Yonai Cabinet

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Yonai Cabinet
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37th Cabinet of Japan
Mitsumasa Yonai Cabinet 19400116.jpg
Date formedJanuary 16, 1940
Date dissolvedJuly 22, 1940
People and organisations
Emperor Shōwa
Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yonai
Member parties Rikken Minseitō
Rikken Seiyūkai
Independent
Military
Status in legislature Majority (coalition)
History
Legislature term75th Imperial Diet
Predecessor Nobuyuki Abe Cabinet
Successor Second Konoe Cabinet

The YonaiCabinet is the 37th Cabinet of Japan led by Mitsumasa Yonai from January 16 to July 22, 1940.

Cabinet

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yonai Military (Navy)January 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister for Foreign Affairs Hachirō Arita IndependentJanuary 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Home Affairs Count Hideo Kodama IndependentJanuary 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Finance Yukio Sakurauchi Rikken Minseitō January 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of the Army Shunroku Hata Military (Army)January 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of the Navy Zengo Yoshida Military (Navy)January 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Justice Kimura ShōtatsuIndependentJanuary 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Education Matsūra ShigejirōIndependentJanuary 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Toshio Shimada Rikken Seiyūkai January 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Commerce and Industry Ginjirō Fujiwara IndependentJanuary 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Communications Masanori Katsu Rikken Minseitō January 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Railways Matsuno Tsuruei Rikken Seiyūkai January 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Colonial Affairs Kuniaki Koiso Military (Army)January 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Minister of Health Shigeru Yoshida IndependentJanuary 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Chief Cabinet Secretary Ishiwata SōtarōIndependentJanuary 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Hirose HisatadaIndependentJanuary 16, 1940July 22, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsKoyama Tanizō Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsTsurumi Yūsuke Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceKimura Masayoshi Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyMiyoshi Hideyuki Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyMatsuyama Tsunejirō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHoshijima Nirō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationViscount Funabashi KiyokataIndependentSeptember 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesOkada Kikuji Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and IndustryKatō Ryōgorō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of CommunicationsTakechi Yūki Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of RailwaysMiyazawa Yutaka Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs Matsuoka Toshizō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of HealthHitotsumatsu Sadayoshi Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsOdaka Chōzaburō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsAoyama Kenzō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceMatsuda Masakazu Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyMiyazaki Ichi Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyKoyama Kunitarō Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeViscount Takagi MasanariIndependentSeptember 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationNakaima Sōichi Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesMatsuki Hiromu Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and IndustryKita Sōichirō Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of CommunicationsFujiu Yasutarō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of RailwaysŌshima Torakichi Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial AffairsKatō YoshiyukiIndependentSeptember 19, 1939January 16, 1940
Parliamentary Undersecretary of HealthĪmura Gorō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939January 16, 1940
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References

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