First Itō Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:First Itō Cabinet
Members Number:16
Cabinet Number:1st
Jurisdiction:Japan
Flag:Flag of Japan.svg
Flag Border:true
Caption:Prime Minister Itō Hirobumi
Date Formed:December 22, 1885
Date Dissolved:April 30, 1888
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Itō Hirobumi
State Head Title:Emperor
State Head:Meiji
Political Party:Meiji oligarchy
Successor:Kuroda Cabinet

The First Itō Cabinet is the first Cabinet of Japan led by Itō Hirobumi from December 22, 1885 to April 30, 1888.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterCount Itō HirobumiIndependentDecember 22, 1885April 30, 1888
Minister for Foreign AffairsCount Inoue KaoruIndependentDecember 22, 1885September 17, 1887
Count Itō Hirobumi (acting)IndependentSeptember 17, 1887February 1, 1888
Count Ōkuma ShigenobuIndependentFebruary 1, 1888April 30, 1888
Minister of Home AffairsCount Yamagata AritomoMilitary (Army)December 22, 1885April 30, 1888
Minister of FinanceCount Matsukata MasayoshiIndependentDecember 22, 1885April 30, 1888
Minister of the ArmyCount Ōyama IwaoMilitary (Army)December 22, 1885April 30, 1888
Minister of the NavyCount Saigō JūdōMilitary (Navy)December 22, 1885April 30, 1888
Minister of JusticeCount Yamada AkiyoshiMilitary (Army)December 22, 1885April 30, 1888
Minister of EducationViscount Mori ArinoriIndependentDecember 22, 1885April 30, 1888
Minister of Agriculture and CommerceViscount Tani TatekiMilitary (Army)December 22, 1885July 26, 1887
Count Saigō JūdōMilitary (Navy)March 16, 1886July 10, 1886
Count Yamagata Aritomo (acting)Military (Army)July 10, 1886June 24, 1887
Viscount Hijikata HisamotoIndependentJuly 26, 1887September 17, 1887
Count Kuroda KiyotakaIndependentSeptember 17, 1887April 30, 1888
Minister of CommunicationsViscount Enomoto TakeakiMilitary (Navy)December 22, 1885April 30, 1888
Chief Cabinet SecretaryMarquis Tanaka MitsuakiIndependentDecember 22, 1885April 30, 1888
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauViscount Yamao YōzōIndependentDecember 23, 1885February 7, 1888
Inoue KowashiIndependentFebruary 7, 1888April 30, 1888
Source:[1]

Notes and References

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