The Shidehara Cabinet is the 44th Cabinet of Japan led by Kijūrō Shidehara from 9 October 1945 to 22 May 1946, during the Allied occupation.
Shidehara Cabinet | |
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 44th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | October 9, 1945 |
| Date dissolved | May 22, 1946 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | Kijūrō Shidehara |
| Member parties | (Allied occupation) Liberal Party Japan Progressive Party Independent |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1946 Japanese general election |
| Legislature term | 89th Imperial Diet |
| Predecessor | Higashikuni Cabinet |
| Successor | First Yoshida Cabinet |
Cabinet
edit| Ministers | |||||
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| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Prime Minister | Baron Kijūrō Shidehara | Independent | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | Independent | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Zenjirō Horikiri | Independent | October 9, 1945 | January 13, 1946 | |
| Minister of Finance | Viscount Keizo Shibusawa | Independent | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of the Army | Sadamu Shimomura | Military (Army) | October 9, 1945 | December 1, 1945 | |
| First Minister of Demobilization | Baron Kijūrō Shidehara | Independent | December 1, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Mitsumasa Yonai | Military (Navy) | October 9, 1945 | December 1, 1945 | |
| Second Minister of Demobilization | Baron Kijūrō Shidehara | Independent | December 1, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Justice | Iwata Chūzō | Independent | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Education | Maeda Tamon | Independent | October 9, 1945 | January 13, 1946 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Matsumura Kenzō | Progressive | October 9, 1945 | January 13, 1946 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ogasawara Sankurō | Progressive | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Transport | Tanaka Takeo | Progressive | October 9, 1945 | January 13, 1946 | |
| Minister of Health | Hitoshi Ashida | Liberal | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of State | Ichizō Kobayashi | Independent | October 9, 1945 | March 9, 1946 | |
| Minister of State | Matsumoto Jōji | Independent | October 9, 1945 | January 13, 1946 | |
| Minister of State | Tsugita Daisaburō | Independent | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Tsugita Daisaburō | Independent | October 9, 1945 | January 13, 1946 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Narahashi Wataru | Independent | October 9, 1945 | January 13, 1946 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Miyoshi Shigeo | Independent | October 9, 1945 | January 13, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Inukai Takeru | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Kawasaki Suegorō | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Yutani Yoshiharu | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Miyazaki Ichi | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | November 30, 1945 | |
| First Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Demobilization | Miyazaki Ichi | Progressive | December 1, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Tanaka Ryōichi | Liberal | October 31, 1945 | November 30, 1945 | |
| Second Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Demobilization | Tanaka Ryōichi | Liberal | December 1, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Teshirogi Ryūkichi | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Mishima Michiharu | Independent | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Kogure Budayū | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry | Arai Takaji | Liberal | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport | Kōro Akira | Liberal | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Yano Shōtarō | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Matsuura Shūtarō | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Nakasuke Matsu | Liberal | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Yamamoto Kumekichi | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army | Noguchi Kiichi | Liberal | October 31, 1945 | November 30, 1945 | |
| First Parliamentary Undersecretary of Demobilization | Noguchi Kiichi | Liberal | December 1, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Hoshino Yasunosuke | Independent | October 31, 1945 | November 30, 1945 | |
| Second Parliamentary Undersecretary of Demobilization | Hoshino Yasunosuke | Independent | December 1, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Watanabe Akira | Independent | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Morita Jūjirō | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Hōjō Shunpachi | Independent | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Vacant | October 31, 1945 | November 6, 1945 | ||
| Yamane Takeo | Independent | November 6, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport | Shirakawa Hisao | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Tanaka Waichirō | Liberal | October 31, 1945 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Reshuffled Cabinet
editA Cabinet reshuffle took place on January 13, 1946.
| Ministers | |||||
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| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Prime Minister | Baron Kijūrō Shidehara | Progressive | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | Independent | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Mitsuchi Chūzō | Independent | January 13, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Finance | Viscount Keizo Shibusawa | Independent | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| First Minister of Demobilization | Baron Kijūrō Shidehara | Independent | December 1, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Second Minister of Demobilization | Baron Kijūrō Shidehara | Independent | December 1, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Justice | Iwata Chūzō | Independent | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Education | Yoshishige Abe | Independent | January 13, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Soejima Sempachi | Independent | January 13, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ogasawara Sankurō | Progressive | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of Transport | Mitsuchi Chūzō | Independent | January 13, 1946 | January 26, 1946 | |
| Murakami Giichi | Independent | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Minister of Health | Hitoshi Ashida | Liberal | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of State | Ichizō Kobayashi | Independent | October 9, 1945 | March 9, 1946 | |
| Minister of State | Tsugita Daisaburō | Independent | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of State | Narahashi Wataru | Independent | February 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Minister of State | Ishiguro Takeshige | Independent | February 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Narahashi Wataru | Independent | January 13, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Vacant | January 13, 1946 | March 2, 1946 | ||
| Kiuchi Shirō | Independent | March 2, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Ishiguro Takeshige | Independent | January 13, 1946 | March 19, 1946 | |
| Toshio Irie | Independent | March 19, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Inukai Takeru | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Kawasaki Suegorō | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Yutani Yoshiharu | Progressive | October 31, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| First Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Demobilization | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Second Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Demobilization | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Mishima Michiharu | Independent | October 31, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| First Parliamentary Undersecretary of Demobilization | Noguchi Kiichi | Liberal | December 1, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Second Parliamentary Undersecretary of Demobilization | Hoshino Yasunosuke | Independent | December 1, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Vacant | January 26, 1946 | May 22, 1946 | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||