Second Katsura Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Second Katsura Cabinet
Predecessor:First Saionji Cabinet
State Head:Meiji
Cabinet Number:13th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:July 14, 1908
Date Dissolved:August 30, 1911
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Katsura Tarō
State Head Title:Emperor
Successor:Second Saionji Cabinet

The Second Katsura Cabinet (Japanese: 第2次桂内閣) is the 13th Cabinet of Japan led by Katsura Tarō from July 14, 1908, to August 30, 1911.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterPrince Katsura TarōMilitary (Army)July 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Minister for Foreign AffairsCount Terauchi Masatake (acting)Military (Army)July 14, 1908August 27, 1908
Count Komura JutarōIndependentAugust 27, 1908August 30, 1911
Minister of Home AffairsViscount Hirata TosukeSawakaiJuly 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Minister of FinancePrince Katsura TarōMilitary (Army)July 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Minister of the ArmyCount Terauchi MasatakeMilitary (Army)July 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Minister of the NavyBaron Saitō MakotoMilitary (Navy)July 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Minister of JusticeViscount Okabe NagamotoKenkyūkaiJuly 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Minister of EducationKomatsubara EitarōSawakaiJuly 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Minister of Agriculture and CommerceViscount Ōura KanetakeSawakaiJuly 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Minister of CommunicationsBaron Gotō ShinpeiIndependentJuly 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Chief Cabinet SecretaryShibata KamonSawakaiJuly 14, 1908August 30, 1911
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauYasuhiro Ban’ichirōSawakaiJuly 14, 1908August 30, 1911
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Notes and References

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