Hata Cabinet

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Hata Cabinet
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80th Cabinet of Japan
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Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata (front row, 3rd from right) and cabinet at the Kantei, April 28, 1994
Date formedApril 28, 1994
Date dissolvedJune 30, 1994
People and organisations
Head of stateEmperor Akihito
Head of government Tsutomu Hata
Member party JRPKomeitoJNP-DSP-Liberal Reform League Coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition minority
Opposition party Liberal Democratic Party
Opposition leader Yōhei Kōno
History
Predecessor Hosokawa Cabinet
Successor Murayama Cabinet

The Hata Cabinet governed Japan for two months from April 28 to June 30, 1994, under the leadership of Tsutomu Hata of the Japan Renewal Party.

Contents

Political background

Hata became Prime Minister following the resignation of Morihiro Hosokawa as head of the coalition government that had come to power following the 1993 general election. In the aftermath of the resignation, the Japan Socialist Party supported Hata's candidacy but left the coalition due to differences over defense policy with the more conservative JRP, reducing the government to minority status in the House of Representatives. [1] This led to the fall of the government in June, when the Socialists formed a coalition deal with their traditional rivals, the Liberal Democratic Party and Hata resigned in favor of Tomiichi Murayama rather than face a confidence vote and force new elections. [2] The Hata cabinet had the shortest tenure of any in postwar Japanese history at 63 days in office, two days less than the Ishibashi cabinet. The parties that made up the coalition would later merge to form the New Frontier Party in December 1994. [3]

Election of the prime minister

25 April 1994
Absolute majority (256/511) required
House of Representatives
ChoiceFirst Vote
Votes
Yes check.svg Tsutomu Hata
274 / 511
Yohei Kono
207 / 511
Tetsuzo Fuwa
15 / 511
Blank Ballot
6 / 511
Abstentions (Including Speaker and Deputy)
9 / 511
Source Political Data: Japanese Politics 1994

Ministers

   Renewal
   Komeito
   Democratic Socialist
   Japan New
  Liberal Reform League
   Independent
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors

Cabinet of Tsutomu Hata from April 28 to June 30, 1994
PortfolioMinisterTerm of Office
Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata RApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Justice Shigeto NaganoCApril 28, 1994 - May 8, 1994
Hiroshi Nakai RMay 8, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Foreign Affairs Koji Kakizawa RApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Finance Hirohisa Fujii RAugust 9, 1993 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Education Ryōko Akamatsu -August 9, 1993 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Health and Welfare Keigo Ōuchi RAugust 9, 1993 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mutsuki Kato RApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of International Trade and Industry Ejiro HataRApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Transport Nobuaki Futami RApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Katsuyuki HigasaRApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Labour Kunio Hatoyama RApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Construction Koji MorimotoRApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Minister of Home Affairs
Director of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister in charge of political reform
Hajime Ishii RApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi KumagaiRApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Management and Coordination AgencyKoshiro IshidaRAugust 9, 1993 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Japan Defense Agency Atsushi KandaRApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyYoshio TerasawaCApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Science and Technology AgencyMikio OmiRApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Environment Agency Toshiko Hamayotsu CApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the National Land AgencyMegumu SatoRApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994
Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency
Moriyoshi SatoRApril 28, 1994 - June 30, 1994

Changes

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