Murayama Cabinet
The Murayama Cabinet (村山内閣 Murayama naikaku) governed Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama from 1994 until a 1995 Cabinet Reshuffle. Murayama was elected prime minister by the National Diet on 29 June 1994 after the threat of a no-confidence vote had brought down the previous minority Hata Cabinet. Murayama's and his cabinet's formal investiture by the Emperor took place one day later.
The coalition cabinet consisted of 13 Liberal Democrats, six Socialists (including the Prime Minister) and two members of New Party Sakigake. All ministers were members of the Diet, the only woman in the cabinet was science and technology minister Makiko Tanaka.
Ministers of State
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Diet membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama | JSP | HR, Ōita 1 |
| Designated Minister of State according to Art. 9, Cabinet Law (Deputy Prime Minister) Foreign Affairs |
Yōhei Kōno | LDP | HR, Kanagawa 3 |
| Justice | Isao Maeda | LDP | HC, Wakayama |
| Finance | Masayoshi Takemura | NPS | HR, Shiga At-large |
| Education | Kaoru Yosano | LDP | HR, Tokyo 1 |
| Health and Welfare | Shōichi Ide | NPS | HR, Nagano 2 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Taichirō Ōgawara | LDP | HC, national proportional |
| International Trade and Industry | Ryūtarō Hashimoto | LDP | HR, Okayama 2 |
| Transport | Shizuka Kamei | LDP | HR, Hiroshima 3 |
| Posts and Telecommunications | Shun Ōide | JSP | HR, Kanagawa 4 |
| Labour | Mansō Hamamoto | JSP | HC, Hiroshima |
| Construction | Kōken Nosaka | JSP | HR, Tottori At-large |
| Home Affairs Public Safety | Hiromu Nonaka | LDP | HR, Kyoto 2 |
| Cabinet Secretariat | Kōzō Igarashi | JSP | HR, Hokkaidō 2 |
| Management and Coordination | Tsuruo Yamaguchi | JSP | HR, Gunma 3 |
| Hokkaidō Development Okinawa Development |
Sadayoshi Ozato (until 20 January 1995) | LDP | HR, Kagoshima 2 |
| Kiyoshi Ozawa (from 20 January 1995) | LDP | HR, Tokyo 7 | |
| Defense | Masahiko Kōmura | LDP | HR, Yamaguchi 2 |
| Economic Planning | Tokuichirō Tamazawa | LDP | HR, Iwate 1 |
| Science and Technology | Makiko Tanaka | LDP | HR, Niigata 3 |
| Environment | Shin Sakurai (until 14 August 1994) | LDP | HR, Niigata 3 |
| Sōhei Miyashita (from 14 August 1994) | LDP | HR, Nagano 3 | |
| Land | Kiyoshi Ozawa | LDP | HR, Tokyo 7 |
| Disaster management (from January 20, 1995) | Sadayoshi Ozato | LDP | HR, Kagoshima 2 |
Other positions
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries | Hiroyuki Sonoda | NPH | HR, Kumamoto 2 |
| Nobuo Ishihara (until 24 February 1995) | – | – | |
| Teiichirō Furukawa (from 24 February 1995) | – | – | |
| Legislation Bureau | Takao Ōde | – | – |
External links
- Kantei/Cabinet of Japan: Murayama Cabinet (Japanese)
- The New York Times, 1 July 1994: Japan's First Socialist Premier Appoints a Familiar Cabinet
- The Chicago Tribune, 26 June 1994: Japan's Short Era of Political Reform may be over
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