Second Ikeda Cabinet

The Second Ikeda Cabinet was the 59th Cabinet of Japan. It was headed by Hayato Ikeda from December 8, 1960, to December 9, 1963.

Second Ikeda Cabinet
59th Cabinet of Japan
Initial composition
Date formed	December 8, 1960
Date dissolved	December 9, 1963
People and organisations
Emperor	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Hayato Ikeda
Member party	Liberal Democratic Party
Status in legislature	House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Majority
Opposition parties	Japan Socialist Party Democratic Socialist Party Japanese Communist Party Dōshikai Kōmeitō
History
Elections	1960 general election 1962 councillors election
Legislature term	37th-45th National Diet
Predecessor	First Ikeda Cabinet
Successor	Third Ikeda Cabinet

Cabinet

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Hayato Ikeda		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Minister of Justice	Koshiro Ueki		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Zentarō Kosaka		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Minister of Finance	Mikio Mizuta		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Minister of Education	Masuo Araki		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1963
Minister of Health	Yoshimi Furui		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Hideo Sutō		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Etsusaburo Shiina		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Minister of Transport	Budayu Kogure		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Minister of Posts	Yoshiteru Kogane		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Minister of Labor	Hirohide Ishida		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Minister of Construction Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission	Umekichi Nakamura		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission	Ken Yasui		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Director of the Administrative Management Agency Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Ozawa Saeki		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Director of the Defense Agency	Naomi Nishimura		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Director of the Economic Planning Agency	Hisatsune Sakomizu		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Director of the Science and Technology Agency	Masanosuke Ikeda		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Masayoshi Ōhira		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Sensuke Fujieda		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1961
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Shūzō Hayashi		Independent	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)	Takehisa Yasuoka		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 25, 1961
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)	Kiichi Hosoya		Independent	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Asao Satō		Independent	December 8, 1960	May 7, 1962
Source:[1]

First cabinet reshuffle

First cabinet reshuffle

The first cabinet reshuffle took place on July 18, 1961.

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Hayato Ikeda		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Minister of Justice	Koshiro Ueki		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Zentarō Kosaka		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Minister of Finance	Mikio Mizuta		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Minister of Education	Masuo Araki		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1963
Minister of Health	Hirokichi Nadao		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1962
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Ichirō Kōno		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1962
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Eisaku Satō		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1962
Minister of Transport	Noboru Saitō		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1962
Minister of Posts	Hisatsune Sakomizu		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1962
Minister of Labor	Kenji Fukunaga		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1962
Minister of Construction Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission	Umekichi Nakamura		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission	Ken Yasui		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Director of the Administrative Management Agency Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Shōjirō Kawashima		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1963
Director of the Defense Agency	Sensuke Fujieda		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1962
Director of the Economic Planning Agency	Aiichirō Fujiyama		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 5, 1962
	Hayato Ikeda (acting)		Liberal Democratic	July 6, 1962	July 18, 1962
Director of the Science and Technology Agency	Takeo Miki		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1962
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Masayoshi Ōhira		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1962
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Hisao Kodaira		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1962
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Shūzō Hayashi		Independent	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)	Yasushi Hattori		Liberal Democratic	July 25, 1961	July 27, 1962
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)	Kiichi Hosoya		Independent	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Asao Satō		Independent	December 8, 1960	May 7, 1962
	Tōru Furuya		Liberal Democratic	May 7, 1962	December 9, 1963
Source:[2]

Second cabinet reshuffle

Second cabinet reshuffle

The second cabinet reshuffle took place on July 18, 1962.

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Hayato Ikeda		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Minister of Justice	Kunio Nakagaki		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	July 18, 1963
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Masayoshi Ōhira		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Finance	Kakuei Tanaka		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Education	Masuo Araki		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	July 18, 1963
Minister of Health	Eiichi Nishimura		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	July 18, 1963
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Seishi Shigemasa		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	July 18, 1963
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Hajime Fukuda		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Transport	Kentarō Ayabe		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Posts	Sakae Teshima		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	January 8, 1963
	Kyutarō Ozawa		Liberal Democratic	January 8, 1963	July 18, 1963
Minister of Labor	Takeo Ōhashi		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Construction	Ichirō Kōno		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission	Shōjirō Kawashima		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	November 2, 1962
	Ichirō Kōno		Liberal Democratic	November 2, 1962	December 9, 1963
Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency	Ichirō Kōno		Liberal Democratic	July 10, 1963	December 9, 1963
Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission	Kōsaku Shinoda		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	July 18, 1963
Director of the Administrative Management Agency Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency	Shōjirō Kawashima		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1961	July 18, 1963
Director of the Defense Agency	Kenjirō Shiga		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	July 18, 1963
Director of the Economic Planning Agency	Kiichi Miyazawa		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Director of the Science and Technology Agency	Tsuruyo Kondo		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	July 18, 1963
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Yasumi Kurogane		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Jitsuzō Tokuyasu		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	July 18, 1963
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Shūzō Hayashi		Independent	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)	Sadayoshi Hatta		Liberal Democratic	July 27, 1962	July 18, 1963
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)	Kiichi Hosoya		Independent	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Tōru Furuya		Liberal Democratic	May 7, 1962	December 9, 1963
Source:[3]

Third cabinet reshuffle

Third cabinet reshuffle

The third cabinet reshuffle took place on July 18, 1963.

Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Hayato Ikeda		Liberal Democratic	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Minister of Justice	Okinori Kaya		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Masayoshi Ōhira		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Finance	Kakuei Tanaka		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Education	Hirokichi Nadao		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Minister of Health	Takeji Kobayashi		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Munenori Akagi		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Hajime Fukuda		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Transport	Kentarō Ayabe		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Posts	Shinzō Koike		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Minister of Labor	Takeo Ōhashi		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Minister of Construction	Ichirō Kōno		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission	Ichirō Kōno		Liberal Democratic	November 2, 1962	December 9, 1963
Director of the Kinki Regional Development Agency	Ichirō Kōno		Liberal Democratic	July 10, 1963	December 9, 1963
Minister of Home Affairs Chair of the National Public Safety Commission	Takashi Hayakawa		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Director of the Administrative Management Agency	Shinjirō Yamamura		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency Director of the Science and Technology Agency	Eisaku Satō		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Director of the Defense Agency	Tokuyasu Fukuda		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Director of the Economic Planning Agency	Kiichi Miyazawa		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Yasumi Kurogane		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1962	December 9, 1963
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Takeo Noda		Liberal Democratic	July 18, 1963	December 9, 1963
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Shūzō Hayashi		Independent	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)	Ichirōbei Kusano		Liberal Democratic	July 30, 1963	December 9, 1963
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)	Kiichi Hosoya		Independent	December 8, 1960	December 9, 1963
Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office	Tōru Furuya		Liberal Democratic	May 7, 1962	December 9, 1963
Source:[4]

References

1. "Second Ikeda Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.
2. "First Reshuffled Cabinet of the Second Ikeda Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.
3. "Second Reshuffled Cabinet of the Second Ikeda Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.
4. "Third Reshuffled Cabinet of the Second Ikeda Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.