Inukai Cabinet | |
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 29th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | December 13, 1931 |
| Date dissolved | May 15, 1932 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Inukai Tsuyoshi |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Second Wakatsuki Cabinet |
| Successor | Saitō Cabinet |
The Inukai Cabinet is the 29th Cabinet of Japan led by Inukai Tsuyoshi from December 13, 1931, to May 15, 1932.
| Ministers | |||||
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| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Prime Minister | Inukai Tsuyoshi | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 15, 1932 | |
| Takahashi Korekiyo (acting) [lower-alpha 1] | Rikken Seiyūkai | May 15, 1932 | May 26, 1932 | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Inukai Tsuyoshi | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | January 14, 1932 | |
| Kenkichi Yoshizawa | Independent | January 14, 1932 | May 26, 1932 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Nakahashi Tokugorō | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | March 16, 1932 | |
| Inukai Tsuyoshi | Rikken Seiyūkai | March 16, 1932 | March 25, 1932 | ||
| Suzuki Kisaburō | Rikken Seiyūkai | March 25, 1932 | May 26, 1932 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Takahashi Korekiyo | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Minister of the Army | Sadao Araki | Military (Army) | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Mineo Ōsumi | Military (Navy) | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Minister of Justice | Suzuki Kisaburō | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | March 25, 1932 | |
| Kawamura Takeji | Independent | March 25, 1932 | May 26, 1932 | ||
| Minister of Education | Ichirō Hatoyama | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Yamamoto Teijirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Yonezō Maeda | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Minister of Communications | Mitsuchi Chōzō | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Minister of Railways | Tokonami Takejirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Toyosuke Hata | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Mori Kaku | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Toshio Shimada | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 13, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Takanori Iwaki | Independent | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Matsuno Tsuruhei | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Horikiri Zenbee | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Wakamiya Sadao | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Count Hotta Masatsune | Independent | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Kumagaya Naota | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Andō Masazumi | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Sunada Shigemasa | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry | Chikuhei Nakajima | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications | Uchida Nobuya | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways | Wakao Shōhachi | Independent | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs | Katō Kumeshirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Takahashi Kumajirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Fujī Tatsuya | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Ōta Masataka | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army | Viscount Toki Akira | Independent | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Nishimura Shigeo | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Nagawa Kanichi | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Yamashita Taniji | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Imai Takehiko | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Katō Ryōgorō | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Sakai Daisuke | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 9, 1932 | |
| Vacant | May 9, 1932 | May 14, 1932 | |||
| Tōgō Minoru | Rikken Seiyūkai | May 14, 1932 | May 26, 1932 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways | Noda Shunsaku | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs | Makino Shizuo | Rikken Seiyūkai | December 15, 1931 | May 26, 1932 | |
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