First Hashimoto Cabinet

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First Hashimoto Cabinet
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82nd Cabinet of Japan
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Date formedJanuary 11, 1996
Date dissolvedNovember 7, 1996
People and organisations
Head of stateEmperor Akihito
Head of government Ryūtarō Hashimoto
Deputy head of government Wataru Kubo
Member party LDPJSPNPS Coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority
Opposition party New Frontier Party
Opposition leader Ichirō Ozawa
History
Predecessor Murayama Cabinet
Successor Second Hashimoto Cabinet

The First Hashimoto Cabinet was formed in January 1996 under the leadership of Ryutaro Hashimoto, following the resignation of Tomiichi Murayama as Prime Minister of Japan and head of the coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Socialist Party and New Party Sakigake. The smaller Socialist party relinquished the leadership of the government to the LDP, which was the largest party in the Diet and Hashimoto (LDP President since September 1995) assumed the premiership, becoming the first LDP Prime Minister since August 1993. [1] [2]

Contents

The three-party coalition continued, although all ministers from the Murayama Cabinet were replaced. The Socialists renamed themselves as the Social Democratic Party and Secretary-general Wataru Kubo became Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister. [3] The cabinet lasted until November 1996, when it was dissolved following the 1996 general election and replaced with the Second Hashimoto Cabinet. [4]

Election of the prime minister

11 January 1996
Absolute majority required
House of Representatives
ChoiceRunoff Vote
Votes
Yes check.svg Ryutaro Hashimoto
288 / 511
Ichirō Ozawa
167 / 511
Others and Abstentions (Including Speaker and Deputy)
56 / 511
Source Diet Minutes

Ministers

   Liberal Democratic
   New Party Sakigake
   Social Democratic
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors

Cabinet of Ryutaro Hashimoto from January 11 to November 7, 1996
PortfolioMinisterTerm of Office
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto RJanuary 11, 1996 - July 30, 1998
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Finance
Wataru Kubo CJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Justice Ritsuko Nagao -January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yukihiko Ikeda RJanuary 11, 1996 - September 11, 1997
Minister of Education Mikio Okuda RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Health and Welfare Naoto Kan RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ichizo Ohara RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of International Trade and Industry Shunpei Tsukahara RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Transport Yoshiyuki Kamei RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Ichiro Hino RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Labour Takanobu Nagai RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Construction Eiichi Nakao RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Home Affairs
Director of the National Public Safety Commission
Hiroyuki Kurata CJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama RJanuary 11, 1996 - September 11, 1997
Director of the Management and Coordination Agency Sekisuke Nakanishi RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency
Saburo Okabe CJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Japan Defense Agency Hideo Usui RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Economic Planning Agency Shusei Tanaka RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Science and Technology Agency Hidenao Nakagawa RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Environment Agency Sukio Iwadare RJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the National Land Agency Kazumi Suzuki CJanuary 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996

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