| Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 42nd Cabinet of Japan | |
 | |
| Date formed | April 7, 1945 |
| Date dissolved | August 17, 1945 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | Kantarō Suzuki |
| Member parties | Imperial Rule Assistance Association (until June 13, 1945) Dai Nippon Seijikai Independent Military |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 87th Imperial Diet |
| Predecessor | Koiso Cabinet |
| Successor | Higashikuni Cabinet |
(June 9, 1945).
- 1) Tadahiko Okada, Welfare Minister
- 2) Genki Abe, Home Minister
- 3) Hirose Toyosaku, Finance Minister
- 4) Sakurai Hyōgorō, State Minister
- 5) Shigenori Tōgō, Foreign Minister
- 6) Matsuzaka Hiromasa, Justice Minister
- 7) Sakonji Seizō, State Minister
- 8) Tsukizo Akinaga, Director of Overall Planning Bureau
- 9) Teijirō Toyoda, Munitions Minister
- 10) Kantarō Suzuki, Prime Minister
- 11) Yasui Tōji, State Minister
- 12) Hisatsune Sakomizu, Chief Cabinet Secretary
- 13) Korechika Anami, War Minister
- 14) Hiroshi Shimomura, State Minister
- 15) Tadaatsu Ishiguro, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce
- 16) Mitsumasa Yonai, Navy Minister
- 17) Ōta Kōzō, Education Minister
- 18) Murase Naokai, Director of the Legislative Bureau
- 19) Kobiyama Naoto, Transportation Minister.
The Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet is the 42nd Cabinet of Japan led by Kantarō Suzuki from April 7 to August 17, 1945.
Cabinet
| Ministers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Prime Minister | Kantarō Suzuki | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kantarō Suzuki | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | April 7, 1945 | April 9, 1945 | |
| Shigenori Tōgō | Independent | April 9, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Genki Abe | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Finance | Hirose Toyosaku | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of the Army | Korechika Anami | Military (Army) | April 7, 1945 | August 15, 1945 | |
| Vacant | August 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |||
| Minister of the Navy | Mitsumasa Yonai | Military (Navy) | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Justice | Matsuzaka Hiromasa | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Education | Ōta Kōzō | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Health | Tadahiko Okada | Dai Nippon Seijikai | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Greater East Asia | Kantarō Suzuki | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | April 7, 1945 | April 9, 1945 | |
| Shigenori Tōgō | Independent | April 9, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Tadaatsu Ishiguro | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Munitions | Teijirō Toyoda | Military (Navy) | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of Transportation and Communications | Teijirō Toyoda | Military (Navy) | April 7, 1945 | April 9, 1945 | |
| Vacant | April 9, 1945 | April 11, 1945 | |||
| Kobiyama Naoto | Independent | April 11, 1945 | May 19, 1945 | ||
| Minister of Transport | Kobiyama Naoto | Independent | May 19, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of State | Sakurai Hyōgorō | Dai Nippon Seijikai | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of State | Sakonji Seizō | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of State | Hiroshi Shimomura | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Minister of State | Yasui Tōji | Military (Army) | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Hisatsune Sakomizu | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Murase Naokai | Independent | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Ministers | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Itō Jirōmaru | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs | Kuboi Yoshimichi | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Nakamura Sannojo | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Army | Koyama Kunitarō | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy | Ayabe Kentarō | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hamano Tetsutarō | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education | Count Hashimoto Saneaya | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health | Miyoshi Nobufusa | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Greater East Asia | Toyota Osamu | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Ueda Kōkichi | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Munitions | Noda Takeo | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications | Manabe Gijū | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | May 19, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport | Manabe Gijū | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 19, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretaries | |||||
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs | Tsuru Sōichi | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs | Koizumi Junya | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance | Nishikawa Sadaichi | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Army | Viscount Ōoka Tadatsuna | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy | Baron Kōyama Kazui | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice | Baron Kuratomi Hitoshi | Independent | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education | Itō Gorō | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health | Saitō Masami | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Greater East Asia | Nagumo Seisaku | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture and Commerce | Fujimoto Sutesuke | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Munitions | Miki Takeo | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport and Communications | Hata Bushirō | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 15, 1945 | May 19, 1945 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of Transport | Hata Bushirō | Dai Nippon Seijikai | May 19, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | |
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