First Konoe Cabinet

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First Konoe Cabinet
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34th Cabinet of Japan
Fumimaro Konoe Cabinet 19370604.jpg
Date formedJune 4, 1937
Date dissolvedJanuary 5, 1939
People and organisations
Emperor Shōwa
Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe
Status in legislature Majority (coalition)
History
Legislature terms71st Imperial Diet
72nd Imperial Diet
73rd Imperial Diet
74th Imperial Diet
Predecessor Hayashi Cabinet
Successor Hiranuma Cabinet

The First Konoe Cabinet is the 34th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from June 4, 1937, to January 5, 1939. [1]

Contents

Cabinet

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe IndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister for Foreign Affairs Kōki Hirota IndependentJune 4, 1937May 26, 1938
Minister of Home Affairs Eiichi Baba IndependentJune 4, 1937December 14, 1937
Nobumasa Suetsugu Military (Navy)December 14, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Finance Okinori Kaya IndependentJune 4, 1937May 26, 1938
Minister of the Army Hajime Sugiyama Military (Army)June 4, 1937June 3, 1938
Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yonai Military (Navy)June 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Justice Suehiko Shiono IndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Education Yasui EijiIndependentJune 4, 1937October 22, 1937
Marquess Kōichi Kido IndependentOctober 22, 1937May 26, 1938
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Count Yoriyasu Arima IndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Commerce and Industry Shinji Yoshino IndependentJune 4, 1937May 26, 1938
Minister of Communications Ryūtarō Nagai Rikken Minseitō June 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Railways Chikuhei Nakajima Rikken Seiyūkai June 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Colonial Affairs Sonyu Ōtani IndependentJune 4, 1937June 25, 1938
Minister of Health Marquess Kōichi Kido IndependentJanuary 11, 1938January 5, 1939
Chief Cabinet Secretary Akira Kazami IndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Taki MasaoIndependentJune 4, 1937October 25, 1937
Funada Naka Rikken Seiyūkai October 25, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsMatsumoto Tadao Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsKatsuta Eikichi Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceŌta Masataka Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyKatō Kumeshirō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyIchinomiya Fusajirō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHisayama Tomoyuki Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationUchigasaki Sakusaburō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakahashi Morihei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and IndustryKogure Budayū Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of CommunicationsTajima Katsutarō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of RailwaysTajiri Seigo Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial AffairsYasumi Saburō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of HealthKudō Tetsuo Rikken Minseitō January 18, 1938January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsFunada Naka Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937October 25, 1937
VacantOctober 25, 1937December 15, 1937
Haruna SeishōIndependentDecember 15, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsKimura Masayoshi Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceNakamura Sannojo Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyHisa Shōhei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyKishida MasakiIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeFujita Wakami Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationAkagi Kōhei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesSukegawa Keishirō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and IndustrySatō Kennosuke Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of CommunicationsInukai Takeru Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of RailwaysKanai MasaoIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial AffairsIrei Hajime Kokumin Dōmei June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of HealthYamamoto Yoshiji Rikken Seiyūkai January 18, 1938January 5, 1939
Source: [2]

Reshuffled Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on May 26, 1938.

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe IndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazushige Ugaki Military (Army)May 26, 1938September 30, 1938
Prince Fumimaro Konoe IndependentSeptember 30, 1938October 29, 1938
Hachiro AritaIndependentOctober 29, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of Home Affairs Nobumasa Suetsugu Military (Navy)December 14, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Finance Ikeda Shigeaki IndependentMay 26, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of the Army Hajime Sugiyama Military (Army)June 4, 1937June 3, 1938
Seishirō Itagaki Military (Army)June 3, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yonai Military (Navy)June 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Justice Suehiko Shiono IndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Education Baron Sadao Araki Military (Army)May 26, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Count Yoriyasu Arima IndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Commerce and Industry Ikeda Shigeaki IndependentMay 26, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of Communications Ryūtarō Nagai Rikken Minseitō June 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Railways Chikuhei Nakajima Rikken Seiyūkai June 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Colonial Affairs Sonyu Ōtani IndependentJune 4, 1937June 25, 1938
Kazushige Ugaki Military (Army)June 25, 1938September 30, 1938
Prince Fumimaro Konoe IndependentSeptember 30, 1938October 29, 1938
Yoshiaki Hatta IndependentOctober 29, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of Health Marquess Kōichi Kido IndependentJanuary 11, 1938January 5, 1939
Chief Cabinet Secretary Akira Kazami IndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Funada Naka Rikken Seiyūkai October 25, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsMatsumoto Tadao Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsKatsuta Eikichi Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceŌta Masataka Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyKatō Kumeshirō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyIchinomiya Fusajirō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHisayama Tomoyuki Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationUchigasaki Sakusaburō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakahashi Morihei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and IndustryKogure Budayū Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of CommunicationsTajima Katsutarō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of RailwaysTajiri Seigo Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial AffairsYasumi Saburō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of HealthKudō Tetsuo Rikken Minseitō January 18, 1938January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsHaruna SeishōIndependentDecember 15, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsKimura Masayoshi Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceNakamura Sannojo Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyHisa Shōhei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyKishida MasakiIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeFujita Wakami Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationAkagi Kōhei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesSukegawa Keishirō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and IndustrySatō Kennosuke Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of CommunicationsInukai Takeru Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of RailwaysKanai MasaoIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial AffairsIrei Hajime Kokumin Dōmei June 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of HealthYamamoto Yoshiji Rikken Seiyūkai January 18, 1938January 5, 1939
Source: [2]

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