Second Matsukata Cabinet

Second Matsukata Cabinet

6th Cabinet of Japan
1896–1898
Prime Minister Matsukata Masayoshi
Date formedSeptember 18, 1896
Date dissolvedJanuary 12, 1898
People and organisations
EmperorMeiji
Prime MinisterMatsukata Masayoshi
Status in legislatureMinority
History
Legislature termSeptember 1894–March 1898
PredecessorSecond Itō Cabinet
SuccessorThird Itō Cabinet

The Second Matsukata Cabinet is the sixth Cabinet of Japan led by Matsukata Masayoshi from September 18, 1896, to January 12, 1898.

Cabinet

Second Matsukata Cabinet
Portfolio Minister Political party Term start Term end
Prime Minister Count Matsukata Masayoshi Independent September 18, 1896 January 12, 1898
Minister for Foreign Affairs Marquess Saionji Kinmochi Independent September 18, 1896 September 22, 1896
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu Shimpotō September 22, 1896 November 6, 1897
Baron Nishi Tokujirō Independent November 6, 1897 January 12, 1898
Minister of Home Affairs Count Itagaki Taisuke Liberal September 18, 1896 September 20, 1896
Count Kabayama Sukenori Military (Navy) September 20, 1896 January 12, 1898
Minister of Finance Count Matsukata Masayoshi Independent September 18, 1896 January 12, 1898
Minister of the Army Count Ōyama Iwao Military (Army) September 18, 1896 September 20, 1896
Viscount Takashima Tomonosuke Military (Army) September 20, 1896 January 12, 1898
Minister of the Navy Marquess Saigō Jūdō Kokumin Kyōkai September 18, 1896 January 12, 1898
Minister of Justice Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa Independent September 18, 1896 September 26, 1896
Kiyoura Keigo Study Group September 26, 1896 January 12, 1898
Minister of Education Marquess Saionji Kinmochi Independent September 18, 1896 September 28, 1896
Marquess Hachisuka Mochiaki Independent September 28, 1896 November 6, 1897
Hamao Arata Independent November 6, 1897 January 12, 1898
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Viscount Enomoto Takeaki Military (Navy) September 18, 1896 March 29, 1897
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu Shimpotō March 29, 1897 November 6, 1897
Vacant November 6, 1897 November 8, 1897
Baron Yamada Nobumichi Independent November 8, 1897 January 12, 1898
Minister of Communications Shirane Sen'ichi Independent September 18, 1896 September 26, 1896
Viscount Yasushi Nomura Independent September 26, 1896 January 12, 1898
Minister of Colonial Affairs Viscount Takashima Tomonosuke Military (Army) September 18, 1896 September 2, 1897
Minister without portfolio Count Kuroda Kiyotaka Military (Army) September 18, 1896 January 12, 1898
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kenzo Takahashi Shimpotō September 18, 1896 October 8, 1897
Narinobu Hirayama Independent October 8, 1897 January 12, 1898
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Suematsu Kenchō Independent September 18, 1896 September 30, 1896
Tomotsune Komuchi Shimpotō September 30, 1896 October 28, 1897
Ume Kenjirō Independent October 28, 1897 January 12, 1898
Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Second Matsukata Cabinet". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
Preceded by Cabinet of Japan
1896–1898 		Succeeded by