# Yonai Cabinet

The Yonai Cabinet is the 37th Cabinet of Japan led by Mitsumasa Yonai from January 16 to July 22, 1940.

## Cabinet

Ministers :
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Mitsumasa Yonai | | Military (Navy) | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Hachirō Arita | | Independent | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Count Hideo Kodama | | Independent | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Finance | Yukio Sakurauchi | | Rikken Minseitō | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of the Army | Shunroku Hata | | Military (Army) | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of the Navy | Zengo Yoshida | | Military (Navy) | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Justice | Kimura Shōtatsu | | Independent | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Education | Matsūra Shigejirō | | Independent | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | Toshio Shimada | | Rikken Seiyūkai | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ginjirō Fujiwara | | Independent | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Communications | Masanori Katsu | | Rikken Minseitō | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Railways | Matsuno Tsuruei | | Rikken Seiyūkai | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Kuniaki Koiso | | Military (Army) | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Minister of Health | Shigeru Yoshida | | Independent | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Ishiwata Sōtarō | | Independent | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Hirose Hisatada | | Independent | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Koyama Tanizō | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Tsurumi Yūsuke | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Kimura Masayoshi | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Miyoshi Hideyuki | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Matsuyama Tsunejirō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hoshijima Nirō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Viscount Funabashi Kiyokata | | Independent | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Okada Kikuji | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry | Katō Ryōgorō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications | Takechi Yūki | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways | Miyazawa Yutaka | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs | Matsuoka Toshizō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Hitotsumatsu Sadayoshi | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Odaka Chōzaburō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Aoyama Kenzō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Matsuda Masakazu | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army | Miyazaki Ichi | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Koyama Kunitarō | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Viscount Takagi Masanari | | Independent | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Nakaima Sōichi | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Matsuki Hiromu | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Kita Sōichirō | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Fujiu Yasutarō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways | Ōshima Torakichi | | Rikken Minseitō | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs | Katō Yoshiyuki | | Independent | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Īmura Gorō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | September 19, 1939 | January 16, 1940 |
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