Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet

The Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet is the 42nd Cabinet of Japan led by Kantarō Suzuki from April 7 to August 17, 1945.

Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet
42nd Cabinet of Japan
Date formed	April 7, 1945
Date dissolved	August 17, 1945
People and organisations
Emperor	Hirohito
Prime Minister	Kantarō Suzuki
Member parties	Imperial Rule Assistance Association (until June 13, 1945) Dai Nippon Seijikai Independent Military
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition)
History
Legislature term	87th Imperial Diet
Predecessor	Koiso Cabinet
Successor	Higashikuni Cabinet

Ministers of the Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet
(June 9, 1945).

• 1) Tadahiko Okada, Welfare Minister
• 2) Genki Abe, Home Minister
• 3) Hirose Toyosaku, Finance Minister
• 4) Sakurai Hyōgorō, State Minister
• 5) Shigenori Tōgō, Foreign Minister
• 6) Matsuzaka Hiromasa, Justice Minister
• 7) Sakonji Seizō, State Minister
• 8) Tsukizo Akinaga, Director of Overall Planning Bureau
• 9) Teijirō Toyoda, Munitions Minister
• 10) Kantarō Suzuki, Prime Minister
• 11) Yasui Tōji, State Minister
• 12) Hisatsune Sakomizu, Chief Cabinet Secretary
• 13) Korechika Anami, War Minister
• 14) Hiroshi Shimomura, State Minister
• 15) Tadaatsu Ishiguro, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce
• 16) Mitsumasa Yonai, Navy Minister
• 17) Ōta Kōzō, Education Minister
• 18) Murase Naokai, Director of the Legislative Bureau
• 19) Kobiyama Naoto, Transportation Minister.

Cabinet

Ministers
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Kantarō Suzuki		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Kantarō Suzuki		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	April 7, 1945	April 9, 1945
	Shigenori Tōgō		Independent	April 9, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of Home Affairs	Genki Abe		Independent	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of Finance	Hirose Toyosaku		Independent	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of the Army	Korechika Anami		Military (Army)	April 7, 1945	August 15, 1945
	Vacant			August 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of the Navy	Mitsumasa Yonai		Military (Navy)	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of Justice	Matsuzaka Hiromasa		Independent	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of Education	Ōta Kōzō		Independent	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of Health	Tadahiko Okada		The Great Japan Political Association	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of Greater East Asia	Kantarō Suzuki		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	April 7, 1945	April 9, 1945
	Shigenori Tōgō		Independent	April 9, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce	Tadaatsu Ishiguro		Independent	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of Munitions	Teijirō Toyoda		Military (Navy)	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of Transportation and Communications	Teijirō Toyoda		Military (Navy)	April 7, 1945	April 9, 1945
	Vacant			April 9, 1945	April 11, 1945
	Kobiyama Naoto		Independent	April 11, 1945	May 19, 1945
Minister of Transport	Kobiyama Naoto		Independent	May 19, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of State	Sakurai Hyōgorō		The Great Japan Political Association	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of State	Sakonji Seizō		Independent	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of State	Hiroshi Shimomura		Independent	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Minister of State	Yasui Tōji		Military (Army)	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Hisatsune Sakomizu		Independent	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Murase Naokai		Independent	April 7, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs	Viscount Itō Jirōmaru		Independent	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs	Kuboi Yoshimichi		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance	Nakamura Sannojo		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army	Koyama Kunitarō		Dai Nippon Seijikai	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy	Ayabe Kentarō		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice	Hamano Tetsutarō		Dai Nippon Seijikai	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education	Count Hashimoto Saneaya		Independent	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health	Miyoshi Nobufusa		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Greater East Asia	Toyota Osamu		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Commerce	Ueda Kōkichi		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Munitions	Noda Takeo		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications	Manabe Gijū		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	May 19, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport	Manabe Gijū		The Great Japan Political Association	May 19, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs	Tsuru Sōichi		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs	Koizumi Junya		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance	Nishikawa Sadaichi		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army	Viscount Ōoka Tadatsuna		Independent	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy	Baron Kōyama Kazui		Independent	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice	Baron Kuratomi Hitoshi		Independent	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education	Itō Gorō		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health	Saitō Masami		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Greater East Asia	Nagumo Seisaku		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture and Commerce	Fujimoto Sutesuke		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Munitions	Miki Takeo		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport and Communications	Hata Bushirō		The Great Japan Political Association	May 15, 1945	May 19, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport	Hata Bushirō		The Great Japan Political Association	May 19, 1945	August 17, 1945
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