First Matsukata Cabinet
First Matsukata Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 4th Cabinet of Japan | |
| 1891–1892 | |
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| Date formed | May 6, 1891 |
| Date dissolved | August 8, 1892 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Meiji |
| Prime Minister | Matsukata Masayoshi |
| Total no. of members | 22 |
| Member party | Meiji oligarchy Chuo Club Dokuritsu Club Kinki Club |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
| Opposition party | Liberal Party Rikken Kaishintō |
| History | |
| Election | 1892 general election |
| Legislature terms | 1890–1892 1892–March 1894 |
| Predecessor | First Yamagata Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Itō Cabinet |
The First Matsukata Cabinet is the fourth Cabinet of Japan led by Matsukata Masayoshi from May 6, 1891, to August 8, 1892.
Cabinet
[edit]| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Count Matsukata Masayoshi | Independent | May 6, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Aoki Shūzō | Independent | May 6, 1891 | May 29, 1891 | |
| Viscount Enomoto Takeaki | Military (Navy) | May 29, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Count Saigō Jūdō | Military (Navy) | May 6, 1891 | June 1, 1891 | |
| Viscount Shinagawa Yajirō | Independent | June 1, 1891 | March 11, 1892 | ||
| Count Soejima Taneomi | Independent | March 11, 1892 | June 8, 1892 | ||
| Count Matsukata Masayoshi (acting) | Independent | June 8, 1892 | July 14, 1892 | ||
| Kōno Togama | Rikken Kaishintō | July 14, 1892 | August 8, 1892 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Count Matsukata Masayoshi | Independent | May 6, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | |
| Minister of the Army | Count Ōyama Iwao | Military (Army) | May 6, 1891 | May 17, 1891 | |
| Viscount Takashima Tomonosuke | Military (Army) | May 17, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | ||
| Minister of the Navy | Viscount Kabayama Sukenori | Military (Navy) | May 6, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | |
| Minister of Justice | Count Yamada Akiyoshi | Military (Army) | May 6, 1891 | June 1, 1891 | |
| Viscount Tanaka Fujimaro | Independent | June 1, 1891 | June 23, 1892 | ||
| Kōno Togama | Rikken Kaishintō | June 23, 1892 | August 8, 1892 | ||
| Minister of Education | Yoshikawa Akimasa | Independent | May 6, 1891 | June 1, 1891 | |
| Count Ōki Takatō | Independent | June 1, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Mutsu Munemitsu | Independent | May 6, 1891 | March 14, 1892 | |
| Kōno Togama | Rikken Kaishintō | March 14, 1892 | July 14, 1892 | ||
| Viscount Sano Tsunetami | Independent | July 14, 1892 | August 8, 1892 | ||
| Minister of Communications | Count Gotō Shōjirō | Independent | May 6, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | |
| Minister without portfolio | Count Ōki Takatō | Independent | May 6, 1891 | June 1, 1891 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Baron Sufu Kohei | Independent | May 6, 1891 | June 15, 1891 | |
| Hirayama Narinobu | Independent | June 16, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Inoue Kowashi | Independent | May 6, 1891 | May 8, 1891 | |
| Vacant | May 8, 1891 | June 10, 1891 | |||
| Saburo Ozaki | Independent | June 10, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "First Matsukata Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
