Kuroda Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Kuroda Cabinet
Political Party:Meiji oligarchy
Predecessor:First Itō Cabinet
Total Number:14
State Head:Meiji
State Head Title:Emperor
Government Head:Kuroda Kiyotaka
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:October 25, 1889
Date Formed:April 30, 1888
Flag Border:true
Jurisdiction:Japan
Cabinet Number:2nd
Successor:Sanjō caretaker cabinet

The Kuroda Cabinet is the second Cabinet of Japan led by Kuroda Kiyotaka from April 30, 1888 to October 25, 1889.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterCount Kuroda KiyotakaIndependentApril 30, 1888October 25, 1889
Minister for Foreign AffairsCount Ōkuma ShigenobuIndependentApril 30, 1888October 25, 1889
Minister of Home AffairsCount Yamagata AritomoMilitary (Army)April 30, 1888October 25, 1889
Count Matsukata Masayoshi (acting)IndependentDecember 3, 1888October 3, 1889
Minister of FinanceCount Matsukata MasayoshiIndependentApril 30, 1888October 25, 1889
Minister of the ArmyCount Ōyama IwaoMilitary (Army)April 30, 1888October 25, 1889
Minister of the NavyCount Saigō JūdōMilitary (Navy)April 30, 1888October 25, 1889
Minister of JusticeCount Yamada AkiyoshiMilitary (Army)April 30, 1888October 25, 1889
Minister of EducationViscount Mori ArinoriIndependentApril 30, 1888February 12, 1889
VacantFebruary 12, 1889February 16, 1889
Count Ōyama Iwao (acting)Military (Army)February 16, 1889March 22, 1889
Viscount Enomoto TakeakiMilitary (Navy)March 22, 1889October 25, 1889
Minister of Agriculture and CommerceViscount Enomoto Takeaki (acting)Military (Navy)April 30, 1888July 25, 1888
Count Inoue KaoruIndependentJuly 25, 1888October 25, 1889
Minister of CommunicationsViscount Enomoto TakeakiMilitary (Navy)April 30, 1888March 22, 1889
Count Gotō ShōjirōIndependentMarch 22, 1889October 25, 1889
Minister without portfolioCount Itō HirobumiIndependentApril 30, 1888October 25, 1889
Chief Cabinet SecretaryKomaki MasanariIndependentMay 28, 1888October 25, 1889
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauInoue KowashiIndependentMay 28, 1888October 25, 1889
Source: [1]

Notes and References

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