Fourth Yoshida Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Fourth Yoshida Cabinet
State Head:Shōwa
Cabinet Number:50th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:October 30, 1952
Date Dissolved:May 21, 1953
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Shigeru Yoshida
Deputy Government Head:Taketora Ogata
State Head Title:Emperor
Political Parties:Liberal Party
Ryokufūkai
Legislature Status:House of Representatives

Majority
House of Councillors: Coalition majority

Opposition Parties:Kaishintō
Rightist Socialist Party of Japan
Leftist Socialist Party of Japan
Japanese Communist Party
Labourers and Farmers Party
Election:1952 general election
1953 councillors election
Legislature Term:15th-16th National Diet
Predecessor:Third Yoshida Cabinet
(Third Reshuffle)
Successor:Fifth Yoshida Cabinet

The Fourth Yoshida Cabinet was the 50th Cabinet of Japan. It was headed by Shigeru Yoshida from October 30, 1952 to May 21, 1953.

Cabinet

PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterShigeru YoshidaLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Deputy Prime Minister (from November 28, 1952)
Minister of State
Taketora OgataLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of JusticeTakeru InukaiLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister for Foreign AffairsKatsuo OkazakiLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of FinanceMukai TadaharuLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of EducationOkano KiyohideLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of HealthYamagata KatsumiLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesOgasawara SankurōLiberalOctober 30, 1952December 5, 1952
Hirokawa KōzenLiberalDecember 5, 1952March 3, 1953
Tako IchiminLiberalMarch 3, 1953May 21, 1953
Minister of International Trade and IndustryHayato IkedaLiberalOctober 30, 1952November 29, 1952
Ogasawara SankurōLiberalNovember 29, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of TransportMitsujirō IshiiLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of PostsTakase SōtarōRyokufūkaiOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of LaborTotsuka KuichirōLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of Construction
Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency
Eisaku SatōLiberalOctober 30, 1952February 10, 1953
Totsuka KuichirōLiberalFebruary 10, 1953May 21, 1953
Minister of State
Director of the Administrative Management Agency
Director of the Autonomy Agency
Honda IchirōLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of State
Commissioner of the National Safety Agency
Kimura TōkutarōLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of State
Director of the Economic Deliberation Agency
Hayato IkedaLiberalOctober 30, 1952November 29, 1952
Ogasawara SankurōLiberalNovember 29, 1952March 3, 1953
Mikio MizutaLiberalMarch 3, 1953May 21, 1953
Minister of StateŌnogi HidejirōLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Minister of StateHayashiya KamejirōLiberalOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Chief Cabinet SecretaryTaketora OgataLiberalOctober 30, 1952March 24, 1953
Kenji FukunagaLiberalMarch 24, 1953May 21, 1953
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauSatō TatsuoIndependentOctober 30, 1952March 24, 1953
Deputy Chief Cabinet SecretaryKanno YoshimaruIndependentOctober 30, 1952March 23, 1953
Tanaka FuwazōLiberalMarch 28, 1953May 21, 1953
Eguchi MitoruIndependentOctober 30, 1952May 21, 1953
Source:[1]

Notes and References

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