First Wakatsuki Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:First Wakatsuki Cabinet
Predecessor:Katō Takaaki Cabinet
State Head:Taishō (until December 25, 1926)
Shōwa (from December 25, 1926)
State Head Title:Emperor
Government Head:Wakatsuki Reijirō
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:April 20, 1927
Date Formed:January 30, 1926
Flag Border:true
Jurisdiction:Japan
Cabinet Number:25th
Successor:Tanaka Giichi Cabinet

The First Wakatsuki Cabinet is the 25th Cabinet of Japan led by Wakatsuki Reijirō from January 30, 1926 to April 20, 1927.

Cabinet

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterWakatsuki ReijirōKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister for Foreign AffairsBaron Kijūrō ShideharaIndependentJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of Home AffairsWakatsuki ReijirōKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926June 3, 1926
Hamaguchi OsachiKenseikaiJune 3, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of FinanceHamaguchi OsachiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926June 3, 1926
Hayami SeijiKenseikaiJune 3, 1926September 13, 1926
Kataoka NaoharuKenseikaiSeptember 14, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of the ArmyKazushige UgakiMilitary (Army)January 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of the NavyTakarabe TakeshiMilitary (Navy)January 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of JusticeEgi TasukuKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of EducationOkada RyōheiIndependentJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesHayami SeijiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926June 3, 1926
Machida ChūjiKenseikaiJune 3, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of Commerce and IndustryKataoka NaoharuKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926September 14, 1926
Fujisawa IkunosukeKenseikaiSeptember 14, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of CommunicationsAdachi KenzōKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Minister of RailwaysSengoku MitsuguKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926June 3, 1926
Viscount Tadashirō InoueIndependentJune 3, 1926April 20, 1927
Chief Cabinet SecretaryTsukamoto SeijiIndependentJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauYamakawa TadaoIndependentJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsBaron Yabuki ShōzōIndependentJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsMagoichi TawaraKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceTakeuchi SakuheiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyViscount Mizuno NaoshiIndependentJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyViscount Inoue TadashirōIndependentJanuary 30, 1926June 3, 1926
VacantJune 3, 1926June 5, 1926
Furuhata MototarōKenseikaiJune 5, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHonda TsuneyukiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationSuzuoki KurajirōKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926May 6, 1926
VacantMay 6, 1926June 5, 1926
Tanaka ZenryuKenseikaiJune 5, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesKoyama ShojuKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and IndustrySakurai GonnosukeKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of CommunicationsTanomogi KeikichiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of RailwaysVacantJanuary 30, 1926June 5, 1926
Satake SangoKenseikaiJune 5, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsRyūtarō NagaiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsSuzuki FujiyaKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceBukichi MikiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926February 2, 1927
VacantFebruary 2, 1927February 5, 1927
Seigō NakanoKenseikaiFebruary 5, 1927April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyCount Mizoguchi NaoyoshiIndependentJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyViscount Itō JiromaruIndependentJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeYatsunami TakejiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationYamaji JōichiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakada YoheiKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and IndustryNomura KarokuKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of CommunicationsKawasaki KatsuKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
Parliamentary Undersecretary of RailwaysFuruya YoshitakaKenseikaiJanuary 30, 1926April 20, 1927
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Notes and References

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