First Ikeda Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:First Ikeda Cabinet
Predecessor:Second Kishi Cabinet
Legislature Term:35th-37th National Diet
Opposition Parties:Japan Socialist Party
Japanese Communist Party
Ryokufūkai
Legislature Status:House of Representatives

Majority
House of Councillors: Majority

Political Party:Liberal Democratic Party
State Head:Shōwa
Cabinet Number:58th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:July 19, 1960
Date Dissolved:December 8, 1960
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Hayato Ikeda
State Head Title:Emperor
Successor:Second Ikeda Cabinet

The First Ikeda Cabinet is the 58th Cabinet of Japan headed by Hayato Ikeda from July 19 to December 8, 1960.[1]

Cabinet

PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterHayato IkedaLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of JusticeTetsuzo KojimaLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister for Foreign AffairsZentarō KosakaLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of FinanceMikio MizutaLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of Education

Director of the Science and Technology Agency

Masuo ArakiLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of HealthMasa NakayamaLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTokuo NanjōLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of International Trade and IndustryIshii MitsujirōLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of TransportYoshio MinamiLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of PostsZenkō SuzukiLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of LaborHirohide IshidaLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of Construction

Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission

Tomisaburō HashimotoLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Minister of Home Affairs

Chair of the National Public Safety Commission

Iwao YamazakiLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960October 13, 1960
Hideo SutōLiberal DemocraticOctober 13, 1960December 8, 1960
Director of the Administrative Management AgencyShintarō TakahashiLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyJingorō NishikawaLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Director of the Defense AgencyMasumi EsakiLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyHisatsune SakomizuLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Chief Cabinet SecretaryMasayoshi ŌhiraLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Director-General of the Prime Minister's OfficeSensuke FujiedaLiberal DemocraticJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauShūzō HayashiIndependentJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)Morio SasakiLiberal DemocraticJuly 22, 1960December 8, 1960
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)Heiji OgawaLiberal DemocraticJuly 22, 1960December 8, 1960
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Prime Minister's Office)Asao SatōIndependentJuly 19, 1960December 8, 1960
Source:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Janet Hunter. Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History. 1984. University of California Press. 978-0-520-04390-9. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA; London. 306.
  2. Web site: First Ikeda Cabinet . Prime Minister's Official Residence.