Ishibashi Cabinet

Ishibashi Cabinet
55th Cabinet of Japan
Date formed	December 23, 1956
Date dissolved	February 25, 1957
People and organisations
Emperor	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Tanzan Ishibashi
Member party	Liberal Democratic Party
Status in legislature	House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Minority
Opposition parties	Japan Socialist Party Japanese Communist Party Labourers and Farmers Party Ryokufūkai
History
Legislature term	26th National Diet
Predecessor	Third Ichirō Hatoyama Cabinet
Successor	First Kishi Cabinet

The Ishibashi Cabinet is the 55th Cabinet of Japan headed by Tanzan Ishibashi from December 23, 1956 to February 25, 1957.

Cabinet

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Tanzan Ishibashi		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
	Nobusuke Kishi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	January 31, 1957	February 25, 1957
Minister of Justice	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Umekichi Nakamura		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Nobusuke Kishi		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister of Finance	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Hayato Ikeda		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister of Education	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Hirokichi Nadao		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister of Health	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Hiroshi Kanda		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Ichitarō Ide		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Mikio Mizuta		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister of Transport	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Taneo Miyazawa		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister of Posts	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Tanzan Ishibashi		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 27, 1956
	Tarō Hirai		Liberal Democratic	December 27, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister of Labor	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Shūtarō Matsuura		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Minister of Construction Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Tokuo Nanjō		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Director of the Administrative Management Agency Chair of the National Public Safety Commission	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Tomejiro Okubo		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 27, 1956
	Matsusuke Kamamura		Liberal Democratic	December 27, 1956	February 25, 1957
Director of the Home Affairs Agency	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Isaji Tanaka		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Director of the Defense Agency	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 31, 1956
	Nobusuke Kishi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 31, 1956	February 2, 1957
	Akira Kodaki		Liberal Democratic	February 2, 1957	February 25, 1957
Director of the Economic Planning Agency Director of the Science and Technology Agency	Tanzan Ishibashi (acting)		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	December 23, 1956
	Koichi Uda		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Hirohide Ishida		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Shūzō Hayashi		Independent	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)	Naokichi Kitazawa		Liberal Democratic	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)	Eiichi Tanaka		Independent	December 23, 1956	February 25, 1957
Source: [1]

References

1. "Ishibashi Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence .