# First Yoshida Cabinet

The First Yoshida Cabinet was the 45th Cabinet of Japan led by Shigeru Yoshida from 22 May 1946 to 24 May 1947, during the Allied occupation.

## Cabinet

Ministers :
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ōmura Seiichi | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | January 31, 1947 |
| Minister of Finance | Tanzan Ishibashi | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| First Minister of Demobilization | Shigeru Yoshida | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | June 15, 1946 |
| Second Minister of Demobilization | Shigeru Yoshida | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | June 15, 1946 |
| Minister of Justice | Kimura Tokurō | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Education | Kōtarō Tanaka | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | January 31, 1947 |
| Minister of Health | Kawai Yoshinari | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | May 22, 1947 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Wada Hiroo | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | January 31, 1947 |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Hoshijima Nirō | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | January 31, 1947 |
| Minister of Transport | Hiratsuka Tsunejirō | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | January 31, 1947 |
| Minister of Communications | Hitotsumatsu Sadayoshi | | Democratic | July 1, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State President of the Demobilization Board (from June 15, 1946) | Baron Kijūrō Shidehara | | Democratic | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State President of the Administrative Research Board (from October 28, 1946) | Saitō Takao | | Democratic | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State | Hitotsumatsu Sadayoshi | | Democratic | May 22, 1946 | July 1, 1946 |
| Minister of State | Uehara Etsujirō | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | January 31, 1947 |
| Minister of State | Tokujiro Kanamori | | Independent | June 19, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board (from August 12, 1946) Chief of the Price Board (from August 12, 1946) | Zen Keinosuke | | Independent | July 23, 1946 | January 31, 1947 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Hayashi Jōji | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Toshio Irie | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kiuchi Shirō | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | June 14, 1946 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Sutō Hideo | | Independent | June 14, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Masutani Shūji | | Liberal | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Banboku Ōno | | Liberal | June 4, 1946 | June 22, 1946 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Sekō Kōichi | | Liberal | June 22, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Uetsuka Tsukasa | | Liberal | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Furushima Yoshihide | | Liberal | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Nagano Nagahiro | | Progressive | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Ōishi Rinji | | Liberal | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry | Kobayashi Kanae | | Progressive | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport | Matsuda Masakazu | | Progressive | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Hattori Iwakichi | | Liberal | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications | Nakagawa Shigeharu | | Democratic | July 1, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Shiotsuki Manabu | | Progressive | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Katsura Sakuzō | | Progressive | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Shibata Hyōichirō | | Progressive | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Nakamura Mataichi | | Progressive | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Hanamura Shirō | | Liberal | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Suzuki Kyōhei | | Progressive | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Okonogi Utaji | | Liberal | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport | Tsuji Kanichi | | Liberal | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Satō Hisao | | Progressive | June 4, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Yamamura Shinjirō | | Liberal | July 1, 1946 | March 4, 1947 |
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## Reshuffled Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on January 31, 1947.
Ministers :
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Kijūrō Shidehara | | Democratic | May 3, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Uehara Etsujirō | | Liberal | January 31, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Finance Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board (until March 20, 1947) Chief of the Price Board (until March 20, 1947) | Tanzan Ishibashi | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Justice | Kimura Tokurō | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Education | Takahashi Seiichirō | | Independent | January 31, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Health | Kawai Yoshinari | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | May 22, 1947 |
| Minister of Health | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | | Liberal | May 22, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Shigeru Yoshida | | Liberal | January 31, 1947 | February 15, 1947 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Kozaemon Kimura | | Democratic | February 15, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ishii Mitsujirō | | Liberal | January 31, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Transport | Masuda Kaneshichi | | Liberal | January 31, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of Communications | Hitotsumatsu Sadayoshi | | Democratic | July 1, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State President of the Demobilization Board (from June 15, 1946) | Kijūrō Shidehara | | Democratic | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State President of the Administrative Research Board (from October 28, 1946) | Saitō Takao | | Democratic | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State | Tokujiro Kanamori | | Independent | June 19, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State | Tanzan Ishibashi | | Independent | January 31, 1947 | March 20, 1947 |
| Minister of State | Hoshijima Nirō | | Liberal | January 31, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State | Tanaka Manitsu | | Democratic | February 26, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board (from March 20, 1947) Chief of the Price Board (from March 20, 1947) | Takase Sōtarō | | Independent | March 20, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Hayashi Jōji | | Liberal | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Toshio Irie | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kiuchi Shirō | | Independent | May 22, 1946 | June 14, 1946 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Sutō Hideo | | Independent | June 14, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Honda Eisaku | | Liberal | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Hayashi Ren | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Kitamura Tokutarō | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Kitaura Keitarō | | Liberal | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Aoki Takayoshi | | Liberal | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Mori Kōtarō | | Liberal | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry | Shigeru Hori | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | April 28, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry | Vacancy | Vacancy | Vacancy | April 28, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport | Aizawa Kan | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Ogasawara Yasomi | | Liberal | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications | Nakagawa Shigeharu | | Democratic | July 1, 1946 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Hara Kenzaburō | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Mizuta Mikio | | Liberal | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Takahashi Eikichi | | Liberal | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Yoshida An | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Kawasaki Hideji | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Homma Shunichi | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Suzuki Sempachi | | Liberal | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport | Vacancy | Vacancy | Vacancy | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Terashima Ryūtarō | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Tsubokawa Shinzō | | Democratic | March 4, 1947 | May 23, 1947 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Vacancy | Vacancy | Vacancy | May 23, 1947 | May 24, 1947 |
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