Second Konoe Cabinet

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Second Konoe Cabinet
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38th Cabinet of Japan
Fumimaro Konoe Cabinet 19400722.jpg
Date formedJuly 22, 1940
Date dissolvedJuly 18, 1941
People and organisations
Emperor Shōwa
Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe
Member parties Rikken Minseitō
(until October 12, 1940)
Rikken Seiyūkai
(until October 12, 1940)
Kokumin Dōmei
(until October 12, 1940)
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
(from October 12, 1940)
Independent
Military
Status in legislature Majority (coalition)
(until October 12, 1940)
One-party government
(since October 12, 1940)
History
Legislature term76th Imperial Diet
Predecessor Yonai Cabinet
Successor Third Konoe Cabinet

The Second Konoe Cabinet is the 38th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from July 22, 1940 to July 18, 1941. [1]

Cabinet

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe Imperial Rule Assistance Association July 22, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister for Foreign Affairs Yōsuke Matsuoka IndependentJuly 22, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of Home Affairs Yasui Eiji Imperial Rule Assistance Association July 22, 1940December 21, 1940
Baron Hiranuma Kiichirō IndependentDecember 21, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of Finance Kawada IsaoIndependentJuly 22, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of the Army Hideki Tojo Military (Army)July 22, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of the Navy Zengo Yoshida Military (Navy)July 22, 1940September 5, 1940
Koshirō Oikawa Military (Navy)September 5, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of Justice Akira Kazami Imperial Rule Assistance Association July 22, 1940December 21, 1940
Heisuke Yanagawa Military (Army)December 21, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of Education Kunihiko Hashida IndependentJuly 22, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Prince Fumimaro Konoe Imperial Rule Assistance Association July 22, 1940July 24, 1940
Tadaatsu Ishiguro IndependentJuly 24, 1940June 11, 1941
Hiroya Ino IndependentJune 11, 1941July 18, 1941
Minister of Commerce and Industry Ichizō Kobayashi IndependentJuly 24, 1940April 4, 1941
Teijirō Toyoda Military (Navy)April 4, 1941July 18, 1941
Minister of Communications Shōzō Murata IndependentJuly 22, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of Railways Shōzō Murata IndependentJuly 22, 1940September 28, 1940
Gōtarō Ogawa Imperial Rule Assistance Association September 28, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of Colonial Affairs Yōsuke Matsuoka IndependentJuly 22, 1940September 28, 1940
Kiyoshi Akita Imperial Rule Assistance Association September 28, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister of Health Yasui Eiji Imperial Rule Assistance Association July 22, 1940September 28, 1940
Tsuneo Kanemitsu Imperial Rule Assistance Association September 28, 1940July 18, 1941
Minister without portfolio Naoki Hoshino IndependentJuly 22, 1940December 6, 1940
Minister of State Baron Hiranuma Kiichirō IndependentDecember 6, 1940December 21, 1940
Minister of State Naoki Hoshino IndependentDecember 6, 1940April 4, 1941
Minister of State Masatsune Ogura IndependentApril 4, 1941July 18, 1941
Minister of State Teiichi Suzuki Military (Army)April 4, 1941July 18, 1941
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kenji Tomita IndependentJuly 22, 1940July 18, 1941
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Murase NaokaiIndependentJuly 22, 1940July 18, 1941
Source: [2]

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