Second Itō Cabinet

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Second Itō Cabinet

5th Cabinet of Japan
Date formedAugust 8, 1892
Date dissolvedSeptember 18, 1896
People and organisations
EmperorMeiji
Prime MinisterItō Hirobumi
Total no. of members24
Member partyMeiji oligarchy
Kokumin Kyōkai
Dōshi Seisha
Dai-Nippon Association
Status in legislatureMinority
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Rikken Kaishintō
Dōmei Seisha
History
Election(s)March 1894 Japanese general election
September 1894 Japanese general election
PredecessorFirst Matsukata Cabinet
SuccessorSecond Matsukata Cabinet

The Second Itō Cabinet is the fifth Cabinet of Japan led by Itō Hirobumi from August 8, 1892, to August 31, 1896.

Cabinet[edit]

Portfolio Minister Political party Term start Term end
Prime Minister Marquess Itō Hirobumi Independent August 8, 1892 August 31, 1896
Minister for Foreign Affairs Viscount Mutsu Munemitsu Independent August 8, 1892 May 30, 1896
Marquess Saionji Kinmochi Independent May 30, 1896 August 31, 1896
Minister of Home Affairs Count Inoue Kaoru Independent August 8, 1892 October 15, 1894
Viscount Yasushi Nomura Independent October 15, 1894 February 3, 1896
Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa Independent February 3, 1896 April 14, 1896
Count Itagaki Taisuke Liberal April 14, 1896 August 31, 1896
Minister of Finance Viscount Watanabe Kunitake Independent August 8, 1892 March 17, 1895
Count Matsukata Masayoshi Independent March 17, 1895 August 27, 1895
Viscount Watanabe Kunitake Independent August 27, 1895 August 31, 1896
Minister of the Army Count Ōyama Iwao Military (Army) August 8, 1892 August 31, 1896
Minister of the Navy Viscount Nire Kagenori Military (Navy) August 8, 1892 March 11, 1893
Marquess Saigō Jūdō Kokumin Kyōkai March 11, 1893 August 31, 1896
Minister of Justice Count Yamagata Aritomo Military (Army) August 8, 1892 March 11, 1893
Vacant March 11, 1893 March 16, 1893
Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa Independent March 16, 1893 August 31, 1896
Minister of Education Kōno Togama Rikken Kaishintō August 8, 1892 March 7, 1893
Inoue Kowashi Independent March 7, 1893 August 29, 1894
Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa Independent August 29, 1894 October 3, 1894
Marquess Saionji Kinmochi Independent October 3, 1894 August 31, 1896
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Count Gotō Shōjirō Independent August 8, 1892 January 22, 1894
Viscount Enomoto Takeaki Military (Navy) January 22, 1894 August 31, 1896
Minister of Communications Count Kuroda Kiyotaka Military (Army) August 8, 1892 March 17, 1895
Viscount Watanabe Kunitake Independent March 17, 1895 October 9, 1895
Shirane Sen'ichi Independent October 9, 1895 August 31, 1896
Minister of Colonial Affairs Viscount Takashima Tomonosuke Military (Army) April 2, 1896 August 31, 1896
Minister without portfolio Count Kuroda Kiyotaka Military (Army) March 17, 1895 August 31, 1896
Chief Cabinet Secretary Itō Miyoji Independent August 8, 1892 August 31, 1896
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Saburo Ozaki Independent August 8, 1892 August 20, 1892
Vacant August 20, 1892 September 29, 1892
Suematsu Kenchō Independent September 29, 1892 August 31, 1896
Source:[1]

Following Itō's resignation as Prime Minister, Kuroda Kiyotaka became acting Prime Minister from August 31 until September 18, 1896.

Portfolio Minister Political party Term start Term end
Prime Minister Count Kuroda Kiyotaka Independent August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Minister for Foreign Affairs Marquess Saionji Kinmochi Independent August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Minister of Home Affairs Count Itagaki Taisuke Liberal August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Minister of Finance Viscount Watanabe Kunitake Independent August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Minister of the Army Count Ōyama Iwao Military (Army) August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Minister of the Navy Count Saigō Jūdō Kokumin Kyōkai August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Minister of Justice Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa Independent August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Minister of Education Marquess Saionji Kinmochi Independent August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Viscount Enomoto Takeaki Military (Navy) August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Minister of Colonial Affairs Viscount Takashima Tomonosuke Military (Army) August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Chief Cabinet Secretary Itō Miyoji Independent August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Suematsu Kenchō Independent August 31, 1896 September 18, 1896
Source:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Second Itō Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-03-04.