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 |
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
| 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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