First Yoshida Cabinet

The First Yoshida Cabinet was the 45th Cabinet of Japan led by Shigeru Yoshida from 22 May 1946 to 24 May 1947, during the Allied occupation.

First Yoshida Cabinet
45th Cabinet of Japan
Date formed	May 22, 1946
Date dissolved	May 24, 1947
People and organisations
Emperor	Hirohito
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida
Deputy Prime Minister	Kijūrō Shidehara (from May 3, 1947)
Member parties	(Allied occupation) Liberal Party Japan Progressive Party (until March 31, 1947) Democratic Party (from March 31, 1947)
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition)
Opposition parties	Japan Socialist Party Japanese Communist Party Japan Cooperative Party
History
Election	1946 Japanese general election
Outgoing election	1947 Japanese general election
Legislature terms	90th-92nd Imperial Diet 1st National Diet
Predecessor	Shidehara Cabinet
Successor	Katayama Cabinet

Cabinet

Ministers

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida		Liberal	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Shigeru Yoshida		Liberal	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of Home Affairs	Seiichi Ōmura		Independent	May 22, 1946	January 31, 1947
Minister of Finance	Tanzan Ishibashi		Independent	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
First Minister of Demobilization	Shigeru Yoshida		Liberal	May 22, 1946	June 15, 1946
Second Minister of Demobilization	Shigeru Yoshida		Liberal	May 22, 1946	June 15, 1946
Minister of Justice	Tokutarō Kimura		Independent	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of Education	Kōtarō Tanaka		Independent	May 22, 1946	January 31, 1947
Minister of Health	Yoshinari Kawai		Independent	May 22, 1946	May 22, 1947
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Hiroo Wada		Independent	May 22, 1946	January 31, 1947
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Nirō Hoshijima		Liberal	May 22, 1946	January 31, 1947
Minister of Transport	Tsunejirō Hiratsuka		Liberal	May 22, 1946	January 31, 1947
Minister of Communications	Sadayoshi Hitotsumatsu		Democratic	July 1, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of State President of the Demobilization Board (from June 15, 1946)	Baron Kijūrō Shidehara		Democratic	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of State President of the Administrative Research Board (from October 28, 1946)	Takao Saitō		Democratic	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of State	Sadayoshi Hitotsumatsu		Democratic	May 22, 1946	July 1, 1946
Minister of State	Etsujirō Uehara		Liberal	May 22, 1946	January 31, 1947
Minister of State	Tokujiro Kanamori		Independent	June 19, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board (from August 12, 1946) Chief of the Price Board (from August 12, 1946)	Keinosuke Zen		Independent	July 23, 1946	January 31, 1947
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Jōji Hayashi		Liberal	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Toshio Irie		Independent	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary	Shirō Kiuchi		Independent	May 22, 1946	June 14, 1946
	Hideo Sutō		Independent	June 14, 1946	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs	Shūji Masutani		Liberal	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs	Banboku Ōno		Liberal	June 4, 1946	June 22, 1946
	Sekō Kōichi		Liberal	June 22, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance	Uetsuka Tsukasa		Liberal	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice	Furushima Yoshihide		Liberal	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education	Nagano Nagahiro		Progressive	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Ōishi Rinji		Liberal	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry	Kobayashi Kanae		Progressive	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport	Matsuda Masakazu		Progressive	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health	Hattori Iwakichi		Liberal	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications	Nakagawa Shigeharu		Democratic	July 1, 1946	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs	Shiotsuki Manabu		Progressive	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs	Katsura Sakuzō		Progressive	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance	Shibata Hyōichirō		Progressive	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice	Nakamura Mataichi		Progressive	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education	Hanamura Shirō		Liberal	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Suzuki Kyōhei		Progressive	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry	Okonogi Utaji		Liberal	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport	Tsuji Kanichi		Liberal	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health	Satō Hisao		Progressive	June 4, 1946	March 4, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications	Yamamura Shinjirō		Liberal	July 1, 1946	March 4, 1947
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Reshuffled Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on January 31, 1947.

Ministers

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida		Liberal	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Deputy Prime Minister	Kijūrō Shidehara		Democratic	May 3, 1947	May 24, 1947
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Shigeru Yoshida		Liberal	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of Home Affairs	Etsujirō Uehara		Liberal	January 31, 1947	May 24, 1947
Minister of Finance Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board (until March 20, 1947) Chief of the Price Board (until March 20, 1947)	Tanzan Ishibashi		Independent	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of Justice	Tokutarō Kimura		Independent	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of Education	Seiichirō Takahashi		Independent	January 31, 1947	May 24, 1947
Minister of Health	Yoshinari Kawai		Independent	May 22, 1946	May 22, 1947
	Shigeru Yoshida (acting)		Liberal	May 22, 1947	May 24, 1947
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Shigeru Yoshida		Liberal	January 31, 1947	February 15, 1947
	Kozaemon Kimura		Democratic	February 15, 1947	May 24, 1947
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Mitsujirō Ishii		Liberal	January 31, 1947	May 24, 1947
Minister of Transport	Kaneshichi Masuda		Liberal	January 31, 1947	May 24, 1947
Minister of Communications	Sadayoshi Hitotsumatsu		Democratic	July 1, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of State President of the Demobilization Board (from June 15, 1946)	Kijūrō Shidehara		Democratic	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of State President of the Administrative Research Board (from October 28, 1946)	Takao Saitō		Democratic	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of State	Tokujiro Kanamori		Independent	June 19, 1946	May 24, 1947
Minister of State	Tanzan Ishibashi		Independent	January 31, 1947	March 20, 1947
Minister of State	Nirō Hoshijima		Liberal	January 31, 1947	May 24, 1947
Minister of State	Manitsu Tanaka		Democratic	February 26, 1947	May 24, 1947
Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board (from March 20, 1947) Chief of the Price Board (from March 20, 1947)	Sōtarō Takase		Independent	March 20, 1947	May 24, 1947
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Jōji Hayashi		Liberal	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Toshio Irie		Independent	May 22, 1946	May 24, 1947
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary	Shirō Kiuchi		Independent	May 22, 1946	June 14, 1946
	Hideo Sutō		Independent	June 14, 1946	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs	Honda Eisaku		Liberal	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs	Hayashi Ren		Democratic	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance	Kitamura Tokutarō		Democratic	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice	Kitaura Keitarō		Liberal	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education	Aoki Takayoshi		Liberal	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Mori Kōtarō		Liberal	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry	Shigeru Hori		Democratic	March 4, 1947	April 28, 1947
	Vacancy			April 28, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport	Aizawa Kan		Democratic	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health	Ogasawara Yasomi		Liberal	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications	Nakagawa Shigeharu		Democratic	July 1, 1946	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs	Kenzaburō Hara		Democratic	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs	Mikio Mizuta		Liberal	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance	Takahashi Eikichi		Liberal	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice	Yoshida An		Democratic	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education	Kawasaki Hideji		Democratic	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Homma Shunichi		Democratic	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry	Suzuki Sempachi		Liberal	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport	Vacancy			March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health	Terashima Ryūtarō		Democratic	March 4, 1947	May 24, 1947
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications	Tsubokawa Shinzō		Democratic	March 4, 1947	May 23, 1947
	Vacancy			May 23, 1947	May 24, 1947
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