Third Konoe Cabinet

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Third Konoe Cabinet
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39th Cabinet of Japan
Fumimaro Konoe Cabinet 19410718.jpg
Date formedJuly 18, 1941
Date dissolvedOctober 18, 1941
People and organisations
Emperor Shōwa
Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe
Member party Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Independent
Military
Status in legislature One-party government
History
Predecessor Second Konoe Cabinet
Successor Tōjō Cabinet

The Third Konoe Cabinet is the 39th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from July 18 to October 18, 1941. [1]

Cabinet

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe Imperial Rule Assistance Association July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister for Foreign Affairs Teijirō Toyoda Military (Navy)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Home Affairs Harumichi Tanabe IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Finance Masatsune Ogura IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of the Army Hideki Tojo Military (Army)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of the Navy Koshirō Oikawa Military (Navy)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Justice Prince Fumimaro Konoe Imperial Rule Assistance Association July 18, 1941July 25, 1941
Iwamura MichiyoIndependentJuly 25, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Education Kunihiko Hashida IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hiroya Ino IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Commerce and Industry Sakonji Seizō IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Communications Shōzō Murata IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Railways Shōzō Murata IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Colonial Affairs Teijirō Toyoda Military (Navy)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Health Chikahiko Koizumi Military (Navy)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of State Teiichi Suzuki IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of State Baron Hiranuma Kiichirō IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of State Heisuke Yanagawa Military (Army)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kenji Tomita IndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Murase NaokaiIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Source: [2]

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References

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