First Matsukata Cabinet

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First Matsukata Cabinet

4th Cabinet of Japan
Date formedMay 6, 1891
Date dissolvedAugust 8, 1892
People and organisations
EmperorMeiji
Prime MinisterMatsukata Masayoshi
Total no. of members22
Member partyMeiji oligarchy
Chuo Club
Dokuritsu Club
Kinki Club
Status in legislatureMinority
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Rikken Kaishintō
History
Election(s)1892 Japanese general election
PredecessorFirst Yamagata Cabinet
SuccessorSecond 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]

  1. ^ "First Matsukata Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-04.