| Cabinet Name: | Sanjō caretaker cabinet |
| State Head Title: | Emperor |
| Government Head: | Sanjō Sanetomi |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
| Date Dissolved: | December 24, 1889 |
| Date Formed: | October 25, 1889 |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Jurisdiction: | Japan |
| Cabinet Number: | Caretaker |
| State Head: | Meiji |
| Total Number: | 13 |
| Predecessor: | Kuroda Cabinet |
| Successor: | First Yamagata Cabinet |
The Sanjō caretaker cabinet is a caretaker Cabinet of Japan led by Sanjō Sanetomi from October 25, 1889 to December 24, 1889.
| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Prince Sanjō Sanetomi | Independent | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Count Ōkuma Shigenobu | Independent | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Count Yamagata Aritomo | Military (Army) | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Count Matsukata Masayoshi | Independent | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Minister of the Army | Count Ōyama Iwao | Military (Army) | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Minister of the Navy | Count Saigō Jūdō | Military (Navy) | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Count Yamada Akiyoshi | Military (Army) | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Minister of Education | Viscount Enomoto Takeaki | Military (Navy) | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Count Inoue Kaoru | Independent | October 25, 1889 | December 23, 1889 | ||
| Vacant | December 23, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||||
| Minister of Communications | Count Gotō Shōjirō | Independent | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Minister without portfolio | Count Itō Hirobumi | Independent | October 25, 1889 | October 30, 1889 | ||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Komaki Masanari | Independent | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Inoue Kowashi | Independent | October 25, 1889 | December 24, 1889 | ||
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