Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet
State Head Title:Emperor
Government Head:Kantarō Suzuki
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:August 17, 1945
Date Formed:April 7, 1945
Flag Border:true
Jurisdiction:Japan
Cabinet Number:42nd
State Head:Hirohito
Predecessor:Koiso Cabinet
Legislature Term:87th Imperial Diet
Legislature Status:Majority (coalition)
Political Parties:Imperial Rule Assistance Association (until June 13, 1945)
Dai Nippon Seijikai
Independent
Military
Successor:Higashikuni Cabinet

The Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet is the 42nd Cabinet of Japan led by Kantarō Suzuki from April 7 to August 17, 1945.

Cabinet

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterKantarō SuzukiImperial Rule Assistance AssociationApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister for Foreign AffairsKantarō SuzukiImperial Rule Assistance AssociationApril 7, 1945April 9, 1945
Shigenori TōgōIndependentApril 9, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of Home AffairsGenki AbeIndependentApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of FinanceHirose ToyosakuIndependentApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of the ArmyKorechika AnamiMilitary (Army)April 7, 1945August 15, 1945
VacantAugust 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of the NavyMitsumasa YonaiMilitary (Navy)April 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of JusticeMatsuzaka HiromasaIndependentApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of EducationŌta KōzōIndependentApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of HealthTadahiko OkadaDai Nippon SeijikaiApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of Greater East AsiaKantarō SuzukiImperial Rule Assistance AssociationApril 7, 1945April 9, 1945
Shigenori TōgōIndependentApril 9, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of Agriculture and CommerceTadaatsu IshiguroIndependentApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of MunitionsTeijirō ToyodaMilitary (Navy)April 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of Transportation and CommunicationsTeijirō ToyodaMilitary (Navy)April 7, 1945April 9, 1945
VacantApril 9, 1945April 11, 1945
Kobiyama NaotoIndependentApril 11, 1945May 19, 1945
Minister of TransportKobiyama NaotoIndependentMay 19, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of StateSakurai HyōgorōDai Nippon SeijikaiApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of StateSakonji SeizōIndependentApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of StateHiroshi ShimomuraIndependentApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Minister of StateYasui TōjiMilitary (Army)April 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Chief Cabinet SecretaryHisatsune SakomizuIndependentApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauMurase NaokaiIndependentApril 7, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsViscount Itō JirōmaruIndependentMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsKuboi YoshimichiDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceNakamura SannojoDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyKoyama KunitarōDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyAyabe KentarōDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHamano TetsutarōDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationCount Hashimoto SaneayaIndependentMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of HealthMiyoshi NobufusaDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Greater East AsiaToyota OsamuDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture and CommerceUeda KōkichiDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of MunitionsNoda TakeoDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport and CommunicationsManabe GijūDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945May 19, 1945
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of TransportManabe GijūDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 19, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsTsuru SōichiDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsKoizumi JunyaDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceNishikawa SadaichiDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyViscount Ōoka TadatsunaIndependentMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyBaron Kōyama KazuiIndependentMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeBaron Kuratomi HitoshiIndependentMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationItō GorōDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of HealthSaitō MasamiDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Greater East AsiaNagumo SeisakuDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture and CommerceFujimoto SutesukeDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of MunitionsMiki TakeoDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945August 17, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport and CommunicationsHata BushirōDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 15, 1945May 19, 1945
Parliamentary Undersecretary of TransportHata BushirōDai Nippon SeijikaiMay 19, 1945August 17, 1945
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Notes and References

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

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