Hamaguchi Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:	Hamaguchi Cabinet
Predecessor:	Tanaka Giichi Cabinet
Cabinet Number:	27th
Jurisdiction:	Japan
Flag Border:	true
Date Formed:	July 2, 1929
State Head:	Shōwa
Date Dissolved:	April 14, 1931
Government Head Title:	Prime Minister
Government Head:	Hamaguchi Osachi
State Head Title:	Emperor
Successor:	Second Wakatsuki Cabinet

The Hamaguchi Cabinet is the 27th Cabinet of Japan led by Hamaguchi Osachi from July 2, 1929 to April 14, 1931.

Cabinet

Ministers
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Hamaguchi Osachi		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
	Baron Kijūrō Shidehara (acting)		Independent	November 14, 1930	March 9, 1931
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Baron Kijūrō Shidehara		Independent	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister of Home Affairs	Adachi Kenzō		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister of Finance	Junnosuke Inoue		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister of the Army	Kazushige Ugaki		Military (Army)	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
	Nobuyuki Abe (acting)		Military (Army)	June 16, 1930	December 10, 1930
Minister of the Navy	Takarabe Takeshi		Military (Navy)	July 2, 1929	October 3, 1930
	Baron Kiyokazu Abo		Military (Navy)	October 3, 1930	April 14, 1931
Minister of Justice	Viscount Watanabe Chifuyu		Independent	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister of Education	Kobashi Ichita		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	November 29, 1929
	Tanaka Ryūzō		Constitutional Democratic Party	November 29, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry	Machida Chūji		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Magoichi Tawara		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister of Communications	Koizumi Matajirō		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister of Railways	Egi Tasuku		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister of Colonial Affairs	Genji Matsuda		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Minister without portfolio	Nobuyuki Abe		Military (Army)	June 16, 1930	December 10, 1930
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Suzuki Fujiya		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 2, 1929	April 14, 1931
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Yonezō Maeda		Association of Friends of Constitutional Government	July 2, 1929	July 3, 1929
	Kawasaki Takukichi		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 3, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs	Ryūtarō Nagai		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs	Saitō Takao		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance	Gōtarō Ogawa		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army	Count Mizoguchi Naoyoshi		Independent	July 5, 1929	August 19, 1930
	Viscount Itō Jiromaru		Independent	August 19, 1930	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy	Baron Yabuki Shōzō		Independent	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice	Kawasaki Katsu		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education	Nomura Karoku		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Takada Yohei		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry	Yokoyama Katsutarō		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications	Seigō Nakano		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	December 23, 1930
	Nakamura Keijirō		Constitutional Democratic Party	December 23, 1930	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways	Yamaji Jōichi		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	March 12, 1930
	Kurogane Yasuyoshi		Constitutional Democratic Party	March 12, 1930	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs	Kosaka Junzō		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs	Viscount Oda Nobutsune		Independent	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs	Uchigasaki Sakusaburō		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	March 11, 1930
	Ichinomiya Fusajirō		Constitutional Democratic Party	March 11, 1930	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance	Masanori Katsu		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army	Yoshikawa Kichirōbee		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy	Momiyama Hiroshi		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice	Imoto Tsunesaku		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education	Ōasa Tadao		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Yamada Michie		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry	Iwakiri Shigeo		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	March 11, 1930
	Noda Bunichirō		Constitutional Democratic Party	March 11, 1930	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications	Fukuda Gorō		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways	Yamamoto Kōzō		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs	Taketomi Wataru		Constitutional Democratic Party	July 5, 1929	April 14, 1931
Source:^[1]

Notes and References

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