Tōjō Cabinet
Tōjō Cabinet | |
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 40th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | October 18, 1941 |
| Date dissolved | July 22, 1944 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tōjō |
| Member party | Imperial Rule Assistance Association (Taisei Yokusankai) Independent Military |
| Status in legislature | One-party government |
| History | |
| Election | 1942 Japanese general election |
| Legislature term | 77th-84th Imperial Diet |
| Predecessor | Third Konoe Cabinet |
| Successor | Koiso Cabinet |
The Tōjō Cabinet is the 40th Cabinet of Japan led by Hideki Tojo from 18 October 1941 to 22 July 1944.
Cabinet
[edit]| Ministers | |||||
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| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tojo | Taisei Yokusankai | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigenori Tōgō | Independent | October 18, 1941 | September 1, 1942 | |
| Hideki Tojo | Taisei Yokusankai | September 1, 1942 | September 17, 1942 | ||
| Masayuki Tani | Independent | September 17, 1942 | April 20, 1943 | ||
| Mamoru Shigemitsu | Independent | April 20, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Hideki Tojo | Taisei Yokusankai | October 18, 1941 | February 17, 1942 | |
| Michio Yuzawa | Independent | February 17, 1942 | April 20, 1943 | ||
| Kisaburō Andō | Military (Army) | April 20, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Okinori Kaya | Independent | October 18, 1941 | February 19, 1944 | |
| Minister of the Army | Hideki Tojo | Taisei Yokusankai | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Shigetarō Shimada | Military (Navy) | October 18, 1941 | July 17, 1944 | |
| Minister of Justice | Iwamura Michiyo | Independent | October 18, 1941 | July 17, 1944 | |
| Minister of Education | Kunihiko Hashida | Independent | October 18, 1941 | April 20, 1943 | |
| Hideki Tojo | Taisei Yokusankai | April 20, 1943 | April 23, 1943 | ||
| Okabe Nagakage | Independent | April 23, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Hiroya Ino | Independent | October 18, 1941 | April 20, 1943 | |
| Tatsunosuke Yamazaki | Taisei Yokusankai | April 20, 1943 | November 1, 1943 | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Nobusuke Kishi | Independent | October 18, 1941 | October 8, 1943 | |
| Hideki Tojo | Taisei Yokusankai | October 8, 1943 | November 1, 1943 | ||
| Minister of Communications | Terashima Ken | Military (Navy) | October 18, 1941 | October 8, 1943 | |
| Yoshiaki Hatta | Independent | October 8, 1943 | November 1, 1943 | ||
| Minister of Railways | Terashima Ken | Military (Navy) | October 18, 1941 | December 2, 1941 | |
| Yoshiaki Hatta | Independent | December 2, 1941 | November 1, 1943 | ||
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Shigenori Tōgō | Independent | October 18, 1941 | December 2, 1941 | |
| Hiroya Ino | Independent | December 2, 1941 | November 1, 1942 | ||
| Minister of Health | Chikahiko Koizumi | Military (Navy) | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of State | Teiichi Suzuki | Independent | October 18, 1941 | October 8, 1943 | |
| Minister of State | Kisaburō Andō | Military (Army) | June 9, 1942 | April 20, 1943 | |
| Minister of State | Kazuo Aoki | Independent | September 17, 1942 | November 1, 1942 | |
| Minister of State | Ōasa Tadao | Taisei Yokusankai | April 20, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of State | Fumio Gotō | Independent | May 26, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of State | Nobusuke Kishi | Independent | October 8, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Naoki Hoshino | Independent | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Moriyama Eiichi | Independent | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Reorganized Cabinet
[edit]The Cabinet was reorganized on November 1, 1943.
| Ministers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tojo | Taisei Yokusankai | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Mamoru Shigemitsu | Independent | April 20, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Kisaburō Andō | Military (Army) | April 20, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of Finance | Okinori Kaya | Independent | October 18, 1941 | February 19, 1944 | |
| Ishiwata Sōtarō | Independent | February 19, 1944 | July 22, 1944 | ||
| Minister of the Army | Hideki Tojo | Taisei Yokusankai | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Shigetarō Shimada | Military (Navy) | October 18, 1941 | July 17, 1944 | |
| Naokuni Nomura | Military (Navy) | July 17, 1944 | July 22, 1944 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Iwamura Michiyo | Independent | October 18, 1941 | July 17, 1944 | |
| Minister of Education | Okabe Nagakage | Independent | April 23, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Tatsunosuke Yamazaki | Taisei Yokusankai | November 1, 1943 | February 19, 1944 | |
| Uchida Nobuya | Taisei Yokusankai | February 19, 1944 | July 22, 1944 | ||
| Minister of Munitions | Hideki Tojo | Taisei Yokusankai | November 1, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Yoshiaki Hatta | Independent | November 1, 1943 | February 19, 1944 | |
| Keita Gotō | Independent | February 19, 1944 | July 22, 1944 | ||
| Minister of Greater East Asia | Kazuo Aoki | Independent | November 1, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of Health | Chikahiko Koizumi | Military (Navy) | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of State | Ōasa Tadao | Taisei Yokusankai | April 20, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of State | Fumio Gotō | Independent | May 26, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of State | Nobusuke Kishi | Independent | October 8, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Minister of State | Ginjirō Fujiwara | Independent | November 17, 1943 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Naoki Hoshino | Independent | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Moriyama Eiichi | Independent | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | |
| Source:[1] | |||||
