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First Kishi Cabinet | |
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 56th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | February 25, 1957 |
| Date dissolved | July 10, 1957 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mitsujirō Ishii (from May 20, 1957) |
| Member party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature |
House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Minority |
| Opposition parties |
Japan Socialist Party Japanese Communist Party Ryokufūkai |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 26th National Diet |
| Predecessor | Ishibashi Cabinet |
| Successor | First Kishi Cabinet (Reshuffle) |
The First Kishi Cabinet is the 56th Cabinet of Japan headed by Nobusuke Kishi from February 25, 1957 to June 12, 1958.
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mitsujirō Ishii | Liberal Democratic | May 20, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of Justice | Umekichi Nakamura | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Nobusuke Kishi | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Minister of Finance | Hayato Ikeda | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Minister of Education | Hirokichi Nadao | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Minister of Health | Hiroshi Kanda | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Ichitarō Ide | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Mikio Mizuta | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Minister of Transport | Taneo Miyazawa | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Minister of Posts | Tarō Hirai | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Minister of Labor | Shūtarō Matsuura | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
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Minister of Construction
Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission |
Tokuo Nanjō | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency | Tomejiro Okubo | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency | Matsusuke Kamamura | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | April 30, 1957 | |
| Morinosuke Kajima | Liberal Democratic | April 30, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | ||
| Director of the Autonomy Agency | Isaji Tanaka | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Director of the Defense Agency | Akira Kodaki | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency
Director of the Science and Technology Agency |
Koichi Uda | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Hirohide Ishida | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 10, 1957 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Shūzō Hayashi | Independent | February 25, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Naokichi Kitazawa | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | July 12, 1957 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Eiichi Tanaka | Independent | February 25, 1957 | July 12, 1957 | |
| Source: [1] | |||||
Reshuffled Cabinet
First Kishi Cabinet (Reshuffle) | |
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|
56th Cabinet of Japan | |
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| Date formed | July 10, 1957 |
| Date dissolved | June 12, 1958 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mitsujirō Ishii |
| Member party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature |
House of Representatives: Majority House of Councillors: Minority |
| Opposition parties |
Japan Socialist Party Japanese Communist Party Ryokufūkai |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 27th-29th National Diet |
| Predecessor | First Kishi Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Kishi Cabinet |
A Cabinet reshuffle took place on July 10, 1957.
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi | Liberal Democratic | February 25, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister |
Mitsujirō Ishii |
Liberal Democratic | May 20, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of Justice | Toshiki Karasawa | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Aiichirō Fujiyama | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of Finance | Hisato Ichimada | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of Education | Tō Matsunaga | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of Health | Kenzō Horiki | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Munenori Akagi | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Shigesaburō Maeo | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of Transport | Sannojo Nakamura | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of Posts | Kakuei Tanaka | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Minister of Labor | Hirohide Ishida | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
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Minister of Construction
Chair of the National Capital Region Development Commission |
Ryutarō Nemoto | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
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Chair of the National Public Safety Commission
Director of the Science and Technology Agency |
Matsutarō Shōriki | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency |
Mitsujirō Ishii | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Director of the Autonomy Agency | Yuichi Kōri | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Director of the Defense Agency | Juichi Tsushima | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | Ichirō Kōno | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Kiichi Aichi | Liberal Democratic | July 10, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office | Jirō Imamatsu | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Shūzō Hayashi | Independent | February 25, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs) | Tatsuo Tanaka | Liberal Democratic | July 12, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs) | Eijo Okazaki | Liberal Democratic | July 12, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary ( Prime Minister's Office) | Setsuo Fujiwara | Liberal Democratic | August 1, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | |
| Kentarō Uemura | Independent | April 22, 1958 | June 12, 1958 | ||
| Source: [1] | |||||
