First Konoe Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:First Konoe Cabinet
Predecessor:Hayashi Cabinet
State Head Title:Emperor
Government Head:Fumimaro Konoe
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:January 5, 1939
Date Formed:June 4, 1937
State Head:Shōwa
Flag Border:true
Jurisdiction:Japan
Cabinet Number:34th
Successor:Hiranuma Cabinet

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

Cabinet

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterPrince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister for Foreign AffairsKōki HirotaIndependentJune 4, 1937May 26, 1938
Minister of Home AffairsEiichi BabaIndependentJune 4, 1937December 14, 1937
Nobumasa SuetsuguMilitary (Navy)December 14, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of FinanceOkinori KayaIndependentJune 4, 1937May 26, 1938
Minister of the ArmyHajime SugiyamaMilitary (Army)June 4, 1937June 3, 1938
Minister of the NavyMitsumasa YonaiMilitary (Navy)June 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of JusticeSuehiko ShionoIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of EducationYasui EijiIndependentJune 4, 1937October 22, 1937
Marquess Kōichi KidoIndependentOctober 22, 1937May 26, 1938
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesCount Yoriyasu ArimaIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Commerce and IndustryShinji YoshinoIndependentJune 4, 1937May 26, 1938
Minister of CommunicationsRyūtarō NagaiRikken MinseitōJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of RailwaysChikuhei NakajimaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Colonial AffairsSonyu ŌtaniIndependentJune 4, 1937June 25, 1938
Minister of HealthMarquess Kōichi KidoIndependentJanuary 11, 1938January 5, 1939
Chief Cabinet SecretaryAkira KazamiIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauTaki MasaoIndependentJune 4, 1937October 25, 1937
Funada NakaRikken SeiyūkaiOctober 25, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsMatsumoto TadaoRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsKatsuta EikichiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceŌta MasatakaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyKatō KumeshirōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyIchinomiya FusajirōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHisayama TomoyukiRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationUchigasaki SakusaburōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakahashi MoriheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and IndustryKogure BudayūRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of CommunicationsTajima KatsutarōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of RailwaysTajiri SeigoRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial AffairsYasumi SaburōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of HealthKudō TetsuoRikken MinseitōJanuary 18, 1938January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsFunada NakaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937October 25, 1937
VacantOctober 25, 1937December 15, 1937
Haruna SeishōIndependentDecember 15, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsKimura MasayoshiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceNakamura SannojoRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyHisa ShōheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyKishida MasakiIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeFujita WakamiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationAkagi KōheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesSukegawa KeishirōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and IndustrySatō KennosukeRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of CommunicationsInukai TakeruRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of RailwaysKanai MasaoIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial AffairsIrei HajimeKokumin DōmeiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of HealthYamamoto YoshijiRikken SeiyūkaiJanuary 18, 1938January 5, 1939
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Reshuffled Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on May 26, 1938.

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterPrince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister for Foreign AffairsKazushige UgakiMilitary (Army)May 26, 1938September 30, 1938
Prince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentSeptember 30, 1938October 29, 1938
Hachiro AritaIndependentOctober 29, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of Home AffairsNobumasa SuetsuguMilitary (Navy)December 14, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of FinanceIkeda ShigeakiIndependentMay 26, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of the ArmyHajime SugiyamaMilitary (Army)June 4, 1937June 3, 1938
Seishirō ItagakiMilitary (Army)June 3, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of the NavyMitsumasa YonaiMilitary (Navy)June 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of JusticeSuehiko ShionoIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of EducationBaron Sadao ArakiMilitary (Army)May 26, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesCount Yoriyasu ArimaIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Commerce and IndustryIkeda ShigeakiIndependentMay 26, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of CommunicationsRyūtarō NagaiRikken MinseitōJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of RailwaysChikuhei NakajimaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Minister of Colonial AffairsSonyu ŌtaniIndependentJune 4, 1937June 25, 1938
Kazushige UgakiMilitary (Army)June 25, 1938September 30, 1938
Prince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentSeptember 30, 1938October 29, 1938
Yoshiaki HattaIndependentOctober 29, 1938January 5, 1939
Minister of HealthMarquess Kōichi KidoIndependentJanuary 11, 1938January 5, 1939
Chief Cabinet SecretaryAkira KazamiIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauFunada NakaRikken SeiyūkaiOctober 25, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsMatsumoto TadaoRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsKatsuta EikichiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceŌta MasatakaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyKatō KumeshirōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyIchinomiya FusajirōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHisayama TomoyukiRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationUchigasaki SakusaburōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakahashi MoriheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and IndustryKogure BudayūRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of CommunicationsTajima KatsutarōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of RailwaysTajiri SeigoRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial AffairsYasumi SaburōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of HealthKudō TetsuoRikken MinseitōJanuary 18, 1938January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsHaruna SeishōIndependentDecember 15, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsKimura MasayoshiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceNakamura SannojoRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyHisa ShōheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyKishida MasakiIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeFujita WakamiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationAkagi KōheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesSukegawa KeishirōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and IndustrySatō KennosukeRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of CommunicationsInukai TakeruRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of RailwaysKanai MasaoIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial AffairsIrei HajimeKokumin DōmeiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939
Parliamentary Undersecretary of HealthYamamoto YoshijiRikken SeiyūkaiJanuary 18, 1938January 5, 1939
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Notes and References

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