First Ōkuma Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:First Ōkuma Cabinet
State Head Title:Emperor
Government Head:Ōkuma Shigenobu
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:November 8, 1898
State Head:Meiji
Date Formed:June 30, 1898
Flag Border:true
Jurisdiction:Japan
Cabinet Number:8th
Predecessor:Third Itō Cabinet
Successor:Second Yamagata Cabinet

The First Ōkuma Cabinet was the eighth Cabinet of Japan, and was led by Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu from June 30 to November 8, 1898.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterCount Ōkuma ShigenobuKenseitōJune 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Minister for Foreign AffairsCount Ōkuma ShigenobuKenseitōJune 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Minister of Home AffairsCount Itagaki TaisukeKenseitōJune 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Minister of FinanceMatsuda MasahisaKenseitōJune 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Minister of the ArmyViscount Katsura TarōMilitary (Army)June 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Minister of the NavyMarquess Saigō JūdōMilitary (Navy)June 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Minister of JusticeOhigashi GitetsuKenseitōJune 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Minister of EducationYukio OzakiKenseitōJune 30, 1898October 27, 1898
Inukai TsuyoshiKenseitōOctober 27, 1898November 8, 1898
Minister of Agriculture and CommerceOishi MasamiKenseitōJune 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Minister of CommunicationsHayashi YūzōKenseitōJune 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Chief Cabinet SecretaryTaketomi TokitoshiKenseitōJune 30, 1898November 8, 1898
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauUme KenjirōIndependentJune 30, 1898July 27, 1898
Komuchi TomotsuneKenseitōJuly 27, 1898November 8, 1898
Source:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Ōkuma Cabinet . Prime Minister's Official Residence.