First Saionji Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:First Saionji Cabinet
Cabinet Number:12th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Flag Border:true
State Head:Meiji
Date Formed:January 7, 1906
Date Dissolved:July 14, 1908
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Saionji Kinmochi
State Head Title:Emperor
Predecessor:First Katsura Cabinet
Successor:Second Katsura Cabinet

The First Saionji Cabinet is the 12th Cabinet of Japan led by Saionji Kinmochi from January 7, 1906, to July 14, 1908.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterMarquess Saionji KinmochiRikken SeiyūkaiJanuary 7, 1906July 14, 1908
Minister for Foreign AffairsKatō TakaakiIndependentJanuary 7, 1906March 3, 1906
Marquess Saionji Kinmochi (acting)Rikken SeiyūkaiMarch 3, 1906May 19, 1906
Viscount Hayashi TadasuIndependentMay 19, 1906July 14, 1908
Minister of Home AffairsHara TakashiRikken SeiyūkaiJanuary 7, 1906July 14, 1908
Minister of FinanceSakatani YoshioIndependentJanuary 7, 1906January 14, 1908
Matsuda MasahisaRikken SeiyūkaiJanuary 14, 1908July 14, 1908
Minister of the ArmyTerauchi MasatakeMilitary (Army)January 7, 1906July 14, 1908
Minister of the NavyBaron Saitō MakotoMilitary (Navy)January 7, 1906July 14, 1908
Minister of JusticeMatsuda MasahisaRikken SeiyūkaiJanuary 7, 1906March 25, 1908
Baron Senge TakatomiMokuyōkaiMarch 25, 1908July 14, 1908
Minister of EducationMarquess Saionji Kinmochi (acting)Rikken SeiyūkaiJune 2, 1901March 27, 1906
Baron Makino NobuakiIndependentMarch 27, 1906July 14, 1908
Minister of Agriculture and CommerceMatsuoka YasutakeIndependentJanuary 7, 1906July 14, 1908
Minister of CommunicationsYamagata IsaburōIndependentJanuary 7, 1906January 14, 1908
Hara TakashiRikken SeiyūkaiJanuary 14, 1908March 25, 1908
Viscount Hotta MasayasuKenkyūkaiMarch 25, 1908July 14, 1908
Chief Cabinet SecretaryIshiwatari Bin’ichiIndependentJanuary 7, 1906January 4, 1908
Hiroshi MinamiIndependentJanuary 4, 1908July 14, 1908
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauIchiki KitokurōIndependentJanuary 7, 1906January 13, 1906
Okano KeijirōIndependentJanuary 13, 1906July 14, 1908
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Notes and References

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