First Kishi Cabinet

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First Kishi Cabinet
Flag of Japan.svg
56th Cabinet of Japan
Nobusuke Kishi Cabinet 19570225.jpg
Date formedFebruary 25, 1957
Date dissolvedJuly 10, 1957
People and organisations
Emperor Shōwa
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi
Deputy Prime Minister Mitsujirō Ishii (from May 20, 1957)
Member party Liberal Democratic Party
Status in legislature House of Representatives: Majority
House of Councillors: Minority
Opposition parties Japan Socialist Party
Japanese Communist Party
Ryokufūkai
History
Legislature term26th National Diet
Predecessor Ishibashi Cabinet
Successor First Kishi Cabinet (Reshuffle)

The First Kishi Cabinet is the 56th Cabinet of Japan headed by Nobusuke Kishi from February 25, 1957 to June 12, 1958.

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Cabinet

PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Prime Minister

Minister of State

Mitsujirō Ishii Liberal Democratic May 20, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Justice Umekichi Nakamura Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobusuke Kishi Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Finance Hayato Ikeda Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Education Hirokichi Nadao Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Health Hiroshi Kanda Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ichitarō Ide Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of International Trade and Industry Mikio Mizuta Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Transport Taneo Miyazawa Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Posts Tarō Hirai Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Labor Shūtarō Matsuura Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Construction

Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission

Tokuo Nanjō Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Administrative Management Agency

Chair of the National Public Safety Commission

Tomejiro Okubo Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyMatsusuke Kamamura Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957April 30, 1957
Morinosuke Kajima Liberal Democratic April 30, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Autonomy AgencyIsaji Tanaka Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Defense AgencyAkira Kodaki Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Economic Planning Agency

Director of the Science and Technology Agency

Koichi Uda Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirohide Ishida Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Shūzō HayashiIndependentFebruary 25, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)Naokichi Kitazawa Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957July 12, 1957
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)Eiichi TanakaIndependentFebruary 25, 1957July 12, 1957
Source: [1]

Reshuffled Cabinet

First Kishi Cabinet
(Reshuffle)
Flag of Japan.svg
56th Cabinet of Japan
Nobusuke Kishi Cabinet 19570710.jpg
Date formedJuly 10, 1957
Date dissolvedJune 12, 1958
People and organisations
Emperor Shōwa
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi
Deputy Prime Minister Mitsujirō Ishii
Member party Liberal Democratic Party
Status in legislature House of Representatives: Majority
House of Councillors: Minority
Opposition parties Japan Socialist Party
Japanese Communist Party
Ryokufūkai
History
Legislature term27th-29th National Diet
Predecessor First Kishi Cabinet
Successor Second Kishi Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on July 10, 1957.

PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi Liberal Democratic February 25, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Prime Minister

Minister of State

Mitsujirō Ishii

Liberal Democratic May 20, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Justice Toshiki Karasawa Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister for Foreign Affairs Aiichirō Fujiyama Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Finance Hisato Ichimada Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Education Tō Matsunaga Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Health Kenzō Horiki Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Munenori Akagi Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of International Trade and Industry Shigesaburō Maeo Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Transport Sannojo Nakamura Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Posts Kakuei Tanaka Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Labor Hirohide Ishida Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Construction

Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission

Ryutarō Nemoto Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission

Director of the Science and Technology Agency

Matsutarō Shōriki Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director of the Administrative Management Agency

Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency

Mitsujirō Ishii Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director of the Autonomy AgencyYuichi Kōri Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director of the Defense Agency Juichi Tsushima Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director of the Economic Planning Agency Ichirō Kōno Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kiichi Aichi Liberal Democratic July 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office Jirō Imamatsu Liberal Democratic August 1, 1957June 12, 1958
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Shūzō HayashiIndependentFebruary 25, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)Tatsuo Tanaka Liberal Democratic July 12, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)Eijo Okazaki Liberal Democratic July 12, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Prime Minister's Office)Setsuo Fujiwara Liberal Democratic August 1, 1957June 12, 1958
Kentarō UemuraIndependentApril 22, 1958June 12, 1958
Source: [1]

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  1. 1 2 "First Kishi Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence .