# First Konoe Cabinet

The First Konoe Cabinet is the 34th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from June 4, 1937, to January 5, 1939.

## Cabinet

Ministers :
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kōki Hirota | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | May 26, 1938 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Eiichi Baba | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | December 14, 1937 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Nobumasa Suetsugu | | Military (Navy) | December 14, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Finance | Okinori Kaya | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | May 26, 1938 |
| Minister of the Army | Hajime Sugiyama | | Military (Army) | June 4, 1937 | June 3, 1938 |
| Minister of the Navy | Mitsumasa Yonai | | Military (Navy) | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Justice | Suehiko Shiono | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Education | Yasui Eiji | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | October 22, 1937 |
| Minister of Education | Marquess Kōichi Kido | | Independent | October 22, 1937 | May 26, 1938 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Count Yoriyasu Arima | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Shinji Yoshino | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | May 26, 1938 |
| Minister of Communications | Ryūtarō Nagai | | Rikken Minseitō | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Railways | Chikuhei Nakajima | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Sonyu Ōtani | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | June 25, 1938 |
| Minister of Health | Marquess Kōichi Kido | | Independent | January 11, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Akira Kazami | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Taki Masao | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | October 25, 1937 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Funada Naka | | Rikken Seiyūkai | October 25, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Matsumoto Tadao | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Katsuta Eikichi | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Ōta Masataka | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Katō Kumeshirō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Ichinomiya Fusajirō | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hisayama Tomoyuki | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Uchigasaki Sakusaburō | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Takahashi Morihei | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry | Kogure Budayū | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications | Tajima Katsutarō | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways | Tajiri Seigo | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs | Yasumi Saburō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Kudō Tetsuo | | Rikken Minseitō | January 18, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Funada Naka | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | October 25, 1937 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | October 25, 1937 | December 15, 1937 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Haruna Seishō | | Independent | December 15, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Kimura Masayoshi | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Nakamura Sannojo | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army | Hisa Shōhei | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Kishida Masaki | | Independent | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Fujita Wakami | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Akagi Kōhei | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Sukegawa Keishirō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Satō Kennosuke | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Inukai Takeru | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways | Kanai Masao | | Independent | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs | Irei Hajime | | Kokumin Dōmei | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Yamamoto Yoshiji | | Rikken Seiyūkai | January 18, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
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## Reshuffled Cabinet

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on May 26, 1938.
Ministers :
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kazushige Ugaki | | Military (Army) | May 26, 1938 | September 30, 1938 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | | Independent | September 30, 1938 | October 29, 1938 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Hachiro Arita | | Independent | October 29, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Nobumasa Suetsugu | | Military (Navy) | December 14, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Finance | Ikeda Shigeaki | | Independent | May 26, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of the Army | Hajime Sugiyama | | Military (Army) | June 4, 1937 | June 3, 1938 |
| Minister of the Army | Seishirō Itagaki | | Military (Army) | June 3, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of the Navy | Mitsumasa Yonai | | Military (Navy) | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Justice | Suehiko Shiono | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Education | Baron Sadao Araki | | Military (Army) | May 26, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Count Yoriyasu Arima | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ikeda Shigeaki | | Independent | May 26, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Communications | Ryūtarō Nagai | | Rikken Minseitō | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Railways | Chikuhei Nakajima | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Sonyu Ōtani | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | June 25, 1938 |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Kazushige Ugaki | | Military (Army) | June 25, 1938 | September 30, 1938 |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Prince Fumimaro Konoe | | Independent | September 30, 1938 | October 29, 1938 |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Yoshiaki Hatta | | Independent | October 29, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Minister of Health | Marquess Kōichi Kido | | Independent | January 11, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Akira Kazami | | Independent | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Funada Naka | | Rikken Seiyūkai | October 25, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Matsumoto Tadao | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Katsuta Eikichi | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Ōta Masataka | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Katō Kumeshirō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Ichinomiya Fusajirō | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hisayama Tomoyuki | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Uchigasaki Sakusaburō | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Takahashi Morihei | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry | Kogure Budayū | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications | Tajima Katsutarō | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways | Tajiri Seigo | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs | Yasumi Saburō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Kudō Tetsuo | | Rikken Minseitō | January 18, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Haruna Seishō | | Independent | December 15, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Kimura Masayoshi | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Nakamura Sannojo | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army | Hisa Shōhei | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Kishida Masaki | | Independent | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Fujita Wakami | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Akagi Kōhei | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Sukegawa Keishirō | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry | Satō Kennosuke | | Rikken Minseitō | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications | Inukai Takeru | | Rikken Seiyūkai | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways | Kanai Masao | | Independent | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs | Irei Hajime | | Kokumin Dōmei | June 24, 1937 | January 5, 1939 |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Yamamoto Yoshiji | | Rikken Seiyūkai | January 18, 1938 | January 5, 1939 |
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