Third Konoe Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Third Konoe Cabinet
Predecessor:Second Konoe Cabinet
Legislature Status:One-party government
Political Party:Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Independent
Military
Cabinet Number:39th
Jurisdiction:Japan
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:July 18, 1941
State Head:Shōwa
Date Dissolved:October 18, 1941
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Fumimaro Konoe
State Head Title:Emperor
Successor:Tōjō Cabinet

The Third Konoe Cabinet is the 39th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from July 18 to October 18, 1941.[1]

Cabinet

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterPrince Fumimaro KonoeImperial Rule Assistance AssociationJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister for Foreign AffairsTeijirō ToyodaMilitary (Navy)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Home AffairsHarumichi TanabeIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of FinanceMasatsune OguraIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of the ArmyHideki TojoMilitary (Army)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of the NavyKoshirō OikawaMilitary (Navy)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of JusticePrince Fumimaro KonoeImperial Rule Assistance AssociationJuly 18, 1941July 25, 1941
Iwamura MichiyoIndependentJuly 25, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of EducationKunihiko HashidaIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesHiroya InoIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Commerce and IndustrySakonji SeizōIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of CommunicationsShōzō MurataIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of RailwaysShōzō MurataIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of Colonial AffairsTeijirō ToyodaMilitary (Navy)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of HealthChikahiko KoizumiMilitary (Navy)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of StateTeiichi SuzukiIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of StateBaron Hiranuma KiichirōIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Minister of StateHeisuke YanagawaMilitary (Army)July 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Chief Cabinet SecretaryKenji TomitaIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauMurase NaokaiIndependentJuly 18, 1941October 18, 1941
Source:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Topics - A Window into the Early Showa Period . 2022-03-11 . www.jacar.go.jp.
  2. Web site: Third Konoe Cabinet . Prime Minister's Official Residence.