First Itō Cabinet

The First Itō Cabinet is the first Cabinet of Japan led by Itō Hirobumi from December 22, 1885 to April 30, 1888. The cabinet composed of ministry heads replaced the Daijō-kan.  

First Itō Cabinet
1st Cabinet of Japan
1885–1888
Prime Minister Itō Hirobumi
Date formed	December 22, 1885
Date dissolved	April 30, 1888
People and organisations
Emperor	Meiji
Prime Minister	Itō Hirobumi
No. of ministers	16
Member party	Meiji oligarchy
History
Successor	Kuroda Cabinet

Cabinet

First Itō Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Count Itō Hirobumi		Independent	December 22, 1885	April 30, 1888
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Count Inoue Kaoru		Independent	December 22, 1885	September 17, 1887
	Count Itō Hirobumi (acting)		Independent	September 17, 1887	February 1, 1888
	Count Ōkuma Shigenobu		Independent	February 1, 1888	April 30, 1888
Minister of Home Affairs	Count Yamagata Aritomo		Military (Army)	December 22, 1885	April 30, 1888
Minister of Finance	Count Matsukata Masayoshi		Independent	December 22, 1885	April 30, 1888
Minister of the Army	Count Ōyama Iwao		Military (Army)	December 22, 1885	April 30, 1888
Minister of the Navy	Count Saigō Jūdō		Military (Navy)	December 22, 1885	April 30, 1888
Minister of Justice	Count Yamada Akiyoshi		Military (Army)	December 22, 1885	April 30, 1888
Minister of Education	Viscount Mori Arinori		Independent	December 22, 1885	April 30, 1888
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce	Viscount Tani Tateki		Military (Army)	December 22, 1885	July 26, 1887
	Count Saigō Jūdō		Military (Navy)	March 16, 1886	July 10, 1886
	Count Yamagata Aritomo (acting)		Military (Army)	July 10, 1886	June 24, 1887
	Viscount Hijikata Hisamoto		Independent	July 26, 1887	September 17, 1887
	Count Kuroda Kiyotaka		Independent	September 17, 1887	April 30, 1888
Minister of Communications	Viscount Enomoto Takeaki		Military (Navy)	December 22, 1885	April 30, 1888
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Marquis Tanaka Mitsuaki		Independent	December 22, 1885	April 30, 1888
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Viscount Yamao Yōzō		Independent	December 23, 1885	February 7, 1888
	Inoue Kowashi		Independent	February 7, 1888	April 30, 1888
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