First Yoshida 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.
First Yoshida Cabinet | |
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 45th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | May 22, 1946 |
| Date dissolved | May 24, 1947 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Kijūrō 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 legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| Opposition parties | Japan Socialist Party Japanese Communist Party Japan Cooperative Party |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1946 Japanese general election |
| Outgoing election | 1947 Japanese general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 90th-92nd Imperial Diet 1st National Diet |
| Predecessor | Shidehara Cabinet |
| Successor | Katayama Cabinet |
Cabinet
| 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.
| 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] | |||||
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