First Itō Cabinet

First Itō Cabinet

1st Cabinet of Japan
1885–1888
Prime Minister Itō Hirobumi
Date formedDecember 22, 1885
Date dissolvedApril 30, 1888
People and organisations
EmperorMeiji
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
No. of ministers16
Member partyMeiji oligarchy
History
SuccessorKuroda Cabinet

The First Itō Cabinet is the first Cabinet of Japan led by Itō Hirobumi from December 22, 1885 to April 30, 1888.

Cabinet

First Itō Cabinet
Portfolio Minister Political party Term start Term end
Prime Minister Count Itō Hirobumi Independent December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888
Minister for Foreign Affairs Count Inoue Kaoru Independent December 22, 1885 September 17, 1887
Count Itō Hirobumi (acting) Independent September 17, 1887 February 1, 1888
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu Independent February 1, 1888 April 30, 1888
Minister of Home Affairs Count Yamagata Aritomo Military (Army) December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888
Minister of Finance Count Matsukata Masayoshi Independent December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888
Minister of the Army Count Ōyama Iwao Military (Army) December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888
Minister of the Navy Count Saigō Jūdō Military (Navy) December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888
Minister of Justice Count Yamada Akiyoshi Military (Army) December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888
Minister of Education Viscount Mori Arinori Independent December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Viscount Tani Tateki Military (Army) December 22, 1885 July 26, 1887
Count Saigō Jūdō Military (Navy) March 16, 1886 July 10, 1886
Count Yamagata Aritomo (acting) Military (Army) July 10, 1886 June 24, 1887
Viscount Hijikata Hisamoto Independent July 26, 1887 September 17, 1887
Count Kuroda Kiyotaka Independent September 17, 1887 April 30, 1888
Minister of Communications Viscount Enomoto Takeaki Military (Navy) December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888
Chief Cabinet Secretary Marquis Tanaka Mitsuaki Independent December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Viscount Yamao Yōzō Independent December 23, 1885 February 7, 1888
Inoue Kowashi Independent February 7, 1888 April 30, 1888
Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "First Itō Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.
Preceded by Cabinet of Japan
1885–1888 		Succeeded by