Second Yoshida Cabinet

Second Yoshida Cabinet
48th Cabinet of Japan
Date formed	October 15, 1948
Date dissolved	February 16, 1949
People and organisations
Emperor	Hirohito
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida
Deputy Prime Minister	Hayashi Jōji
Member parties	(Allied occupation) Democratic Liberal Party Ryokufūkai
Status in legislature	Minority
Opposition parties	Japan Socialist Party Democratic Party National Cooperative Party
History
Legislature term	3rd-5th National Diet
Predecessor	Ashida Cabinet
Successor	Third Yoshida Cabinet

The Second Yoshida Cabinet is the 48th Cabinet of Japan. It was headed by Shigeru Yoshida from 15 October 1948 to 16 February 1949, during the Allied occupation.

Cabinet

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	February 16, 1949
Deputy Prime Minister	Hayashi Jōji		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Attorney General	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	November 7, 1948
	Ueda Shunkichi		Independent	November 7, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Shigeru Yoshida		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of Finance	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Izumiyama Sanroku		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	December 14, 1948
	Shinzō Ōya		Democratic Liberal	December 14, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of Education	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Shimojo Yasumaro		Ryokufūkai	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of Health	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Hayashi Jōji		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Sutō Hideo		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Shinzō Ōya		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of Transport	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Ozawa Saeki		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of Communications	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Furuhata Tokuya		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of Labor	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Masuda Kaneshichi		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of Construction	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Masutani Shūji		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 2, 1948
	Izumiyama Sanroku		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	December 14, 1948
	Sutō Hideo (acting)		Democratic Liberal	December 14, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Ueda Shunkichi		Independent	October 19, 1948	November 10, 1948
	Kudō Tetsuo		Democratic Liberal	November 10, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Democratic Liberal	October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Inoue Tomoharu		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Minister of State Chairman of the Local Finance Committee	Vacant			October 15, 1948	October 19, 1948
	Iwamoto Nobuyuki		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 10, 1949
	Vacant			February 10, 1949	February 16, 1949
Minister of State	Mori Kōtarō		Democratic Liberal	October 19, 1948	February 16, 1949
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Eisaku Satō		Democratic Liberal	October 17, 1948	February 16, 1949
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary	Hashimoto Ryōgo		Independent	October 17, 1948	December 26, 1948
	Kōri Yūichi		Independent	October 17, 1948	December 26, 1948
Source: [1]

References

1. "Second Yoshida Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence .