Second Konoe Cabinet Explained
The Second Konoe Cabinet is the 38th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from July 22, 1940 to July 18, 1941.[1]
Cabinet
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Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end |
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Prime Minister | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Yōsuke Matsuoka | | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Home Affairs | Yasui Eiji | | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | December 21, 1940 |
Baron Hiranuma Kiichirō | | Independent | December 21, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Finance | Kawada Isao | | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of the Army | Hideki Tojo | | Military (Army) | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of the Navy | Zengo Yoshida | | Military (Navy) | July 22, 1940 | September 5, 1940 |
Koshirō Oikawa | | Military (Navy) | September 5, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Justice | Akira Kazami | | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | December 21, 1940 |
Heisuke Yanagawa | | Military (Army) | December 21, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Education | Kunihiko Hashida | | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | July 24, 1940 |
Tadaatsu Ishiguro | | Independent | July 24, 1940 | June 11, 1941 |
Hiroya Ino | | Independent | June 11, 1941 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ichizō Kobayashi | | Independent | July 24, 1940 | April 4, 1941 |
Teijirō Toyoda | | Military (Navy) | April 4, 1941 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Communications | Shōzō Murata | | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Railways | Shōzō Murata | | Independent | July 22, 1940 | September 28, 1940 |
Gōtarō Ogawa | | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | September 28, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Colonial Affairs | Yōsuke Matsuoka | | Independent | July 22, 1940 | September 28, 1940 |
Kiyoshi Akita | | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | September 28, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of Health | Yasui Eiji | | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | July 22, 1940 | September 28, 1940 |
Tsuneo Kanemitsu | | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | September 28, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister without portfolio | Naoki Hoshino | | Independent | July 22, 1940 | December 6, 1940 |
Minister of State | Baron Hiranuma Kiichirō | | Independent | December 6, 1940 | December 21, 1940 |
Minister of State | Naoki Hoshino | | Independent | December 6, 1940 | April 4, 1941 |
Minister of State | Masatsune Ogura | | Independent | April 4, 1941 | July 18, 1941 |
Minister of State | Teiichi Suzuki | | Military (Army) | April 4, 1941 | July 18, 1941 |
Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kenji Tomita | | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Murase Naokai | | Independent | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Topics - A Window into the Early Showa Period . 2022-03-11 . www.jacar.go.jp.
- Web site: Second Konoe Cabinet . Prime Minister's Official Residence.