First Hashimoto Cabinet

First Hashimoto Cabinet

82nd Cabinet of Japan
Prime Minister Ryūtarō Hashimoto (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, January 11, 1996
Date formedJanuary 11, 1996
Date dissolvedNovember 7, 1996
People and organisations
Head of stateEmperor Akihito
Head of governmentRyūtarō Hashimoto
Deputy head of governmentWataru Kubo
Member partyLDP–JSP–NPS Coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority
Opposition partyNew Frontier Party
Opposition leaderIchirō Ozawa
History
PredecessorMurayama Cabinet
SuccessorSecond Hashimoto Cabinet

The First Hashimoto Cabinet was formed in January 1996 under the leadership of Ryutaro Hashimoto, following the resignation of Tomiichi Murayama as Prime Minister of Japan and head of the coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Socialist Party and New Party Sakigake. The smaller Socialist party relinquished the leadership of the government to the LDP, which was the largest party in the Diet and Hashimoto (LDP President since September 1995) assumed the premiership, becoming the first LDP Prime Minister since August 1993.[1][2]

The three-party coalition continued, although all ministers from the Murayama Cabinet were replaced. The Socialists renamed themselves as the Social Democratic Party and Secretary-general Wataru Kubo became Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister.[3] The cabinet lasted until November 1996, when it was dissolved following the 1996 general election and replaced with the Second Hashimoto Cabinet.[4]

Election of the prime minister

11 January 1996
Absolute majority required
House of Representatives
Choice Runoff Vote
Votes
checkYRyutaro Hashimoto
288 / 511
Ichirō Ozawa
167 / 511
Others and Abstentions (Including Speaker and Deputy)
56 / 511
Source Diet Minutes

Ministers

  Liberal Democratic
  New Party Sakigake
  Social Democratic
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors

Cabinet of Ryutaro Hashimoto from January 11 to November 7, 1996
Portfolio Minister Term of Office
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto R January 11, 1996 - July 30, 1998
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Finance 		Wataru Kubo C January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Justice Ritsuko Nagao - January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yukihiko Ikeda R January 11, 1996 - September 11, 1997
Minister of Education Mikio Okuda R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Health and Welfare Naoto Kan R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ichizo Ohara R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of International Trade and Industry Shunpei Tsukahara R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Transport Yoshiyuki Kamei R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Ichiro Hino R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Labour Takanobu Nagai R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Construction Eiichi Nakao R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Minister of Home Affairs
Director of the National Public Safety Commission 		Hiroyuki Kurata C January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama R January 11, 1996 - September 11, 1997
Director of the Management and Coordination Agency Sekisuke Nakanishi R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency 		Saburo Okabe C January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Japan Defense Agency Hideo Usui R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Economic Planning Agency Shusei Tanaka R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Science and Technology Agency Hidenao Nakagawa R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the Environment Agency Sukio Iwadare R January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996
Director of the National Land Agency Kazumi Suzuki C January 11, 1996 - November 7, 1996

References

  1. ^ "A History of the Liberal Democratic Party". Liberal Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Pollack, Andrew (11 January 1996). "Man in the News: Ryutaro Hashimoto;A Japanese Unafraid of the Summit". New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Ito, Shingo (12 January 1996). "Hashimoto names new cabinet and pledges to give strong leadership". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Efron, Sonni (8 November 1996). "Japan Re-elects Ryutaro Hashimoto To Second Term as Prime Minister". No. 57. The Tech. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)