Second Wakatsuki Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Second Wakatsuki Cabinet
State Head Title:Emperor
Government Head:Wakatsuki Reijirō
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Date Dissolved:December 13, 1931
State Head:Shōwa
Date Formed:April 14, 1931
Flag Border:true
Jurisdiction:Japan
Cabinet Number:28th
Predecessor:Hamaguchi Cabinet
Successor:Inukai Cabinet

The Second Wakatsuki Cabinet is the 28th Cabinet of Japan led by Wakatsuki Reijirō from April 14 to December 13, 1931.

Cabinet

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterBaron Wakatsuki ReijirōRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister for Foreign AffairsBaron Kijūrō ShideharaIndependentApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of Home AffairsAdachi KenzōRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of FinanceJunnosuke InoueRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of the ArmyJirō MinamiMilitary (Army)April 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of the NavyBaron Kiyokazu AboMilitary (Navy)April 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of JusticeViscount Watanabe ChifuyuIndependentApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of EducationTanaka RyūzōRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesMachida ChūjiRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of Commerce and IndustryYukio SakurauchiRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of CommunicationsKoizumi MatajirōRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of RailwaysEgi TasukuRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931September 10, 1931
Shūjirō HaraRikken MinseitōSeptember 10, 1931December 13, 1931
Minister of Colonial AffairsShūjirō HaraRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931September 10, 1931
Baron Wakatsuki ReijirōRikken MinseitōSeptember 10, 1931December 13, 1931
Chief Cabinet SecretaryKawasaki TakukichiRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931December 13, 1931
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauTakeuchi SakuheiRikken MinseitōApril 14, 1931November 8, 1931
Saitō TakaoRikken MinseitōNovember 8, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsBaron Yabuki ShōzōIndependentApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsFuruya YoshitakaRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceDen AkiraRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyViscount Itō JiromaruIndependentApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyMakiyama KōzōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeYatsunami TakejiRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationKintarō YokoyamaRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesNishimura TanjirōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and IndustryMatsumura GiichiIndependentApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of CommunicationsKoike NirōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of RailwaysSuematsu KaiichirōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial AffairsMurayasu ShinkurōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretaries
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsTanaka TakeoRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsKoyama TanizōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceMaeda FusanosukeRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyHisa ShōheiRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyViscount Nabeshima NaotadaIndependentApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeTozawa TamijūrōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationKudō TetsuoRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesOkamoto JitsutarōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and IndustrySakurai HyōgorōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of CommunicationsHirakawa MatsutarōRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of RailwaysNakajima YadanjiRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial AffairsSugiura TakeoRikken MinseitōApril 15, 1931December 13, 1931
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Notes and References

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