First Kishi Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:First Kishi Cabinet
State Head Title:Emperor
Deputy Government Head:Mitsujirō Ishii (from May 20, 1957)
Government Head:Nobusuke Kishi
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:July 10, 1957
State Head:Shōwa
Date Formed:February 25, 1957
Flag Border:true
Jurisdiction:Japan
Cabinet Number:56th
Predecessor:Ishibashi Cabinet
Legislature Term:26th National Diet
Opposition Parties:Japan Socialist Party
Japanese Communist Party
Ryokufūkai
Legislature Status:House of Representatives

Majority
House of Councillors: Minority

Political Party:Liberal Democratic Party
Successor:First Kishi Cabinet (Reshuffle)

The First Kishi Cabinet is the 56th Cabinet of Japan headed by Nobusuke Kishi from February 25, 1957 to June 12, 1958.

Cabinet

PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterNobusuke KishiLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Prime Minister

Minister of State

Mitsujirō IshiiLiberal DemocraticMay 20, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of JusticeUmekichi NakamuraLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister for Foreign AffairsNobusuke KishiLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of FinanceHayato IkedaLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of EducationHirokichi NadaoLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of HealthHiroshi KandaLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesIchitarō IdeLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of International Trade and IndustryMikio MizutaLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of TransportTaneo MiyazawaLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of PostsTarō HiraiLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of LaborShūtarō MatsuuraLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Minister of Construction

Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission

Tokuo NanjōLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Administrative Management AgencyChair of the National Public Safety CommissionTomejiro OkuboLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyMatsusuke KamamuraLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957April 30, 1957
Morinosuke KajimaLiberal DemocraticApril 30, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Autonomy AgencyIsaji TanakaLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Defense AgencyAkira KodakiLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyDirector of the Science and Technology AgencyKoichi UdaLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Chief Cabinet SecretaryHirohide IshidaLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 10, 1957
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauShūzō HayashiIndependentFebruary 25, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)Naokichi KitazawaLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957July 12, 1957
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)Eiichi TanakaIndependentFebruary 25, 1957July 12, 1957
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Reshuffled Cabinet

Cabinet Name:First Kishi Cabinet
(Reshuffle)
State Head Title:Emperor
Deputy Government Head:Mitsujirō Ishii
Government Head:Nobusuke Kishi
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:June 12, 1958
State Head:Shōwa
Date Formed:July 10, 1957
Flag Border:true
Jurisdiction:Japan
Cabinet Number:56th
Predecessor:First Kishi Cabinet
Legislature Term:27th-29th National Diet
Opposition Parties:Japan Socialist Party
Japanese Communist Party
Ryokufūkai
Legislature Status:House of Representatives

Majority
House of Councillors: Minority

Political Party:Liberal Democratic Party
Successor:Second Kishi Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on July 10, 1957.

PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterNobusuke KishiLiberal DemocraticFebruary 25, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Prime Minister

Minister of State

Mitsujirō IshiiLiberal DemocraticMay 20, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of JusticeToshiki KarasawaLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister for Foreign AffairsAiichirō FujiyamaLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of FinanceHisato IchimadaLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of EducationTō MatsunagaLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of HealthKenzō HorikiLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesMunenori AkagiLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of International Trade and IndustryShigesaburō MaeoLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of TransportSannojo NakamuraLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of PostsKakuei TanakaLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of LaborHirohide IshidaLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Minister of Construction

Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission

Ryutarō NemotoLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Chair of the National Public Safety Commission

Director of the Science and Technology Agency

Matsutarō ShōrikiLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director of the Administrative Management AgencyDirector of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyMitsujirō IshiiLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director of the Autonomy AgencyYuichi KōriLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director of the Defense AgencyJuichi TsushimaLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyIchirō KōnoLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Chief Cabinet SecretaryKiichi AichiLiberal DemocraticJuly 10, 1957June 12, 1958
Director-General of the Prime Minister's OfficeJirō ImamatsuLiberal DemocraticAugust 1, 1957June 12, 1958
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauShūzō HayashiIndependentFebruary 25, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)Tatsuo TanakaLiberal DemocraticJuly 12, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)Eijo OkazakiLiberal DemocraticJuly 12, 1957June 12, 1958
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Prime Minister's Office)Setsuo FujiwaraLiberal DemocraticAugust 1, 1957June 12, 1958
Kentarō UemuraIndependentApril 22, 1958June 12, 1958
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Notes and References

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