Second Kishi Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Ishibashi Cabinet
State Head:Shōwa
Cabinet Number:57th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Flag Border:true
Caption:Initial composition
Date Formed:June 12, 1958
Date Dissolved:July 19, 1960
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Nobusuke Kishi
Deputy Government Head:Shūji Masutani (from June 18, 1959)
State Head Title:Emperor
Political Party:Liberal Democratic Party
Legislature Status:House of Representatives

Majority
House of Councillors: Minority (until June 2, 1959), Majority (from June 2, 1959)

Opposition Parties:Japan Socialist Party
Japanese Communist Party
Ryokufūkai
Election:1958 general election
1959 councillors election
Legislature Term:29th-34th National Diet
Predecessor:First Kishi Cabinet
Successor:First Ikeda Cabinet

The Second Kishi Cabinet is the 57th Cabinet of Japan headed by Nobusuke Kishi from June 12, 1958, to July 19, 1960.

Cabinet

PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterNobusuke KishiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958July 19, 1960
Minister of JusticeKiichi AichiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Minister for Foreign AffairsAiichirō FujiyamaLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958July 19, 1960
Minister of FinanceEisaku SatōLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958July 19, 1960
Minister of EducationHirokichi NadaoLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958December 31, 1958
Ryōgo Hashimoto (acting)Liberal DemocraticDecember 31, 1958January 12, 1959
Ryōgo HashimotoLiberal DemocraticJanuary 12, 1959June 18, 1959
Minister of HealthRyōgo HashimotoLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958January 12, 1959
Michita SakataLiberal DemocraticJanuary 12, 1959June 18, 1959
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesKunio MiuraLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Minister of International Trade and IndustryTatsunosuke TakasakiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Minister of TransportMamoru NaganoLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958April 24, 1959
Yuzō ShigemuneLiberal DemocraticApril 24, 1959June 18, 1959
Minister of PostsYutaka TeraoLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Minister of LaborTadao KuraishiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Minister of Construction

Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission

Saburō EndōLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Chair of the National Public Safety CommissionMasashi AokiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Director of the Administrative Management AgencyDirector of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyKikuichirō YamaguchiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Director of the Autonomy AgencyMasashi AokiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958October 28, 1958
Kiichi AichiLiberal DemocraticOctober 28, 1958January 12, 1959
Masashi AokiLiberal DemocraticJanuary 12, 1959June 18, 1959
Director of the Defense AgencyGisen SatōLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958January 12, 1959
Shigejirō InōLiberal DemocraticJanuary 12, 1959June 18, 1959
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyTakeo MikiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958December 31, 1958
Tatsunosuke Takasaki (acting)Liberal DemocraticDecember 31, 1958January 12, 1959
Kōichi SekōLiberal DemocraticJanuary 12, 1959June 18, 1959
Director of the Science and Technology AgencyTakeo MikiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958December 31, 1958
Tatsunosuke Takasaki (acting)Liberal DemocraticDecember 31, 1958January 12, 1959
Tatsunosuke TakasakiLiberal DemocraticJanuary 12, 1959June 18, 1959
Minister of StateHayato IkedaLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958December 31, 1958
Chief Cabinet SecretaryMunenori AkagiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Director-General of the Prime Minister's OfficeRaizo MatsunoLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958June 18, 1959
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauShūzō HayashiIndependentJune 12, 1958July 19, 1960
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)Shunichi MatsumotoLiberal DemocraticJune 14, 1958July 19, 1960
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)Shunichi SuzukiIndependentJune 14, 1958June 9, 1959
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Prime Minister's Office)Asao SatōIndependentJune 12, 1958July 19, 1960
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Reshuffled Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on June 18, 1959.

PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterNobusuke KishiLiberal DemocraticJune 12, 1958July 19, 1960
Deputy Prime Minister

Minister of State

Director of the Administrative Management Agency

Shūji MasutaniLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of JusticeHiroya InoLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister for Foreign AffairsAiichirō FujiyamaLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of FinanceEisaku SatōLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of EducationTakechiyo MatsudaLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of HealthYoshio WatanabeLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakeo FukudaLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of International Trade and IndustryHayato IkedaLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of TransportWataru NarahashiLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of PostsHaruhiko UetakeLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of LaborRaizo MatsunoLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Minister of Construction

Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission

Minister of State for the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency

Isamu MurakamiLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Chair of the National Public Safety CommissionKanichirō IshiharaLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Director of the Autonomy AgencyKanichirō IshiharaLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 1, 1960
Minister of Home AffairsKanichirō IshiharaLiberal DemocraticJuly 1, 1960July 19, 1960
Director of the Defense AgencyMunenori AkagiLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Director of the Economic Planning AgencyWatarō KannoLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Director of the Science and Technology AgencyYasuhiro NakasoneLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Chief Cabinet SecretaryEtsusaburo ShiinaLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Director-General of the Prime Minister's OfficeTokuyasu FukudaLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauShūzō HayashiIndependentJune 12, 1958July 19, 1960
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)Shunichi MatsumotoLiberal DemocraticJune 14, 1958July 19, 1960
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)Kōshō OgasaLiberal DemocraticJune 18, 1959July 19, 1960
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Prime Minister's Office)Asao SatōIndependentJune 12, 1958July 19, 1960
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Notes and References

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