Second Itō Cabinet

Second Itō Cabinet
5th Cabinet of Japan
1892–1896
Prime Minister Itō Hirobumi
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

The Second Itō Cabinet is the fifth Cabinet of Japan led by Itō Hirobumi from August 8, 1892, to August 31, 1896.

Cabinet

Second Itō Cabinet

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

1. "Second Itō Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

Preceded by First Matsukata Cabinet

Cabinet of Japan 1892–1896

Succeeded by Second Matsukata Cabinet