The First Hashimoto Cabinet was formed in January 1996 under the leadership of Ryutaro Hashimoto, following the resignation of Tomiichi Murayama as Prime Minister of Japan and head of the coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Socialist Party and New Party Sakigake. The smaller Socialist party relinquished the leadership of the government to the LDP, which was the largest party in the Diet and Hashimoto (LDP President since September 1995) assumed the premiership, becoming the first LDP Prime Minister since August 1993.[1][2]
First Hashimoto Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 82nd Cabinet of Japan | |
 Prime Minister Ryūtarō Hashimoto (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, January 11, 1996 | |
| Date formed | January 11, 1996 |
| Date dissolved | November 7, 1996 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Emperor Akihito |
| Head of government | Ryūtarō Hashimoto |
| Deputy head of government | Wataru Kubo |
| Member party | LDP–JSP–NPS Coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority |
| Opposition party | New Frontier Party |
| Opposition leader | Ichirō Ozawa |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Murayama Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Hashimoto Cabinet |
The three-party coalition continued, although all ministers from the Murayama Cabinet were replaced. The Socialists renamed themselves as the Social Democratic Party and Secretary-general Wataru Kubo became Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister.[3] The cabinet lasted until November 1996, when it was dissolved following the 1996 general election and replaced with the Second Hashimoto Cabinet.[4]
Election of the prime minister
edit| House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Runoff Vote | ||
| Votes | |||
 Ryutaro Hashimoto
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288 / 511
| ||
| Ichirō Ozawa | 167 / 511
| ||
| Others and Abstentions (Including Speaker and Deputy) | 56 / 511
| ||
| Source Diet Minutes | |||
Ministers
edit Liberal Democratic
New Party Sakigake
Social Democratic
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors
| Portfolio | Minister | Term of Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto | R | January 11, 1996 - July 30, 1998 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance |
Wataru Kubo | C | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of Justice | Ritsuko Nagao | - | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Yukihiko Ikeda | R | January 11, 1996 - September 11, 1997 | |
| Minister of Education | Mikio Okuda | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of Health and Welfare | Naoto Kan | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Ichizo Ohara | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Shunpei Tsukahara | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of Transport | Yoshiyuki Kamei | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | Ichiro Hino | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of Labour | Takanobu Nagai | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of Construction | Eiichi Nakao | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs Director of the National Public Safety Commission |
Hiroyuki Kurata | C | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Seiroku Kajiyama | R | January 11, 1996 - September 11, 1997 | |
| Director of the Management and Coordination Agency | Sekisuke Nakanishi | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency Director of the Okinawa Development Agency |
Saburo Okabe | C | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Director of the Japan Defense Agency | Hideo Usui | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Shusei Tanaka | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Director of the Science and Technology Agency | Hidenao Nakagawa | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Director of the Environment Agency | Sukio Iwadare | R | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
| Director of the National Land Agency | Kazumi Suzuki | C | January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996 | |
References
edit- ^ "A History of the Liberal Democratic Party". Liberal Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Pollack, Andrew (11 January 1996). "Man in the News: Ryutaro Hashimoto;A Japanese Unafraid of the Summit". New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Ito, Shingo (12 January 1996). "Hashimoto names new cabinet and pledges to give strong leadership". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Efron, Sonni (8 November 1996). "Japan Re-elects Ryutaro Hashimoto To Second Term as Prime Minister". No. 57. The Tech. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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External links
edit- List of Ministers at the Kantei: First Hashimoto Cabinet (in Japanese)