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 PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterShigeru YoshidaDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Deputy Prime MinisterJōji HayashiDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949March 13, 1951Attorney GeneralShunkichi UedaIndependentFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister for Foreign AffairsShigeru YoshidaDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949April 1, 1952Minister of FinanceHayato IkedaDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Minister of EducationSōtarō Takase RyokufūkaiFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of HealthJōji HayashiDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesKōtarō MoriDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of Commerce and IndustryHeitarō InagakiDemocraticFebruary 16, 1949May 25, 1949Minister of International Trade and IndustryHeitarō InagakiDemocraticMay 25, 1949February 17, 1950Minister of TransportShinzō ŌyaDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of CommunicationsSaeki OzawaDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 1, 1949Minister of LaborMasafumi SuzukiDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of ConstructionShūji MasutaniDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949May 6, 1950Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board

Chair of the Price Board

Director of the Central Economic Research AgencyTakayoshi AokiDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management AgencyIchirō HondaDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of State Chairman of the Local Finance CommitteeKozaemon KimuraDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 1, 1949Minister of State Director-General of the Board of ReparationsSenzō HigaiDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949March 11, 1949Kikuichirō YamaguchiDemocratic LiberalMarch 11, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of StateKikuichirō YamaguchiDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949March 11, 1949Minister of StateSenzō HigaiDemocratic LiberalMarch 11, 1949June 28, 1950Chief Cabinet SecretaryKaneshichi MasudaDemocratic LiberalFebruary 16, 1949May 6, 1950Deputy Chief Cabinet SecretaryYūichi KōriIndependentFebruary 16, 1949June 1, 1949Source:

Reorganized Cabinet The Cabinet was reorganized on June 1, 1949. PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterShigeru YoshidaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Deputy Prime MinisterJōji HayashiLiberalFebruary 16, 1949March 13, 1951Attorney GeneralUeda ShunkichiIndependentFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister for Foreign AffairsShigeru YoshidaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949April 1, 1952Minister of FinanceHayato IkedaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Minister of EducationSōtarō TakaseRyokufūkaiFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of HealthJōji HayashiLiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesKōtarō MoriLiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of International Trade and IndustryHeitarō InagakiDemocraticMay 25, 1949February 17, 1950Hayato IkedaLiberalFebruary 17, 1950April 11, 1950Sōtarō TakaseRyokufūkaiApril 11, 1950June 28, 1950Minister of TransportShinzō ŌyaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of Posts Minister of TelecommunicationsSaeki OzawaLiberalJune 1, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of LaborMasafumi SuzukiLiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of ConstructionShūji MasutaniLiberalFebruary 16, 1949May 6, 1950Kaneshichi MasudaLiberalMay 6, 1950June 7, 1951Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board

Chair of the Price Board

Director of the Central Economic Research AgencyTakayoshi AokiLiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management AgencyIchirō HondaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy AgencyKozaemon KimuraLiberalJune 1, 1949January 24, 1950Ichirō HondaLiberalJanuary 24, 1950June 28, 1950Minister of State Director-General of the Board of ReparationsKikuichirō YamaguchiLiberalMarch 11, 1949June 28, 1950Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyKaneshichi MasudaLiberalJune 1, 1949June 7, 1951Minister of StateSenzō HigaiLiberalMarch 11, 1949June 28, 1950Chief Cabinet SecretaryKaneshichi MasudaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949May 6, 1950Katsuo OkazakiLiberalMay 6, 1950December 26, 1951Cabinet SecretaryYūichi KōriIndependentJune 1, 1949February 16, 1950Yoshimaru KannoIndependentNovember 1, 1949August 13, 1952Seiichi InōeIndependentJune 20, 1950May 25, 1951Source:

First Cabinet reshuffle

The first Cabinet reshuffle took place on June 28, 1950.

PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterShigeru YoshidaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State (since June 28, 1950)Jōji HayashiLiberalFebruary 16, 1949March 13, 1951Attorney GeneralTakeo ŌhashiLiberalJune 28, 1950December 26, 1951Minister for Foreign AffairsShigeru YoshidaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949April 1, 1952Minister of FinanceHayato IkedaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Minister of EducationTeiyū AmanoIndependentJune 28, 1950August 12, 1952Minister of HealthTakeo KurokawaLiberalJune 28, 1950July 4, 1951Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesKōzen HirokawaLiberalJune 28, 1950July 4, 1951Minister of International Trade and IndustryShigemi YokooLiberalJune 28, 1950July 4, 1951Minister of TransportTakeshi YamazakiLiberalJune 28, 1950December 26, 1951Minister of Posts Minister of TelecommunicationsBunkichi TamuraLiberalJune 28, 1950July 4, 1951Minister of LaborShigeru HoriLiberalJune 28, 1950December 26, 1951Minister of ConstructionKaneshichi MasudaLiberalMay 6, 1950June 7, 1951Hideo SutōLiberalJune 7, 1951July 4, 1951Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board

Chair of the Price Board

Director of the Central Economic Research AgencyHideo SutōLiberalJune 28, 1950August 1, 1952Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management AgencyKiyohide OkanoLiberalJune 28, 1950July 12, 1950Kōzen HirokawaLiberalJuly 12, 1950July 4, 1951Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy AgencyKiyohide OkanoLiberalJune 28, 1950August 1, 1952Minister of State Director-General of the Board of ReparationsKaneshichi MasudaLiberalJune 28, 1950June 7, 1951Hideo Sutō LiberalJune 7, 1951December 26, 1951Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyKaneshichi MasudaLiberalJune 1, 1949June 7, 1951Hideo SutōLiberalJune 7, 1951July 4, 1951Chief Cabinet SecretaryKatsuo OkazakiLiberalMay 6, 1950December 26, 1951Cabinet SecretaryYoshimaru KannoIndependentNovember 1, 1949August 13, 1952Seiichi InōeIndependentJune 20, 1950May 25, 1951Toshihiro KennokiIndependentMay 25, 1951October 30, 1952Source:

Second Cabinet reshuffle

The second Cabinet reshuffle took place on July 4, 1951. PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterShigeru YoshidaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Attorney GeneralTakeo ŌhashiLiberalJune 28, 1950December 26, 1951Minister for Foreign AffairsShigeru YoshidaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949April 1, 1952Minister of FinanceHayato IkedaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Minister of EducationTeiyū AmanoIndependentJune 28, 1950August 12, 1952Minister of HealthRyōgo HashimotoLiberalJuly 4, 1951January 18, 1952Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesRyūtarō NemotoIndependentJuly 4, 1951December 26, 1951Minister of International Trade and IndustryRyūtarō TakahashiIndependentJuly 4, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of TransportTakeshi YamazakiLiberalJune 28, 1950December 26, 1951Minister of PostsEisaku SatōLiberalJuly 4, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of TelecommunicationsEisaku SatōLiberalJuly 4, 1951August 1, 1952Minister of LaborShigeru HoriLiberalJune 28, 1950December 26, 1951Minister of ConstructionUichi NodaLiberalJuly 4, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board

Chair of the Price Board

Director of the Central Economic Research AgencyHideo SutōLiberalJune 28, 1950August 1, 1952Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management AgencyRyōgo HashimotoLiberalJuly 4, 1951January 18, 1952Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy AgencyKiyohide OkanoLiberalJune 28, 1950August 1, 1952Minister of State Director-General of the Board of ReparationsHideo SutōLiberalJune 7, 1951December 26, 1951Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyUichi NodaLiberalJuly 4, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of StateShūji MasutaniLiberalJuly 4, 1951December 26, 1951Chief Cabinet SecretaryKatsuo OkazakiLiberalMay 6, 1950December 26, 1951Cabinet SecretaryYoshimaru KannoIndependentNovember 1, 1949August 13, 1952Toshihiro KennokiIndependentMay 25, 1951October 30, 1952Source:

Third Cabinet reshuffle

The third Cabinet reshuffle took place on December 26, 1951. PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterShigeru YoshidaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Attorney GeneralTōkutarō KimuraLiberalDecember 26, 1951August 1, 1952Minister of JusticeKimura LiberalAugust 1, 1952October 30, 1952Minister for Foreign AffairsShigeru YoshidaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949April 1, 1952Katsuo OkazakiLiberalApril 1, 1952October 30, 1952Minister of FinanceHayato IkedaLiberalFebruary 16, 1949October 30, 1952Minister of EducationTeiyū AmanoIndependentJune 28, 1950August 12, 1952Kiyohide OkanoLiberalAugust 12, 1952October 30, 1952Minister of HealthRyōgo HashimotoLiberalJuly 4, 1951January 18, 1952Eichi YoshitakeLiberalJanuary 18, 1952October 30, 1952Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesKōzen HirokawaLiberalDecember 26, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of International Trade and IndustryRyūtarō TakahashiIndependentJuly 4, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of TransportGiichi MurakamiIndependentDecember 26, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of PostsEisaku SatōLiberalJuly 4, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of TelecommunicationsEisaku SatōLiberalJuly 4, 1951August 1, 1952Minister of LaborEichi YoshitakeLiberalDecember 26, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of ConstructionUichi NodaLiberalJuly 4, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of State Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board

Chair of the Price Board

Director of the Central Economic Research AgencyHideo SutōLiberalJune 28, 1950August 1, 1952Minister of State Director of the Economic Deliberation AgencyHideo SutōLiberalAugust 1, 1952September 2, 1952Takeshi YamazakiLiberalSeptember 2, 1952October 30, 1952Minister of State Director of the Administrative Management AgencyRyōgo HashimotoLiberalJuly 4, 1951January 18, 1952Tōkutarō KimuraLiberalJanuary 18, 1952April 5, 1952Uichi NodaLiberalApril 5, 1952October 30, 1952Minister of State Director of the Local Autonomy AgencyKiyohide OkanoLiberalJune 28, 1950August 1, 1952Minister of State Director of the Autonomy AgencyKiyohide OkanoLiberalAugust 1, 1952October 30, 1952Minister of State (until December 27, 1951) Director-General of the Board of ReparationsKatsuo OkazakiLiberalDecember 26, 1951April 28, 1952Minister of State Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development AgencyUichi NodaLiberalJuly 4, 1951October 30, 1952Minister of State