First Matsukata Cabinet

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First Matsukata Cabinet
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4th Cabinet of Japan
1891–1892
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Date formedMay 6, 1891
Date dissolvedAugust 8, 1892
People and organisations
Emperor Meiji
Prime Minister Matsukata Masayoshi
Total no. of members22
Member party Meiji oligarchy
Chuo Club
Dokuritsu Club
Kinki Club
Status in legislatureMinority
Opposition party Liberal Party
Rikken Kaishintō
History
Election 1892 general election
Legislature terms 1890–1892
1892–March 1894
Predecessor First Yamagata Cabinet
Successor Second Itō Cabinet

The First Matsukata Cabinet is the fourth Cabinet of Japan led by Matsukata Masayoshi from May 6, 1891, to August 8, 1892.

Cabinet

First Matsukata Cabinet
PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Count Matsukata Masayoshi IndependentMay 6, 1891August 8, 1892
Minister for Foreign Affairs Viscount Aoki Shūzō IndependentMay 6, 1891May 29, 1891
Viscount Enomoto Takeaki Military (Navy)May 29, 1891August 8, 1892
Minister of Home Affairs Count Saigō Jūdō Military (Navy)May 6, 1891June 1, 1891
Viscount Shinagawa Yajirō IndependentJune 1, 1891March 11, 1892
Count Soejima Taneomi IndependentMarch 11, 1892June 8, 1892
Count Matsukata Masayoshi (acting)IndependentJune 8, 1892July 14, 1892
Kōno Togama Rikken Kaishintō July 14, 1892August 8, 1892
Minister of Finance Count Matsukata Masayoshi IndependentMay 6, 1891August 8, 1892
Minister of the Army Count Ōyama Iwao Military (Army)May 6, 1891May 17, 1891
Viscount Takashima Tomonosuke Military (Army)May 17, 1891August 8, 1892
Minister of the Navy Viscount Kabayama Sukenori Military (Navy)May 6, 1891August 8, 1892
Minister of Justice Count Yamada Akiyoshi Military (Army)May 6, 1891June 1, 1891
Viscount Tanaka Fujimaro IndependentJune 1, 1891June 23, 1892
Kōno Togama Rikken Kaishintō June 23, 1892August 8, 1892
Minister of Education Yoshikawa Akimasa IndependentMay 6, 1891June 1, 1891
Count Ōki Takatō IndependentJune 1, 1891August 8, 1892
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Mutsu Munemitsu IndependentMay 6, 1891March 14, 1892
Kōno Togama Rikken Kaishintō March 14, 1892July 14, 1892
Viscount Sano Tsunetami IndependentJuly 14, 1892August 8, 1892
Minister of Communications Count Gotō Shōjirō IndependentMay 6, 1891August 8, 1892
Minister without portfolio Count Ōki Takatō IndependentMay 6, 1891June 1, 1891
Chief Cabinet Secretary Baron Sufu KoheiIndependentMay 6, 1891June 15, 1891
Hirayama NarinobuIndependentJune 16, 1891August 8, 1892
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Inoue Kowashi IndependentMay 6, 1891May 8, 1891
VacantMay 8, 1891June 10, 1891
Saburo OzakiIndependentJune 10, 1891August 8, 1892
Source: [1]

References

  1. "First Matsukata Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence . Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-04.