Second Konoe Cabinet

Second Konoe Cabinet
38th Cabinet of Japan
Date formed	July 22, 1940
Date dissolved	July 18, 1941
People and organisations
Emperor	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Fumimaro Konoe
Member parties	Rikken Minseitō (until October 12, 1940) Rikken Seiyūkai (until October 12, 1940) Kokumin Dōmei (until October 12, 1940) Imperial Rule Assistance Association (from October 12, 1940) Independent Military
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) (until October 12, 1940) One-party government (since October 12, 1940)
History
Legislature term	76th Imperial Diet
Predecessor	Yonai Cabinet
Successor	Third Konoe Cabinet

The Second Konoe Cabinet is the 38th Cabinet of Japan led by Fumimaro Konoe from July 22, 1940 to July 18, 1941.[1]

Cabinet

Ministers
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Prince Fumimaro Konoe		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	July 22, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Yōsuke Matsuoka		Independent	July 22, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of Home Affairs	Yasui Eiji		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	July 22, 1940	December 21, 1940
	Baron Hiranuma Kiichirō		Independent	December 21, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of Finance	Kawada Isao		Independent	July 22, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of the Army	Hideki Tojo		Military (Army)	July 22, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of the Navy	Zengo Yoshida		Military (Navy)	July 22, 1940	September 5, 1940
	Koshirō Oikawa		Military (Navy)	September 5, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of Justice	Akira Kazami		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	July 22, 1940	December 21, 1940
	Heisuke Yanagawa		Military (Army)	December 21, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of Education	Kunihiko Hashida		Independent	July 22, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Prince Fumimaro Konoe		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	July 22, 1940	July 24, 1940
	Tadaatsu Ishiguro		Independent	July 24, 1940	June 11, 1941
	Hiroya Ino		Independent	June 11, 1941	July 18, 1941
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Ichizō Kobayashi		Independent	July 24, 1940	April 4, 1941
	Teijirō Toyoda		Military (Navy)	April 4, 1941	July 18, 1941
Minister of Communications	Shōzō Murata		Independent	July 22, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of Railways	Shōzō Murata		Independent	July 22, 1940	September 28, 1940
	Gōtarō Ogawa		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	September 28, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of Colonial Affairs	Yōsuke Matsuoka		Independent	July 22, 1940	September 28, 1940
	Kiyoshi Akita		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	September 28, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister of Health	Yasui Eiji		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	July 22, 1940	September 28, 1940
	Tsuneo Kanemitsu		Imperial Rule Assistance Association	September 28, 1940	July 18, 1941
Minister without portfolio	Naoki Hoshino		Independent	July 22, 1940	December 6, 1940
Minister of State	Baron Hiranuma Kiichirō		Independent	December 6, 1940	December 21, 1940
Minister of State	Naoki Hoshino		Independent	December 6, 1940	April 4, 1941
Minister of State	Masatsune Ogura		Independent	April 4, 1941	July 18, 1941
Minister of State	Teiichi Suzuki		Military (Army)	April 4, 1941	July 18, 1941
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Kenji Tomita		Independent	July 22, 1940	July 18, 1941
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Murase Naokai		Independent	July 22, 1940	July 18, 1941
Source:[2]

References

1. "Topics - A Window into the Early Showa Period". www.jacar.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
2. "Second Konoe Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence.