The Hirota Cabinet is the 32nd Cabinet of Japan led by Kōki Hirota from March 9, 1936, to February 2, 1937.
Hirota Cabinet | |
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 32nd Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | March 9, 1936 |
| Date dissolved | February 2, 1937 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Kōki Hirota |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 69th Imperial Diet 70th Imperial Diet |
| Predecessor | Okada Cabinet |
| Successor | Hayashi Cabinet |
Cabinet
edit| Ministers | |||||
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| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Prime Minister | Kōki Hirota | Independent | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kōki Hirota | Independent | March 9, 1936 | April 2, 1936 | |
| Hachirō Arita | Independent | April 2, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Shigenosuke Ushio | Independent | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Minister of Finance | Eiichi Baba | Independent | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Minister of the Army | Hisaichi Terauchi | Military (Army) | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Osami Nagano | Military (Navy) | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Minister of Justice | Hayashi Raizaburō | Independent | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Minister of Education | Shigenosuke Ushio | Independent | March 9, 1936 | March 25, 1936 | |
| Hirao Hachisaburō | Independent | March 25, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Toshio Shimada | Rikken Seiyūkai | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Kawasaki Takukichi | Independent | March 9, 1936 | March 27, 1936 | |
| Gōtarō Ogawa | Rikken Minseitō | March 27, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | ||
| Minister of Communications | Tanomogi Keikichi | Rikken Minseitō | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Minister of Railways | Yonezō Maeda | Rikken Seiyūkai | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Hidejirō Nagata | Independent | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Fujinuma Shōhei | Independent | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Tsugita Daizaburō | Independent | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Inoke Toshie | Rikken Seiyūkai | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Viscount Nabeshima Naotada | Independent | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Nakajima Yadanji | Rikken Minseitō | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Viscount Tatsumi Toyomaru | Independent | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Vacant | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Noda Shunsaku | Rikken Seiyūkai | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Yamamoto Kōzō | Rikken Minseitō | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Tanabe Shichiroku | Rikken Seiyūkai | April 15, 1936 | August 19, 1936 | |
| Yamazaki Takeshi | Rikken Seiyūkai | August 19, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ikeda Hideo | Rikken Minseitō | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications | Maeda Fusanosuke | Rikken Minseitō | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways | Tako Ichimin | Rikken Seiyūkai | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs | Baron Inada Masatane | Independent | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Matsuyama Tsunejirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Baron Kimotsuki Kanefusa | Independent | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Tange Mojūrō | Rikken Seiyūkai | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Nagata Zenzaburō | Rikken Minseitō | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Viscount Akizuki Tanehide | Independent | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Sakuta Takatarō | Rikken Minseitō | April 15, 1936 | December 28, 1936 | |
| Takechi Yūki | Rikken Minseitō | December 28, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Kobayashi Kinuji | Rikken Seiyūkai | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Terashima Gonzō | Rikken Minseitō | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Tada Mitsunaga | Independent | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways | Hoshijima Nirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs | Hayashi Roichi | Shōwakai | April 15, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | |
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