The Second Itō Cabinet is the fifth Cabinet of Japan led by Itō Hirobumi from August 8, 1892, to August 31, 1896.
Second Itō Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 5th Cabinet of Japan | |
| 1892–1896 | |
 | |
| Date formed | August 8, 1892 |
| Date dissolved | September 18, 1896 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Meiji |
| Prime Minister | Itō Hirobumi |
| Total no. of members | 24 |
| Member party | Meiji oligarchy Kokumin Kyōkai Dōshi Seisha Dai-Nippon Association |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
| Opposition party | Liberal Party Rikken Kaishintō Dōmei Seisha |
| History | |
| Elections | March 1894 general election September 1894 general election |
| Legislature terms | 1892–March 1894 March–September 1894 September 1894–March 1898 |
| Predecessor | First Matsukata Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Matsukata Cabinet |
Cabinet
edit| Portfolio | Minister | 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 | |
| Marquess Saionji Kinmochi | Independent | May 30, 1896 | August 31, 1896 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Count Inoue Kaoru | Independent | August 8, 1892 | October 15, 1894 | |
| Viscount Yasushi Nomura | Independent | October 15, 1894 | February 3, 1896 | ||
| Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa | Independent | February 3, 1896 | April 14, 1896 | ||
| Count Itagaki Taisuke | Liberal | April 14, 1896 | August 31, 1896 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Viscount Watanabe Kunitake | Independent | August 8, 1892 | March 17, 1895 | |
| Count Matsukata Masayoshi | Independent | March 17, 1895 | August 27, 1895 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Vacant | March 11, 1893 | March 16, 1893 | |||
| Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa | Independent | March 16, 1893 | August 31, 1896 | ||
| Minister of Education | Kōno Togama | Rikken Kaishintō | August 8, 1892 | March 7, 1893 | |
| Inoue Kowashi | Independent | March 7, 1893 | August 29, 1894 | ||
| Viscount Yoshikawa Akimasa | Independent | August 29, 1894 | October 3, 1894 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Viscount Watanabe Kunitake | Independent | March 17, 1895 | October 9, 1895 | ||
| 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 | |
| Vacant | August 20, 1892 | September 29, 1892 | |||
| Suematsu Kenchō | Independent | September 29, 1892 | August 31, 1896 | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
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 | |
| Source:[1] | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Second Itō Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-03-04.