Fourth Itō Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:	Fourth Itō Cabinet
State Head Title:	Emperor
Government Head:	Itō Hirobumi
Government Head Title:	Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:	May 10, 1901
Date Formed:	October 19, 1900
Flag Border:	true
Jurisdiction:	Japan
Cabinet Number:	10th
State Head:	Meiji
Predecessor:	Second Yamagata Cabinet
Successor:	First Katsura Cabinet

The Fourth Itō Cabinet is the 10th Cabinet of Japan led by Itō Hirobumi from October 19, 1900, to May 10, 1901.

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Marquess Itō Hirobumi		Rikken Seiyūkai	October 19, 1900	May 10, 1901
	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi (acting)		Rikken Seiyūkai	October 27, 1900	December 12, 1900
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Katō Takaaki		Independent	October 19, 1900	May 10, 1901
Minister of Home Affairs	Baron Suematsu Kenchō		Rikken Seiyūkai	October 19, 1900	May 10, 1901
Minister of Finance	Viscount Watanabe Kunitake		Rikken Seiyūkai	October 19, 1900	May 10, 1901
Minister of the Army	Viscount Katsura Tarō		Military (Army)	October 19, 1900	December 23, 1900
	Baron Kodama Gentarō		Military (Army)	December 23, 1900	May 10, 1901
Minister of the Navy	Yamamoto Gonnohyōe		Military (Navy)	October 19, 1900	May 10, 1901
Minister of Justice	Baron Kaneko Kentarō		Rikken Seiyūkai	October 19, 1900	May 10, 1901
Minister of Education	Matsuda Masahisa		Rikken Seiyūkai	October 19, 1900	May 10, 1901
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce	Hayashi Yūzō		Rikken Seiyūkai	October 19, 1900	May 10, 1901
Minister of Communications	Hoshi Tōru		Rikken Seiyūkai	October 19, 1900	December 22, 1900
	Hara Takashi		Rikken Seiyūkai	December 22, 1900	May 10, 1901
Minister without portfolio	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi		Rikken Seiyūkai	October 27, 1900	May 10, 1901
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Samejima Takenosuke		Independent	October 27, 1900	May 10, 1901
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Hirata Tosuke		Sawakai	October 19, 1900	October 24, 1900
	Yoshito Okuda		Independent	October 24, 1900	May 10, 1901
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Following Itō's resignation as Prime Minister on May 10, 1901, Saionji Kinmochi was acting Prime Minister from May 10, 1901, to June 2, 1901.

Portfolio	Minister	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi (acting)		Rikken Seiyūkai	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Katō Takaaki		Independent	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Minister of Home Affairs	Baron Suematsu Kenchō		Rikken Seiyūkai	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Minister of Finance	Viscount Watanabe Kunitake		Rikken Seiyūkai	May 10, 1901	May 14, 1901
	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi (acting)		Rikken Seiyūkai	May 14, 1901	June 2, 1901
Minister of the Army	Baron Kodama Gentarō		Military (Army)	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Minister of the Navy	Yamamoto Gonnohyōe		Military (Navy)	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Minister of Justice	Baron Kaneko Kentarō		Rikken Seiyūkai	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Minister of Education	Matsuda Masahisa		Rikken Seiyūkai	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce	Hayashi Yūzō		Rikken Seiyūkai	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Minister of Communications	Hara Takashi		Rikken Seiyūkai	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Samejima Takenosuke		Independent	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Yoshito Okuda		Independent	May 10, 1901	June 2, 1901
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Notes and References

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