# Third Yoshida Cabinet

The Third Yoshida Cabinet was the 49th Cabinet of Japan. It was headed by Shigeru Yoshida from 16 February 1949 to 30 October 1952.
The Treaty of San Francisco came into force and the Allied occupation ended on 28 April 1952.

## Cabinet
### Initial composition

| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Hayashi Jōji | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | March 13, 1951 |
| Attorney General | Ueda Shunkichi | Independent | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | April 1, 1952 |
| Minister of Finance | Hayato Ikeda | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Education | Takase Sōtarō | Ryokufūkai | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Health | Hayashi Jōji | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Mori Kōtarō | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Heitarō Inagaki | Democratic | February 16, 1949 | May 25, 1949 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Heitarō Inagaki | Democratic | May 25, 1949 | February 17, 1950 |
| Minister of Transport | Shinzō Ōya | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Communications | Ozawa Saeki | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 1, 1949 |
| Minister of Labor | Suzuki Masafumi | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Construction | Masutani Shūji | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | May 6, 1950 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency | Aoki Takayoshi | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Honda Ichirō | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of State Chairman of the Local Finance Committee | Kozaemon Kimura | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 1, 1949 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations | Higai Senzō | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | March 11, 1949 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations | Yamaguchi Kikuichirō | Democratic Liberal | March 11, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of State | Yamaguchi Kikuichirō | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | March 11, 1949 |
| Minister of State | Higai Senzō | Democratic Liberal | March 11, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Masuda Kaneshichi | Democratic Liberal | February 16, 1949 | May 6, 1950 |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kōri Yūichi | Independent | February 16, 1949 | June 1, 1949 |
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### Reorganized Cabinet

The Cabinet was reorganized on June 1, 1949.
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Hayashi Jōji | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | March 13, 1951 |
| Attorney General | Ueda Shunkichi | Independent | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | April 1, 1952 |
| Minister of Finance | Hayato Ikeda | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Education | Takase Sōtarō | Ryokufūkai | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Health | Hayashi Jōji | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Mori Kōtarō | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Heitarō Inagaki | Democratic | May 25, 1949 | February 17, 1950 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Hayato Ikeda | Liberal | February 17, 1950 | April 11, 1950 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Takase Sōtarō | Ryokufūkai | April 11, 1950 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Transport | Shinzō Ōya | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Posts Minister of Telecommunications | Ozawa Saeki | Liberal | June 1, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Labor | Suzuki Masafumi | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of Construction | Masutani Shūji | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | May 6, 1950 |
| Minister of Construction | Masuda Kaneshichi | Liberal | May 6, 1950 | June 7, 1951 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency | Aoki Takayoshi | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Honda Ichirō | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency | Kozaemon Kimura | Liberal | June 1, 1949 | January 24, 1950 |
| Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency | Honda Ichirō | Liberal | January 24, 1950 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations | Yamaguchi Kikuichirō | Liberal | March 11, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Masuda Kaneshichi | Liberal | June 1, 1949 | June 7, 1951 |
| Minister of State | Higai Senzō | Liberal | March 11, 1949 | June 28, 1950 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Masuda Kaneshichi | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | May 6, 1950 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Katsuo Okazaki | Liberal | May 6, 1950 | December 26, 1951 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Kōri Yūichi | Independent | June 1, 1949 | February 16, 1950 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Kanno Yoshimaru | Independent | November 1, 1949 | August 13, 1952 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Inōe Seiichi | Independent | June 20, 1950 | May 25, 1951 |
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### First Cabinet reshuffle

The first Cabinet reshuffle took place on June 28, 1950.
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State (since June 28, 1950) | Hayashi Jōji | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | March 13, 1951 |
| Attorney General | Ōhashi Takeo | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | December 26, 1951 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | April 1, 1952 |
| Minister of Finance | Hayato Ikeda | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Education | Amano Teiyū | Independent | June 28, 1950 | August 12, 1952 |
| Minister of Health | Kurokawa Takeo | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | July 4, 1951 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Hirokawa Kōzen | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | July 4, 1951 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Yokoo Shigemi | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | July 4, 1951 |
| Minister of Transport | Yamazaki Takeshi | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | December 26, 1951 |
| Minister of Posts Minister of Telecommunications | Tamura Bunkichi | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | July 4, 1951 |
| Minister of Labor | Shigeru Hori | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | December 26, 1951 |
| Minister of Construction | Masuda Kaneshichi | Liberal | May 6, 1950 | June 7, 1951 |
| Minister of Construction | Sutō Hideo | Liberal | June 7, 1951 | July 4, 1951 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency | Sutō Hideo | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Okano Kiyohide | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | July 12, 1950 |
| Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Hirokawa Kōzen | Liberal | July 12, 1950 | July 4, 1951 |
| Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency | Okano Kiyohide | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations | Masuda Kaneshichi | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | June 7, 1951 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations | Sutō Hideo | Liberal | June 7, 1951 | December 26, 1951 |
| Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Masuda Kaneshichi | Liberal | June 1, 1949 | June 7, 1951 |
| Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Sutō Hideo | Liberal | June 7, 1951 | July 4, 1951 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Katsuo Okazaki | Liberal | May 6, 1950 | December 26, 1951 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Kanno Yoshimaru | Independent | November 1, 1949 | August 13, 1952 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Inōe Seiichi | Independent | June 20, 1950 | May 25, 1951 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Toshihiro Kennoki | Independent | May 25, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
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### Second Cabinet reshuffle

The second Cabinet reshuffle took place on July 4, 1951.
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Attorney General | Ōhashi Takeo | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | December 26, 1951 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | April 1, 1952 |
| Minister of Finance | Hayato Ikeda | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Education | Amano Teiyū | Independent | June 28, 1950 | August 12, 1952 |
| Minister of Health | Hashimoto Ryōgo | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | January 18, 1952 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Nemoto Riyūtarō | Independent | July 4, 1951 | December 26, 1951 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Takahashi Riyūtarō | Independent | July 4, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Transport | Yamazaki Takeshi | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | December 26, 1951 |
| Minister of Posts | Eisaku Satō | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Telecommunications | Eisaku Satō | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of Labor | Shigeru Hori | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | December 26, 1951 |
| Minister of Construction | Noda Uichi | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency | Sutō Hideo | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Hashimoto Ryōgo | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | January 18, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency | Okano Kiyohide | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Board of Reparations | Sutō Hideo | Liberal | June 7, 1951 | December 26, 1951 |
| Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Noda Uichi | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State | Masutani Shūji | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | December 26, 1951 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Katsuo Okazaki | Liberal | May 6, 1950 | December 26, 1951 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Kanno Yoshimaru | Independent | November 1, 1949 | August 13, 1952 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Toshihiro Kennoki | Independent | May 25, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
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### Third Cabinet reshuffle

The third Cabinet reshuffle took place on December 26, 1951.
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Attorney General | Kimura Tōkutarō | Liberal | December 26, 1951 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of Justice | Kimura Tōkutarō | Liberal | August 1, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | April 1, 1952 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Katsuo Okazaki | Liberal | April 1, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Finance | Hayato Ikeda | Liberal | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Education | Amano Teiyū | Independent | June 28, 1950 | August 12, 1952 |
| Minister of Education | Okano Kiyohide | Liberal | August 12, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Health | Hashimoto Ryōgo | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | January 18, 1952 |
| Minister of Health | Yoshitake Eichi | Liberal | January 18, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Hirokawa Kōzen | Liberal | December 26, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Takahashi Riyūtarō | Independent | July 4, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Transport | Murakami Giichi | Independent | December 26, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Posts | Eisaku Satō | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Telecommunications | Eisaku Satō | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of Labor | Yoshitake Eichi | Liberal | December 26, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of Construction | Noda Uichi | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board Chair of the Price Board Director of the Central Economic Research Agency | Sutō Hideo | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Economic Deliberation Agency | Sutō Hideo | Liberal | August 1, 1952 | September 2, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Economic Deliberation Agency | Yamazaki Takeshi | Liberal | September 2, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Hashimoto Ryōgo | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | January 18, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Kimura Tōkutarō | Liberal | January 18, 1952 | April 5, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Noda Uichi | Liberal | April 5, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy Agency | Okano Kiyohide | Liberal | June 28, 1950 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Autonomy Agency | Okano Kiyohide | Liberal | August 1, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State (until December 27, 1951) Director-General of the Board of Reparations | Katsuo Okazaki | Liberal | December 26, 1951 | April 28, 1952 |
| Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Noda Uichi | Liberal | July 4, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State Commissioner of the National Safety Agency | Shigeru Yoshida (acting) | Liberal | August 1, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State | Ōhashi Takeo | Liberal | December 26, 1951 | August 1, 1952 |
| Minister of State | Yamazaki Takeshi | Liberal | December 26, 1951 | September 2, 1952 |
| Minister of State | Katsuo Okazaki | Liberal | April 29, 1952 | April 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State | Yamagata Katsumi | Liberal | September 2, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State | Ōnogi Hidejirō | Liberal | September 2, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Minister of State | Nakayama Toshihiko | Liberal | September 2, 1952 | October 30, 1952 |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Shigeru Hori | Liberal | December 26, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Kanno Yoshimaru | Independent | November 1, 1949 | August 13, 1952 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Toshihiro Kennoki | Independent | May 25, 1951 | October 30, 1952 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Eguchi Mitoru | Independent | December 26, 1951 | August 13, 1952 |
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