Kantarō Suzuki cabinet
Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet | |
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42nd Cabinet of Japan | |
| Date formed | April 7, 1945 |
| Date dissolved | August 17, 1945 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | Kantarō Suzuki |
| Member parties | Imperial Rule Assistance Association (until June 13, 1945) Dai Nippon Seijikai Independent Military |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 87th Imperial Diet |
| Predecessor | Koiso Cabinet |
| Successor | Higashikuni Cabinet |
The Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet is the 42nd Cabinet of Japan led by Kantarō Suzuki from April 7 to August 17, 1945.
Cabinet
| Ministers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Prime Minister | Kantarō Suzuki | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kantarō Suzuki | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | April 7, 1945 | April 9, 1945 | |
| Shigenori Tōgō | Independent | April 9, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Genki Abe | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Finance | Toyosaku Hirose | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of the Army | Korechika Anami | Military (Army) | April 7, 1945 | August 15, 1945 | |
| Vacant | August 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |||
| Minister of the Navy | Mitsumasa Yonai | Military (Navy) | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Justice | Hiromasa Matsuzaka | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Education | Kōzō Ōta | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Health | Tadahiko Okada | The Great Japan Political Association | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Greater East Asia | Kantarō Suzuki | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | April 7, 1945 | April 9, 1945 | |
| Shigenori Tōgō | Independent | April 9, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Tadaatsu Ishiguro | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Munitions | Teijirō Toyoda | Military (Navy) | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Transportation and Communications | Teijirō Toyoda | Military (Navy) | April 7, 1945 | April 9, 1945 | |
| Vacant | April 9, 1945 | April 11, 1945 | |||
| Naoto Kobiyama | Independent | April 11, 1945 | May 19, 1945 | ||
| Minister of Transport | Naoto Kobiyama | Independent | May 19, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of State | Hyōgorō Sakurai | The Great Japan Political Association | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of State | Seizō Sakonji | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of State | Hiroshi Shimomura | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of State | Tōji Yasui | Military (Army) | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Hisatsune Sakomizu | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Naokai Murase | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Itō Jirōmaru | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Kuboi Yoshimichi | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Nakamura Sannojo | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Koyama Kunitarō | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Ayabe Kentarō | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hamano Tetsutarō | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Count Hashimoto Saneaya | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Miyoshi Nobufusa | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Greater East Asia | Toyota Osamu | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Ueda Kōkichi | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Munitions | Noda Takeo | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications | Manabe Gijū | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | May 19, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport | Manabe Gijū | The Great Japan Political Association | May 19, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Tsuru Sōichi | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Jun'ya Koizumi | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Nishikawa Sadaichi | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army | Viscount Ōoka Tadatsuna | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Baron Kōyama Kazui | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Baron Kuratomi Hitoshi | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Itō Gorō | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Saitō Masami | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Greater East Asia | Nagumo Seisaku | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture and Commerce | Fujimoto Sutesuke | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Munitions | Takeo Miki | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport and Communications | Hata Bushirō | The Great Japan Political Association | May 15, 1945 | May 19, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport | Hata Bushirō | The Great Japan Political Association | May 19, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Source:[1] | |||||