Labourers and Farmers Party
History
Legislature term(s)	8th-10th National Diet
Predecessor	Third Yoshida Cabinet
Successor	Third Yoshida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)

The first Cabinet reshuffle took place on June 28, 1950.

Portfolio	Name		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida	Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State (since June 28, 1950)	Hayashi Jōji	Liberal	February 16, 1949	March 13, 1951
Attorney General	Ōhashi Takeo	Liberal	June 28, 1950	December 26, 1951
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Shigeru Yoshida	Liberal	February 16, 1949	April 1, 1952
Minister of Finance	Hayato Ikeda	Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Minister of Education	Amano Teiyū	Independent	June 28, 1950	August 12, 1952
Minister of Health	Kurokawa Takeo	Liberal	June 28, 1950	July 4, 1951
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Hirokawa Kōzen	Liberal	June 28, 1950	July 4, 1951
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Yokoo Shigemi	Liberal	June 28, 1950	July 4, 1951
Minister of Transport	Yamazaki Takeshi	Liberal	June 28, 1950	December 26, 1951
Minister of Posts Minister of Telecommunications	Tamura Bunkichi	Liberal	June 28, 1950	July 4, 1951
Minister of Labor	Shigeru Hori	Liberal	June 28, 1950	December 26, 1951
Minister of Construction	Masuda Kaneshichi	Liberal	May 6, 1950	June 7, 1951
Minister of Construction	Sutō Hideo	Liberal	June 7, 1951	July 4, 1951
Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency	Sutō Hideo	Liberal	June 28, 1950	August 1, 1952
Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency	Okano Kiyohide	Liberal	June 28, 1950	July 12, 1950
	Hirokawa Kōzen	Liberal	July 12, 1950	July 4, 1951
Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency	Okano Kiyohide	Liberal	June 28, 1950	August 1, 1952
Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations	Masuda Kaneshichi	Liberal	June 28, 1950	June 7, 1951
	Sutō Hideo	Liberal	June 7, 1951	December 26, 1951
Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Masuda Kaneshichi	Liberal	June 1, 1949	June 7, 1951
	Sutō Hideo	Liberal	June 7, 1951	July 4, 1951
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Katsuo Okazaki	Liberal	May 6, 1950	December 26, 1951
Cabinet Secretary	Kanno Yoshimaru	Independent	November 1, 1949	August 13, 1952
	Inōe Seiichi	Independent	June 20, 1950	May 25, 1951
	Toshihiro Kennoki	Independent	May 25, 1951	October 30, 1952

Source:^[1]

Second Cabinet reshuffle

Third Yoshida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)
49th Cabinet of Japan

Date formed	July 4, 1951
Date dissolved	December 26, 1951
People and organisations
Emperor	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida
Member parties	(Allied occupation) Liberal Party Ryokufūkai
Status in legislature	House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Coalition majority
Opposition parties	Democratic Party (opposition faction) Japan Socialist Party National Cooperative Party Labourers and Farmers Party
History
Legislature term(s)	11th-13th National Diet
Predecessor	Third Yoshida Cabinet (First Reshuffle)
Successor	Third Yoshida Cabinet (Third Reshuffle)

The second Cabinet reshuffle took place on July 4, 1951.

Portfolio	Name		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida	Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Attorney General	Ōhashi Takeo	Liberal	June 28, 1950	December 26, 1951
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Shigeru Yoshida	Liberal	February 16, 1949	April 1, 1952
Minister of Finance	Hayato Ikeda	Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Minister of Education	Amano Teiyū	Independent	June 28, 1950	August 12, 1952
Minister of Health	Hashimoto Ryōgo	Liberal	July 4, 1951	January 18, 1952
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Nemoto Riyūtarō	Independent	July 4, 1951	December 26, 1951
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Takahashi Riyūtarō	Independent	July 4, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of Transport	Yamazaki Takeshi	Liberal	June 28, 1950	December 26, 1951
Minister of Posts	Eisaku Satō	Liberal	July 4, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of Telecommunications	Eisaku Satō	Liberal	July 4, 1951	August 1, 1952
Minister of Labor	Shigeru Hori	Liberal	June 28, 1950	December 26, 1951
Minister of Construction	Noda Uichi	Liberal	July 4, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency	Sutō Hideo	Liberal	June 28, 1950	August 1, 1952
Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency	Hashimoto Ryōgo	Liberal	July 4, 1951	January 18, 1952
Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency	Okano Kiyohide	Liberal	June 28, 1950	August 1, 1952
Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations	Sutō Hideo	Liberal	June 7, 1951	December 26, 1951
Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Noda Uichi	Liberal	July 4, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of State	Masutani Shūji	Liberal	July 4, 1951	December 26, 1951
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Katsuo Okazaki	Liberal	May 6, 1950	December 26, 1951
Cabinet Secretary	Kanno Yoshimaru	Independent	November 1, 1949	August 13, 1952
Cabinet Secretary	Toshihiro Kennoki	Independent	May 25, 1951	October 30, 1952

Source:^[1]

Third Cabinet reshuffle

Third Yoshida Cabinet (Third Reshuffle)
49th Cabinet of Japan

Date formed	December 26, 1951
Date dissolved	October 30, 1952
People and organisations
Emperor	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida
Member parties	(Allied occupation: until April 28, 1952) Liberal Party Ryokufūkai
Status in legislature	House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Coalition majority
Opposition parties	Democratic Party (opposition faction) Japan Socialist Party National Cooperative Party Labourers and Farmers Party
History
Legislature term(s)	13th-15th National Diet
Predecessor	Third Yoshida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)
Successor	Fourth Yoshida Cabinet

The third Cabinet reshuffle took place on December 26, 1951.

Portfolio	Name		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida	Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Attorney General	Kimura Tōkutarō	Liberal	December 26, 1951	August 1, 1952
Minister of Justice	Kimura Tōkutarō	Liberal	August 1, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Shigeru Yoshida	Liberal	February 16, 1949	April 1, 1952
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Katsuo Okazaki	Liberal	April 1, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister of Finance	Hayato Ikeda	Liberal	February 16, 1949	October 30, 1952
Minister of Education	Amano Teiyū	Independent	June 28, 1950	August 12, 1952
Minister of Education	Okano Kiyohide	Liberal	August 12, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister of Health	Hashimoto Ryōgo	Liberal	July 4, 1951	January 18, 1952
Minister of Health	Yoshitake Eichi	Liberal	January 18, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Hirokawa Kōzen	Liberal	December 26, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Takahashi Riyūtarō	Independent	July 4, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of Transport	Murakami Giichi	Independent	December 26, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of Posts	Eisaku Satō	Liberal	July 4, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of Telecommunications	Eisaku Satō	Liberal	July 4, 1951	August 1, 1952
Minister of Labor	Yoshitake Eichi	Liberal	December 26, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of Construction	Noda Uichi	Liberal	July 4, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency	Sutō Hideo	Liberal	June 28, 1950	August 1, 1952
Minister of State Director of the Economic Deliberation Agency	Sutō Hideo	Liberal	August 1, 1952	September 2, 1952
	Yamazaki Takeshi	Liberal	September 2, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency	Hashimoto Ryōgo	Liberal	July 4, 1951	January 18, 1952
	Kimura Tōkutarō	Liberal	January 18, 1952	April 5, 1952
	Noda Uichi	Liberal	April 5, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency	Okano Kiyohide	Liberal	June 28, 1950	August 1, 1952
Minister of State Director of the Autonomy Agency	Okano Kiyohide	Liberal	August 1, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister of State (until December 27, 1951) Director-General of the Board of Reparations	Katsuo Okazaki	Liberal	December 26, 1951	April 28, 1952
Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Noda Uichi	Liberal	July 4, 1951	October 30, 1952
Minister of State Commissioner of the National Safety Agency	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)	Liberal	August 1, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister of State	Ōhashi Takeo	Liberal	December 26, 1951	August 1, 1952
Minister of State	Yamazaki Takeshi	Liberal	December 26, 1951	September 2, 1952
Minister of State	Katsuo Okazaki	Liberal	April 29, 1952	April 30, 1952
Minister of State	Yamagata Katsumi	Liberal	September 2, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister of State	Ōnogi Hidejirō	Liberal	September 2, 1952	October 30, 1952
Minister of State	Nakayama Toshihiko	Liberal	September 2, 1952	October 30, 1952
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Shigeru Hori	Liberal	December 26, 1951	October 30, 1952
Cabinet Secretary	Kanno Yoshimaru	Independent	November 1, 1949	August 13, 1952
	Toshihiro Kennoki	Independent	May 25, 1951	October 30, 1952
	Eguchi Mitoru	Independent	December 26, 1951	August 13, 1952

Source:^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Third Yoshida Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.

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