First Konoe Cabinet

The First Konoe Cabinet is the 34th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from June 4, 1937, to January 5, 1939.[1]

First Konoe Cabinet

34th Cabinet of Japan
Date formedJune 4, 1937
Date dissolvedJanuary 5, 1939
People and organisations
EmperorShōwa
Prime MinisterFumimaro Konoe
History
PredecessorHayashi Cabinet
SuccessorHiranuma Cabinet

Cabinet
Ministers
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe Independent June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister for Foreign Affairs Kōki Hirota Independent June 4, 1937 May 26, 1938
Minister of Home Affairs Eiichi Baba Independent June 4, 1937 December 14, 1937
Nobumasa Suetsugu Military (Navy) December 14, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Finance Okinori Kaya Independent June 4, 1937 May 26, 1938
Minister of the Army Hajime Sugiyama Military (Army) June 4, 1937 June 3, 1938
Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yonai Military (Navy) June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Justice Suehiko Shiono Independent June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Education Yasui Eiji Independent June 4, 1937 October 22, 1937
Marquess Kōichi Kido Independent October 22, 1937 May 26, 1938
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Count Yoriyasu Arima Independent June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Commerce and Industry Shinji Yoshino Independent June 4, 1937 May 26, 1938
Minister of Communications Ryūtarō Nagai Rikken Minseitō June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Railways Chikuhei Nakajima Rikken Seiyūkai June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Colonial Affairs Sonyu Ōtani Independent June 4, 1937 June 25, 1938
Minister of Health Marquess Kōichi Kido Independent January 11, 1938 January 5, 1939
Chief Cabinet Secretary Akira Kazami Independent June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Taki Masao Independent June 4, 1937 October 25, 1937
Funada Naka Rikken Seiyūkai October 25, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto Tadao Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs Katsuta Eikichi Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance Ōta Masataka Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army Katō Kumeshirō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy Ichinomiya Fusajirō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice Hisayama Tomoyuki Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education Uchigasaki Sakusaburō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takahashi Morihei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry Kogure Budayū Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications Tajima Katsutarō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways Tajiri Seigo Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs Yasumi Saburō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health Kudō Tetsuo Rikken Minseitō January 18, 1938 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Funada Naka Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 October 25, 1937
Vacant October 25, 1937 December 15, 1937
Haruna Seishō Independent December 15, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs Kimura Masayoshi Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance Nakamura Sannojo Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army Hisa Shōhei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy Kishida Masaki Independent June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice Fujita Wakami Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education Akagi Kōhei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sukegawa Keishirō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry Satō Kennosuke Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications Inukai Takeru Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways Kanai Masao Independent June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs Irei Hajime Kokumin Dōmei June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health Yamamoto Yoshiji Rikken Seiyūkai January 18, 1938 January 5, 1939
Source:[2]

Reshuffled Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on May 26, 1938.

Ministers
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe Independent June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazushige Ugaki Military (Army) May 26, 1938 September 30, 1938
Prince Fumimaro Konoe Independent September 30, 1938 October 29, 1938
Hachiro Arita Independent October 29, 1938 January 5, 1939
Minister of Home Affairs Nobumasa Suetsugu Military (Navy) December 14, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Finance Ikeda Shigeaki Independent May 26, 1938 January 5, 1939
Minister of the Army Hajime Sugiyama Military (Army) June 4, 1937 June 3, 1938
Seishirō Itagaki Military (Army) June 3, 1938 January 5, 1939
Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yonai Military (Navy) June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Justice Suehiko Shiono Independent June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Education Baron Sadao Araki Military (Army) May 26, 1938 January 5, 1939
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Count Yoriyasu Arima Independent June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Commerce and Industry Ikeda Shigeaki Independent May 26, 1938 January 5, 1939
Minister of Communications Ryūtarō Nagai Rikken Minseitō June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Railways Chikuhei Nakajima Rikken Seiyūkai June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Minister of Colonial Affairs Sonyu Ōtani Independent June 4, 1937 June 25, 1938
Kazushige Ugaki Military (Army) June 25, 1938 September 30, 1938
Prince Fumimaro Konoe Independent September 30, 1938 October 29, 1938
Yoshiaki Hatta Independent October 29, 1938 January 5, 1939
Minister of Health Marquess Kōichi Kido Independent January 11, 1938 January 5, 1939
Chief Cabinet Secretary Akira Kazami Independent June 4, 1937 January 5, 1939
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Funada Naka Rikken Seiyūkai October 25, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto Tadao Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs Katsuta Eikichi Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance Ōta Masataka Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army Katō Kumeshirō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy Ichinomiya Fusajirō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice Hisayama Tomoyuki Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education Uchigasaki Sakusaburō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takahashi Morihei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry Kogure Budayū Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications Tajima Katsutarō Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways Tajiri Seigo Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs Yasumi Saburō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health Kudō Tetsuo Rikken Minseitō January 18, 1938 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Haruna Seishō Independent December 15, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs Kimura Masayoshi Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance Nakamura Sannojo Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army Hisa Shōhei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy Kishida Masaki Independent June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice Fujita Wakami Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education Akagi Kōhei Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sukegawa Keishirō Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry Satō Kennosuke Rikken Minseitō June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications Inukai Takeru Rikken Seiyūkai June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways Kanai Masao Independent June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs Irei Hajime Kokumin Dōmei June 24, 1937 January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health Yamamoto Yoshiji Rikken Seiyūkai January 18, 1938 January 5, 1939
Source:[2]

References
  1. "Topics - A Window into the Early Showa Period". www.jacar.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  2. "First Konoe Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.
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