The Second Yoshida Cabinet is the 48th Cabinet of Japan. It was headed by Shigeru Yoshida from 15 October 1948 to 16 February 1949, during the Allied occupation.
Second Yoshida Cabinet | |
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 48th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | October 15, 1948 |
| Date dissolved | February 16, 1949 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Hayashi Jōji |
| Member parties | (Allied occupation) Democratic Liberal Party Ryokufūkai |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
| Opposition parties | Japan Socialist Party Democratic Party National Cooperative Party |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 3rd-5th National Diet |
| Predecessor | Ashida Cabinet |
| Successor | Third Yoshida Cabinet |
Cabinet
edit| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Hayashi Jōji | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | |
| Attorney General | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | November 7, 1948 | |
| Ueda Shunkichi | Independent | November 7, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | |
| Minister of Finance | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Izumiyama Sanroku | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | December 14, 1948 | ||
| Shinzō Ōya | Democratic Liberal | December 14, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of Education | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Shimojo Yasumaro | Ryokufūkai | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of Health | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Hayashi Jōji | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Sutō Hideo | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Shinzō Ōya | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of Transport | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Ozawa Saeki | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of Communications | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Furuhata Tokuya | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of Labor | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Masuda Kaneshichi | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of Construction | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Masutani Shūji | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of State
Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency |
Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 2, 1948 | |
| Izumiyama Sanroku | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | December 14, 1948 | ||
| Sutō Hideo (acting) | Democratic Liberal | December 14, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of State
Director of the Administrative Management Agency |
Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Ueda Shunkichi | Independent | October 19, 1948 | November 10, 1948 | ||
| Kudō Tetsuo | Democratic Liberal | November 10, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of State
Director-General of the Board of Reparations |
Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Democratic Liberal | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | |
| Inoue Tomoharu | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | ||
| Minister of State
Chairman of the Local Finance Committee |
Vacant | October 15, 1948 | October 19, 1948 | ||
| Iwamoto Nobuyuki | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 10, 1949 | ||
| Vacant | February 10, 1949 | February 16, 1949 | |||
| Minister of State | Mori Kōtarō | Democratic Liberal | October 19, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Eisaku Satō | Democratic Liberal | October 17, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Hashimoto Ryōgo | Independent | October 17, 1948 | December 26, 1948 | |
| Kōri Yūichi | Independent | October 17, 1948 | December 26, 1948 | ||
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