The Fourth Yoshida Cabinet was the 50th Cabinet of Japan. It was headed by Shigeru Yoshida from October 30, 1952 to May 21, 1953.
Fourth Yoshida Cabinet | |
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 50th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | October 30, 1952 |
| Date dissolved | May 21, 1953 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Taketora Ogata |
| Member parties | Liberal Party Ryokufūkai |
| Status in legislature | House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Coalition majority |
| Opposition parties | Kaishintō Rightist Socialist Party of Japan Leftist Socialist Party of Japan Japanese Communist Party Labourers and Farmers Party |
| History | |
| Elections | 1952 general election 1953 councillors election |
| Legislature term | 15th-16th National Diet |
| Predecessor | Third Yoshida Cabinet (Third Reshuffle) |
| Successor | Fifth Yoshida Cabinet |
Cabinet
edit| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister (from November 28, 1952) Minister of State |
Taketora Ogata | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of Justice | Takeru Inukai | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Katsuo Okazaki | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of Finance | Mukai Tadaharu | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of Education | Okano Kiyohide | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of Health | Yamagata Katsumi | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Ogasawara Sankurō | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | December 5, 1952 | |
| Hirokawa Kōzen | Liberal | December 5, 1952 | March 3, 1953 | ||
| Tako Ichimin | Liberal | March 3, 1953 | May 21, 1953 | ||
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Hayato Ikeda | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | November 29, 1952 | |
| Ogasawara Sankurō | Liberal | November 29, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | ||
| Minister of Transport | Mitsujirō Ishii | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of Posts | Takase Sōtarō | Ryokufūkai | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of Labor | Totsuka Kuichirō | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of Construction Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency |
Eisaku Satō | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | February 10, 1953 | |
| Totsuka Kuichirō | Liberal | February 10, 1953 | May 21, 1953 | ||
| Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency Director of the Autonomy Agency |
Honda Ichirō | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of State Commissioner of the National Safety Agency |
Kimura Tōkutarō | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of State Director of the Economic Deliberation Agency |
Hayato Ikeda | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | November 29, 1952 | |
| Ogasawara Sankurō | Liberal | November 29, 1952 | March 3, 1953 | ||
| Mikio Mizuta | Liberal | March 3, 1953 | May 21, 1953 | ||
| Minister of State | Ōnogi Hidejirō | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Minister of State | Hayashiya Kamejirō | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Taketora Ogata | Liberal | October 30, 1952 | March 24, 1953 | |
| Kenji Fukunaga | Liberal | March 24, 1953 | May 21, 1953 | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Satō Tatsuo | Independent | October 30, 1952 | March 24, 1953 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kanno Yoshimaru | Independent | October 30, 1952 | March 23, 1953 | |
| Tanaka Fuwazō | Liberal | March 28, 1953 | May 21, 1953 | ||
| Eguchi Mitoru | Independent | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | ||
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