First Konoe cabinet

The First Konoe Cabinet is the 34th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from June 4, 1937, to January 5, 1939.

Cabinet +MinistersPortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterPrince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister for Foreign AffairsKōki HirotaIndependentJune 4, 1937May 26, 1938Minister of Home AffairsEiichi BabaIndependentJune 4, 1937December 14, 1937Nobumasa SuetsuguMilitary (Navy)December 14, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of FinanceOkinori KayaIndependentJune 4, 1937May 26, 1938Minister of the ArmyHajime SugiyamaMilitary (Army)June 4, 1937June 3, 1938Minister of the NavyMitsumasa YonaiMilitary (Navy)June 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of JusticeSuehiko ShionoIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of EducationEiji YasuiIndependentJune 4, 1937October 22, 1937Marquess Kōichi KidoIndependentOctober 22, 1937May 26, 1938Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesCount Yoriyasu ArimaIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of Commerce and IndustryShinji YoshinoIndependentJune 4, 1937May 26, 1938Minister of CommunicationsRyūtarō NagaiRikken MinseitōJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of RailwaysChikuhei NakajimaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of Colonial AffairsSonyu ŌtaniIndependentJune 4, 1937June 25, 1938Minister of HealthMarquess Kōichi KidoIndependentJanuary 11, 1938January 5, 1939Chief Cabinet SecretaryAkira KazamiIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauMasao TakiIndependentJune 4, 1937October 25, 1937Naka FunadaRikken SeiyūkaiOctober 25, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-MinistersPortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endParliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsMatsumoto TadaoRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsKatsuta EikichiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceŌta MasatakaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyKatō KumeshirōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyIchinomiya FusajirōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHisayama TomoyukiRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationUchigasaki SakusaburōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakahashi MoriheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and IndustryKogure BudayūRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of CommunicationsTajima KatsutarōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of RailwaysTajiri SeigoRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial AffairsYasumi SaburōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of HealthKudō TetsuoRikken MinseitōJanuary 18, 1938January 5, 1939Parliamentary UndersecretariesPortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endParliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsFunada NakaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937October 25, 1937VacantOctober 25, 1937December 15, 1937Haruna SeishōIndependentDecember 15, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsKimura MasayoshiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceNakamura SannojoRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyHisa ShōheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyKishida MasakiIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeFujita WakamiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationAkagi KōheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesSukegawa KeishirōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and IndustrySatō KennosukeRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of CommunicationsTakeru InukaiRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of RailwaysMasao KanaiIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial AffairsIrei HajimeKokumin DōmeiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of HealthYamamoto YoshijiRikken SeiyūkaiJanuary 18, 1938January 5, 1939Source:

Reshuffled Cabinet A Cabinet reshuffle took place on May 26, 1938. +MinistersPortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterPrince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister for Foreign AffairsKazushige UgakiMilitary (Army)May 26, 1938September 30, 1938Prince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentSeptember 30, 1938October 29, 1938Hachirō AritaIndependentOctober 29, 1938January 5, 1939Minister of Home AffairsNobumasa SuetsuguMilitary (Navy)December 14, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of FinanceShigeaki IkedaIndependentMay 26, 1938January 5, 1939Minister of the ArmyHajime SugiyamaMilitary (Army)June 4, 1937June 3, 1938Seishirō ItagakiMilitary (Army)June 3, 1938January 5, 1939Minister of the NavyMitsumasa YonaiMilitary (Navy)June 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of JusticeSuehiko ShionoIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of EducationBaron Sadao ArakiMilitary (Army)May 26, 1938January 5, 1939Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesCount Yoriyasu ArimaIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of Commerce and IndustryShigeaki IkedaIndependentMay 26, 1938January 5, 1939Minister of CommunicationsRyūtarō NagaiRikken MinseitōJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of RailwaysChikuhei NakajimaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Minister of Colonial AffairsSonyu ŌtaniIndependentJune 4, 1937June 25, 1938Kazushige UgakiMilitary (Army)June 25, 1938September 30, 1938Prince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentSeptember 30, 1938October 29, 1938Yoshiaki HattaIndependentOctober 29, 1938January 5, 1939Minister of HealthMarquess Kōichi KidoIndependentJanuary 11, 1938January 5, 1939Chief Cabinet SecretaryAkira KazamiIndependentJune 4, 1937January 5, 1939Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauNaka FunadaRikken SeiyūkaiOctober 25, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-MinistersPortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endParliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign AffairsMatsumoto TadaoRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home AffairsKatsuta EikichiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of FinanceŌta MasatakaRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the ArmyKatō KumeshirōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the NavyIchinomiya FusajirōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of JusticeHisayama TomoyukiRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of EducationUchigasaki SakusaburōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTakahashi MoriheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and IndustryKogure BudayūRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of CommunicationsTajima KatsutarōRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of RailwaysTajiri SeigoRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial AffairsYasumi SaburōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Vice-Minister of HealthKudō TetsuoRikken MinseitōJanuary 18, 1938January 5, 1939Parliamentary UndersecretariesPortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endParliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign AffairsHaruna SeishōIndependentDecember 15, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home AffairsKimura MasayoshiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of FinanceNakamura SannojoRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of the ArmyHisa ShōheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of the NavyKishida MasakiIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of JusticeFujita WakamiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of EducationAkagi KōheiRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesSukegawa KeishirōRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and IndustrySatō KennosukeRikken MinseitōJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of CommunicationsTakeru InukaiRikken SeiyūkaiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of RailwaysMasao KanaiIndependentJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial AffairsIrei HajimeKokumin DōmeiJune 24, 1937January 5, 1939Parliamentary Undersecretary of HealthYamamoto YoshijiRikken SeiyūkaiJanuary 18, 1938January 5, 1939Source:

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