The Second Matsukata Cabinet is the sixth Cabinet of Japan led by Matsukata Masayoshi from September 18, 1896, to January 12, 1898.
Cabinet + Second Matsukata CabinetPortfolioMinisterPolitical partyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterCount Matsukata MasayoshiIndependentSeptember 18, 1896January 12, 1898Minister for Foreign AffairsMarquess Saionji KinmochiIndependentSeptember 18, 1896September 22, 1896Count Ōkuma ShigenobuShimpotōSeptember 22, 1896November 6, 1897Baron Nishi TokujirōIndependentNovember 6, 1897January 12, 1898Minister of Home AffairsCount Itagaki TaisukeLiberalSeptember 18, 1896September 20, 1896Count Kabayama SukenoriMilitary (Navy)September 20, 1896January 12, 1898Minister of FinanceCount Matsukata MasayoshiIndependentSeptember 18, 1896January 12, 1898Minister of the ArmyCount Ōyama IwaoMilitary (Army)September 18, 1896September 20, 1896Viscount Takashima TomonosukeMilitary (Army)September 20, 1896January 12, 1898Minister of the NavyMarquess Saigō JūdōKokumin KyōkaiSeptember 18, 1896January 12, 1898Minister of JusticeViscount Yoshikawa AkimasaIndependentSeptember 18, 1896September 26, 1896Kiyoura KeigoStudy GroupSeptember 26, 1896January 12, 1898Minister of EducationMarquess Saionji KinmochiIndependentSeptember 18, 1896September 28, 1896Marquess Hachisuka MochiakiIndependentSeptember 28, 1896November 6, 1897Hamao ArataIndependentNovember 6, 1897January 12, 1898Minister of Agriculture and CommerceViscount Enomoto TakeakiMilitary (Navy)September 18, 1896March 29, 1897Count Ōkuma ShigenobuShimpotōMarch 29, 1897November 6, 1897VacantNovember 6, 1897November 8, 1897Baron Yamada NobumichiIndependentNovember 8, 1897January 12, 1898Minister of CommunicationsShirane Sen'ichiIndependentSeptember 18, 1896September 26, 1896Viscount Yasushi NomuraIndependentSeptember 26, 1896January 12, 1898Minister of Colonial AffairsViscount Takashima TomonosukeMilitary (Army)September 18, 1896September 2, 1897Minister without portfolioCount Kuroda KiyotakaMilitary (Army)September 18, 1896January 12, 1898Chief Cabinet SecretaryKenzo TakahashiShimpotōSeptember 18, 1896October 8, 1897Narinobu HirayamaIndependentOctober 8, 1897January 12, 1898Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauSuematsu KenchōIndependentSeptember 18, 1896September 30, 1896Tomotsune KomuchiShimpotōSeptember 30, 1896October 28, 1897Ume KenjirōIndependentOctober 28, 1897January 12, 1898Source:
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