The Second Konoe Cabinet is the 38th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from July 22, 1940 to July 18, 1941.[1]
Second Konoe Cabinet | |
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 38th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | July 22, 1940 |
| Date dissolved | July 18, 1941 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Fumimaro Konoe |
| Member parties | Rikken Minseitō (until October 12, 1940) Rikken Seiyūkai (until October 12, 1940) Kokumin Dōmei (until October 12, 1940) Imperial Rule Assistance Association (from October 12, 1940) Independent Military |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) (until October 12, 1940) One-party government (since October 12, 1940) |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 76th Imperial Diet |
| Predecessor | Yonai Cabinet |
| Successor | Third Konoe Cabinet |
Cabinet
edit| Ministers | |||||
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| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Prime Minister | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Yōsuke Matsuoka | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Yasui Eiji | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | December 21, 1940 | |
| Baron Hiranuma Kiichirō | Independent | December 21, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Kawada Isao | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Minister of the Army | Hideki Tojo | Military (Army) | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Zengo Yoshida | Military (Navy) | July 22, 1940 | September 5, 1940 | |
| Koshirō Oikawa | Military (Navy) | September 5, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Akira Kazami | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | December 21, 1940 | |
| Heisuke Yanagawa | Military (Army) | December 21, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | ||
| Minister of Education | Kunihiko Hashida | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | July 24, 1940 | |
| Tadaatsu Ishiguro | Independent | July 24, 1940 | June 11, 1941 | ||
| Hiroya Ino | Independent | June 11, 1941 | July 18, 1941 | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ichizō Kobayashi | Independent | July 24, 1940 | April 4, 1941 | |
| Teijirō Toyoda | Military (Navy) | April 4, 1941 | July 18, 1941 | ||
| Minister of Communications | Shōzō Murata | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Minister of Railways | Shōzō Murata | Independent | July 22, 1940 | September 28, 1940 | |
| Gōtarō Ogawa | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | September 28, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | ||
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Yōsuke Matsuoka | Independent | July 22, 1940 | September 28, 1940 | |
| Kiyoshi Akita | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | September 28, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | ||
| Minister of Health | Yasui Eiji | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | September 28, 1940 | |
| Tsuneo Kanemitsu | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | September 28, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | ||
| Minister without portfolio | Naoki Hoshino | Independent | July 22, 1940 | December 6, 1940 | |
| Minister of State | Baron Hiranuma Kiichirō | Independent | December 6, 1940 | December 21, 1940 | |
| Minister of State | Naoki Hoshino | Independent | December 6, 1940 | April 4, 1941 | |
| Minister of State | Masatsune Ogura | Independent | April 4, 1941 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Minister of State | Teiichi Suzuki | Military (Army) | April 4, 1941 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kenji Tomita | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Murase Naokai | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | |
| Source:[2] | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Topics - A Window into the Early Showa Period". www.jacar.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Second Konoe Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.