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The First Konoe Cabinet is the 34th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from June 4, 1937, to January 5, 1939.[1]
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2022) |
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First Konoe Cabinet | |
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 34th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | June 4, 1937 |
| Date dissolved | January 5, 1939 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Fumimaro Konoe |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 71st Imperial Diet 72nd Imperial Diet 73rd Imperial Diet 74th Imperial Diet |
| Predecessor | Hayashi Cabinet |
| Successor | Hiranuma Cabinet |
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Cabinet
More information Portfolio, Name ...
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kōki Hirota | Independent | June 4, 1937 | May 26, 1938 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Eiichi Baba | Independent | June 4, 1937 | December 14, 1937 | |
| Nobumasa Suetsugu | Military (Navy) | December 14, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Okinori Kaya | Independent | June 4, 1937 | May 26, 1938 | |
| Minister of the Army | Hajime Sugiyama | Military (Army) | June 4, 1937 | June 3, 1938 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Mitsumasa Yonai | Military (Navy) | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Justice | Suehiko Shiono | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Education | Yasui Eiji | Independent | June 4, 1937 | October 22, 1937 | |
| Marquess Kōichi Kido | Independent | October 22, 1937 | May 26, 1938 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Count Yoriyasu Arima | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Shinji Yoshino | Independent | June 4, 1937 | May 26, 1938 | |
| Minister of Communications | Ryūtarō Nagai | Rikken Minseitō | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Railways | Chikuhei Nakajima | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Sonyu Ōtani | Independent | June 4, 1937 | June 25, 1938 | |
| Minister of Health | Marquess Kōichi Kido | Independent | January 11, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Akira Kazami | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Taki Masao | Independent | June 4, 1937 | October 25, 1937 | |
| Funada Naka | Rikken Seiyūkai | October 25, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Matsumoto Tadao | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Katsuta Eikichi | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Ōta Masataka | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Katō Kumeshirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Ichinomiya Fusajirō | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hisayama Tomoyuki | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Uchigasaki Sakusaburō | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Takahashi Morihei | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry | Kogure Budayū | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications | Tajima Katsutarō | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways | Tajiri Seigo | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs | Yasumi Saburō | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Kudō Tetsuo | Rikken Minseitō | January 18, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Funada Naka | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | October 25, 1937 | |
| Vacant | October 25, 1937 | December 15, 1937 | |||
| Haruna Seishō | Independent | December 15, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | ||
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Kimura Masayoshi | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Nakamura Sannojo | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army | Hisa Shōhei | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Kishida Masaki | Independent | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Fujita Wakami | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Akagi Kōhei | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Sukegawa Keishirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Satō Kennosuke | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Inukai Takeru | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways | Kanai Masao | Independent | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs | Irei Hajime | Kokumin Dōmei | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Yamamoto Yoshiji | Rikken Seiyūkai | January 18, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Source:[2] | |||||
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Reshuffled Cabinet
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A Cabinet reshuffle took place on May 26, 1938.
More information Portfolio, Name ...
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kazushige Ugaki | Military (Army) | May 26, 1938 | September 30, 1938 | |
| Prince Fumimaro Konoe | Independent | September 30, 1938 | October 29, 1938 | ||
| Hachiro Arita | Independent | October 29, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Nobumasa Suetsugu | Military (Navy) | December 14, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Finance | Ikeda Shigeaki | Independent | May 26, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of the Army | Hajime Sugiyama | Military (Army) | June 4, 1937 | June 3, 1938 | |
| Seishirō Itagaki | Military (Army) | June 3, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | ||
| Minister of the Navy | Mitsumasa Yonai | Military (Navy) | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Justice | Suehiko Shiono | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Education | Baron Sadao Araki | Military (Army) | May 26, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Count Yoriyasu Arima | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ikeda Shigeaki | Independent | May 26, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Communications | Ryūtarō Nagai | Rikken Minseitō | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Railways | Chikuhei Nakajima | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Sonyu Ōtani | Independent | June 4, 1937 | June 25, 1938 | |
| Kazushige Ugaki | Military (Army) | June 25, 1938 | September 30, 1938 | ||
| Prince Fumimaro Konoe | Independent | September 30, 1938 | October 29, 1938 | ||
| Yoshiaki Hatta | Independent | October 29, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | ||
| Minister of Health | Marquess Kōichi Kido | Independent | January 11, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Akira Kazami | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Funada Naka | Rikken Seiyūkai | October 25, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Matsumoto Tadao | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Katsuta Eikichi | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Ōta Masataka | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Katō Kumeshirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Ichinomiya Fusajirō | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hisayama Tomoyuki | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Uchigasaki Sakusaburō | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Takahashi Morihei | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry | Kogure Budayū | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications | Tajima Katsutarō | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways | Tajiri Seigo | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs | Yasumi Saburō | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Kudō Tetsuo | Rikken Minseitō | January 18, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Haruna Seishō | Independent | December 15, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Kimura Masayoshi | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Nakamura Sannojo | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army | Hisa Shōhei | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Kishida Masaki | Independent | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Fujita Wakami | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Akagi Kōhei | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Sukegawa Keishirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Satō Kennosuke | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Inukai Takeru | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways | Kanai Masao | Independent | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs | Irei Hajime | Kokumin Dōmei | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Yamamoto Yoshiji | Rikken Seiyūkai | January 18, 1938 | January 5, 1939 | |
| Source:[2] | |||||
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