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

Second Konoe Cabinet

38th Cabinet of Japan
Date formedJuly 22, 1940
Date dissolvedJuly 18, 1941
People and organisations
EmperorShōwa
Prime MinisterFumimaro Konoe
Member partiesRikken 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 legislatureMajority (coalition)
(until October 12, 1940)
One-party government
(since October 12, 1940)
History
Legislature term76th Imperial Diet
PredecessorYonai Cabinet
SuccessorThird Konoe Cabinet

Cabinet

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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
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References

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  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.