First Ōkuma Cabinet
First Ōkuma Cabinet | |
|---|---|
8th Cabinet of Japan | |
| June – November 1898 | |
| Date formed | June 30, 1898 |
| Date dissolved | November 8, 1898 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Meiji |
| Prime Minister | Ōkuma Shigenobu |
| History | |
| Election | August 1898 general election |
| Legislature terms | March–August 1898 August 1898–1902 |
| Predecessor | Third Itō Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Yamagata Cabinet |
The First Ōkuma Cabinet was the eighth Cabinet of Japan, and was led by Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu from June 30 to November 8, 1898. It was Japan's first party-based cabinet, with all ministers except the two service ministers drawn from the Kenseitō.
The cabinet was formed only days after the Kenseitō was founded, through the merger of Ōkuma's Shimpotō and the Itagaki Taisuke's Jiyūtō. Internal divisions persisted, leading to a party split and the cabinet's collapse in November 1898.[1]
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Count Ōkuma Shigenobu | Kenseitō (former Shimpotō) |
June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Count Ōkuma Shigenobu | Kenseitō (former Shimpotō) |
June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Count Itagaki Taisuke | Kenseitō (former Jiyūtō) |
June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Minister of Finance | Matsuda Masahisa | Kenseitō (former Jiyūtō) |
June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Minister of the Army | Viscount Katsura Tarō | Military (Army) | June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Marquess Saigō Jūdō | Military (Navy) | June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Minister of Justice | Ohigashi Gitetsu | Kenseitō (former Shimpotō) |
June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Minister of Education | Ozaki Yukio | Kenseitō (former Shimpotō) |
June 30, 1898 | October 27, 1898 | |
| Inukai Tsuyoshi | Kenseitō (former Shimpotō) |
October 27, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Ōishi Masami | Kenseitō (former Shimpotō) |
June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Minister of Communications | Hayashi Yūzō | Kenseitō (former Jiyūtō) |
June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Taketomi Tokitoshi | Kenseitō (former Shimpotō) |
June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Ume Kenjirō | Independent | June 30, 1898 | July 27, 1898 | |
| Komuchi Tomotsune | Kenseitō (former Shimpotō) |
July 27, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | ||
| Source:[2] | |||||
References
- ^ "2‑18 Birth of the "Waihan" (OKUMA‑ITAGAKI) Cabinets". Modern Japan in archives. National Diet Library. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "First Ōkuma Cabinet". Prime Minister's Official Residence. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2022-03-05.