First Kishi Cabinet

{{Short description|Cabinet of Japan (1957–1958)}}

{{One source|date=March 2022}}

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Japanese Communist Party
Ryokufūkai|opposition_cabinet=|legislature_status=House of Representatives: Majority
House of Councillors: Minority|political_party=Liberal Democratic Party|former_members_number=|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

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style="text-align: left;" |Prime Minister

|Nobusuke Kishi

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|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of State

|Mitsujirō Ishii

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|Liberal Democratic

|May 20, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Justice

|Umekichi Nakamura

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister for Foreign Affairs

|Nobusuke Kishi

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister of Finance

|Hayato Ikeda

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister of Education

|Hirokichi Nadao

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister of Health

|Hiroshi Kanda

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

|Ichitarō Ide

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister of International Trade and Industry

|Mikio Mizuta

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister of Transport

|Taneo Miyazawa

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister of Posts

|Tarō Hirai

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister of Labor

|Shūtarō Matsuura

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Minister of Construction
Chairman of the National Capital Region Development Commission

|Tokuo Nanjō

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Director of the Administrative Management Agency
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission

|Tomejiro Okubo

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

rowspan="2" |Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency

|Matsusuke Kamamura

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|April 30, 1957

Morinosuke Kajima

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|April 30, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Director of the Home Affairs Agency

|Isaji Tanaka

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Director of the Defense Agency

|Akira Kodaki

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Director of the Economic Planning Agency
Director of the Science and Technology Agency

|Koichi Uda

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Chief Cabinet Secretary

|Hirohide Ishida

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 10, 1957

Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau

|Shūzō Hayashi

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent}};" |

|Independent

|February 25, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)

|Naokichi Kitazawa

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|July 12, 1957

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)

|Eiichi Tanaka

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent}};" |

|Independent

|February 25, 1957

|July 12, 1957

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colspan="6" |Source:{{Cite web |title=First Kishi Cabinet |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/kakuryo/56.html |website=Prime Minister's Official Residence}}

Reshuffled Cabinet

{{Infobox government cabinet|cabinet_name=First Kishi Cabinet
(Reshuffle)|image=250px|state_head_title=Emperor|deputy_government_head=Mitsujirō Ishii|government_head_history=|government_head=Nobusuke Kishi|government_head_title=Prime Minister|date_dissolved=June 12, 1958|state_head=Shōwa|date_formed=July 10, 1957|caption=|incumbent=|flag_border=true|flag=Flag of Japan.svg|jurisdiction=Japan|cabinet_number=56th|members_number=|total_number=|last_election=|predecessor=First Kishi Cabinet|outgoing_formation=|incoming_formation=|advice_and_consent1=|budget=|legislature_term=27th-29th National Diet|election=|cabinet_type=|opposition_leader=|opposition_parties=Japan Socialist Party
Japanese Communist Party
Ryokufūkai|opposition_cabinet=|legislature_status=House of Representatives: Majority
House of Councillors: Minority|political_party=Liberal Democratic Party|former_members_number=|successor=Second Kishi Cabinet}}

A Cabinet reshuffle took place on July 10, 1957.

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! scope="col" width="20%" |Portfolio

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! colspan="2" scope="col" width="13.5%" |Political party

! scope="col" width="12.5%" |Term start

! scope="col" width="12.5%" |Term end

Prime Minister

|Nobusuke Kishi

| width="0.5%" style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|February 25, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of State

|Mitsujirō Ishii

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|May 20, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Justice

|Toshiki Karasawa

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister for Foreign Affairs

|Aiichirō Fujiyama

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Finance

|Hisato Ichimada

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Education

|Tō Matsunaga

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Health

|Kenzō Horiki

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

|Munenori Akagi

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of International Trade and Industry

|Shigesaburō Maeo

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Transport

|Sannojo Nakamura

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Posts

|Kakuei Tanaka

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Labor

|Hirohide Ishida

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Minister of Construction
Chairman of the National Capital Region Development Commission

|Ryutarō Nemoto

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
Director of the Science and Technology Agency

|Matsutarō Shōriki

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Director of the Administrative Management Agency
Director of the Hokkaido Regional Development Agency

|Mitsujirō Ishii

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Director of the Home Affairs Agency

|Yuichi Kōri

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Director of the Defense Agency

|Juichi Tsushima

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Director of the Economic Planning Agency

|Ichirō Kōno

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Chief Cabinet Secretary

|Kiichi Aichi

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 10, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office

|Jirō Imamatsu

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|August 1, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau

|Shūzō Hayashi

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent}};" |

|Independent

|February 25, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political Affairs)

|Tatsuo Tanaka

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 12, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (General Affairs)

|Eijo Okazaki

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|July 12, 1957

|June 12, 1958

rowspan="2" |Deputy Director General of the Prime Minister's Office)

|Setsuo Fujiwara

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |

|Liberal Democratic

|August 1, 1957

|June 12, 1958

Kentarō Uemura

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent}};" |

|Independent

|April 22, 1958

|June 12, 1958

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