# Second Itō Cabinet

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

## Cabinet

Second Itō Cabinet :
| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | 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 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Marquess Saionji Kinmochi | | Independent | May 30, 1896 | August 31, 1896 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Count Inoue Kaoru | | Independent | August 8, 1892 | October 15, 1894 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Viscount Yasushi Nomura | | Independent | October 15, 1894 | February 3, 1896 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa | | Independent | February 3, 1896 | April 14, 1896 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Count Itagaki Taisuke | | Liberal | April 14, 1896 | August 31, 1896 |
| Minister of Finance | Viscount Watanabe Kunitake | | Independent | August 8, 1892 | March 17, 1895 |
| Minister of Finance | Count Matsukata Masayoshi | | Independent | March 17, 1895 | August 27, 1895 |
| Minister of Finance | 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 |
| Minister of the Navy | 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 |
| Minister of Justice | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | March 11, 1893 | March 16, 1893 |
| Minister of Justice | Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa | | Independent | March 16, 1893 | August 31, 1896 |
| Minister of Education | Kōno Togama | | Rikken Kaishintō | August 8, 1892 | March 7, 1893 |
| Minister of Education | Inoue Kowashi | | Independent | March 7, 1893 | August 29, 1894 |
| Minister of Education | Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa | | Independent | August 29, 1894 | October 3, 1894 |
| Minister of Education | 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 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | 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 |
| Minister of Communications | Viscount Watanabe Kunitake | | Independent | March 17, 1895 | October 9, 1895 |
| Minister of Communications | 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 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | August 20, 1892 | September 29, 1892 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Suematsu Kenchō | | Independent | September 29, 1892 | August 31, 1896 |
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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 |
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