Second Saionji Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Second Saionji Cabinet
State Head:Meiji (until July 30, 1912)
Taishō (from July 30, 1912)
State Head Title:Emperor
Government Head:Saionji Kinmochi
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:December 21, 1912
Date Formed:August 30, 1911
Caption:Prime Minister Saionji Kinmochi
Flag Border:true
Jurisdiction:Japan
Cabinet Number:14th
Predecessor:Second Katsura Cabinet
Successor:Third Katsura Cabinet

The Second Saionji Cabinet is the 14th Cabinet of Japan led by Saionji Kinmochi from August 30, 1911, to December 21, 1912.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterMarquess Saionji KinmochiRikken SeiyūkaiAugust 30, 1911December 21, 1912
Minister for Foreign AffairsViscount Uchida KōsaiIndependentAugust 30, 1911December 21, 1912
Count Hayashi Tadasu (acting)IndependentAugust 30, 1911October 16, 1911
Minister of Home AffairsHara TakashiRikken SeiyūkaiAugust 30, 1911December 21, 1912
Minister of FinanceYamamoto TatsuoIndependentAugust 30, 1911December 21, 1912
Minister of the ArmyBaron Ishimoto ShinrokuMilitary (Army)August 30, 1911April 2, 1912
VacantApril 2, 1912April 5, 1912
Baron Uehara YūsakuMilitary (Army)April 5, 1912December 21, 1912
Minister of the NavyBaron Saitō MakotoMilitary (Navy)August 30, 1911December 21, 1912
Minister of JusticeMatsuda MasahisaRikken SeiyūkaiAugust 30, 1911December 21, 1912
Minister of EducationHaseba SumitakaRikken SeiyūkaiAugust 30, 1911November 9, 1912
Baron Makino Nobuaki (acting)IndependentNovember 9, 1912December 21, 1912
Minister of Agriculture and CommerceBaron Makino NobuakiIndependentAugust 30, 1911December 21, 1912
Minister of CommunicationsCount Hayashi TadasuIndependentAugust 30, 1911December 21, 1912
Chief Cabinet SecretaryHiroshi MinamiIndependentAugust 30, 1911December 21, 1912
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauYasuhiro Ban’ichirōSawakaiAugust 30, 1911August 31, 1911
Okano KeijirōIndependentAugust 31, 1911December 21, 1912
Source:[1]

Notes and References

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