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Murayama Cabinet

{{Short description|Cabinet of Japan (1994–1995)}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Murayama Cabinet

| cabinet_type =

| cabinet_number = 81st

| jurisdiction = Japan

| flag = Flag of Japan.svg

| flag_border = true

| incumbent =

| image = 300px

| caption = Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (front row, centre) and cabinet at the Kantei, June 30, 1994

| date_formed = June 30, 1994

| date_dissolved = August 8, 1995

| government_head = Tomiichi Murayama

| government_head_history =

| deputy_government_head = Yōhei Kōno (1994-95)
Ryutaro Hashimoto (1995-96)

| state_head = Emperor Akihito

| members_number =

| former_members_number =

| total_number =

| political_party = LDP–Socialist–New Party Sakigake Coalition

| legislature_status = Coalition majority

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party = Japan Renewal Party (1994)
New Frontier Party (1994-96)

| opposition_leader = Tsutomu Hata (1994)
Toshiki Kaifu (1994-95)
Ichirō Ozawa (1995-96)

| election = 1995 councillors election

| last_election =

| legislature_term =

| budget =

| advice_and_consent1 =

| incoming_formation =

| outgoing_formation =

| predecessor = Hata Cabinet

| successor = First Hashimoto Cabinet
(Reshuffle)

}}

The {{nihongo|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.

The government lasted until January 5, 1996, when Murayama announced his resignation. The 3-party coalition continued under LDP leadership with Deputy Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto becoming the new prime minister on January 11.{{cite news|title=Murayama Resigns, Rules Out New Elections|url=http://old.themoscowtimes.com/sitemap/free/1996/1/article/murayama-resigns-rules-out-new-elections/330165.html|accessdate=9 December 2016|publisher=Moscow Times|date=6 January 1996|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209001946/http://old.themoscowtimes.com/sitemap/free/1996/1/article/murayama-resigns-rules-out-new-elections/330165.html|archivedate=9 December 2016}}

Election of the prime minister

The decision by the LDP to support the leader of their traditional rival, the Socialists, for prime minister caused a split in party ranks. Former LDP Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu announced that he was leaving the party and was put forward by the anti-LDP coalition parties led by Tsutomu Hata and Ichirō Ozawa as their candidate for prime minister when the vote was held on June 29.{{cite news|last1=Blustein|first1=Paul|title=SOCIALIST ELECTED JAPANESE PREMIER|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/06/30/socialist-elected-japanese-premier/fc71f035-a37d-45d8-8016-cdcbab2d4ddc/|accessdate=7 December 2016|work=Washington post|date=June 30, 1994}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

|+ 29 June 1994
{{small|Absolute majority (256/511) required}}

colspan="4"| House of Representatives
align="left" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="100"| Choice

! colspan="2"| First Vote

width="100"| Votes
style=

| width="1" bgcolor="green"|

| align="left"| Tomiichi Murayama

| {{Composition bar|241|511|hex=green}}

bgcolor="red"|

| align="left"| Toshiki Kaifu

| {{Composition bar|220|511|hex=red}}

bgcolor="red"|

| align="left"| Tetsuzo Fuwa

| {{Composition bar|15|511|hex=red}}

bgcolor="red"|

| align="left"| Yohei Kono

| {{Composition bar|5|511|hex=red}}

bgcolor="gray"|

| align="left"| Blank Ballot

| {{Composition bar|23|511|hex=gray}}

bgcolor="gray"|

| align="left"| Abstentions (Including Speaker and Deputy)

| {{Composition bar|7|511|hex=gray}}

colspan=3| Source [http://www2n.biglobe.ne.jp/~rei/next42e.htm Political Data: Japanese Politics 1994]

Since no candidate gained an absolute majority in the first round, a runoff vote between Murayama and Kaifu was held later the same day, with Murayama being elected with the support of the Japan Socialist Party, New Party Sakigake and the majority of the LDP.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

|+ 29 June 1994
{{small|Simple majority required}}

colspan="4"| House of Representatives
align="left" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="100"| Choice

! colspan="2"| Runoff Vote

width="100"| Votes
style="background:lightgreen;"

| width="1" bgcolor="green"|

| align="left"| {{tick}}Tomiichi Murayama

| {{Composition bar|261|511|hex=green}}

bgcolor="red"|

| align="left"| Toshiki Kaifu

| {{Composition bar|214|511|hex=red}}

bgcolor="gray"|

| align="left"| Blank Ballot

| {{Composition bar|29|511|hex=gray}}

bgcolor="gray"|

| align="left"| Abstentions (Including Speaker and Deputy)

| {{Composition bar|7|511|hex=gray}}

colspan=3| Source [http://www2n.biglobe.ne.jp/~rei/next42e.htm Political Data: Japanese Politics 1994]

List of ministers

{{legend2|{{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}|Socialist|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}|Liberal Democratic|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|New Party Sakigake}}|New Party Sakigake|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Independent}}|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

R = Member of the House of Representatives


C = Member of the House of Councillors

= Cabinet =

class=wikitable

|+Murayama Cabinet from 30 June 1994 to 8 August 1995

Portfolio

! colspan=2 | Minister

! Term of office

! colspan=2 | Diet membership

Prime Minister

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Tomiichi Murayama

| June 30, 1994 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Ōita 1

Deputy Prime Minister

! style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" rowspan=2|

|rowspan=2| Yōhei Kōno

| June 30, 1994 - October 2, 1995

|rowspan=2| R

|rowspan=2| Kanagawa 3

Minister of Foreign Affairs

| June 30, 1994 - January 11, 1996

Minister of Justice

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

| Isao Maeda

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| C

| Wakayama

Minister of Finance

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|New Party Sakigake}}" |

| Masayoshi Takemura

| June 30, 1994 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Shiga at-large

Minister of Education

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

| Kaoru Yosano

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Tokyo 1

Minister of Welfare

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|New Party Sakigake}}" |

| Shōichi Ide

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Nagano 2

Minister of Agriculture

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

| Taichirō Ōgawara

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| C

| national proportional

Minister of Trade and Industry

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

| Ryūtarō Hashimoto

| June 30, 1994 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Okayama 2

Minister of Transportation

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

| Shizuka Kamei

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Hiroshima 3

Minister of Posts and Telecommunications

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Shun Ōide

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Kanagawa 4

Minister of Labour

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Mansō Hamamoto

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| C

| Hiroshima

Minister of Construction

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Koken Nosaka

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Tottori at-large

Minister of Home Affairs
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission

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

| Hiromu Nonaka

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Kyoto 2

Chief Cabinet Secretary

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Kōzō Igarashi

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Hokkaidō 2

Director of the Management and Coordination Agency

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Tsuruo Yamaguchi

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Gunma 3

rowspan="2" | Director of the Hokkaidō Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency

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

| Sadayoshi Ozato

| June 30, 1994 - January 20, 1995

| R

| Kagoshima 2

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

| Kiyoshi Ozawa

| January 20, 1995 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Tokyo 7

Director of the Defense Agency

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

| Masahiko Kōmura

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Yamaguchi 2

Director of the Economic Planning Agency

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

| Tokuichirō Tamazawa

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Iwate 1

Director of the Science and Technology Agency

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

| Makiko Tanaka

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Niigata 3

rowspan="2" |Director of the Environment Agency

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

| Shin Sakurai

| June 30, 1994 - August 14, 1994

| R

| Niigata 3

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

| Sōhei Miyashita

| August 14, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Nagano 3

Director of the National Land Agency

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

| Kiyoshi Ozawa

| June 30, 1994 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Tokyo 7

Minister of State (Disaster management)

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

| Sadayoshi Ozato

| January 20, 1995 - August 8, 1995

| R

| Kagoshima 2

== Changes ==

  • August 14, 1994 - Environment Minister Shin Sakurai resigned after making controversial statements related to Japan's role in the Second World War and was replaced with Sohei Miyashita{{cite journal|author=Rei Shiratori|title=Description of Japanese Politics in 1995|journal=European Journal of Political Research|year=1996|volume=30|url=http://www2n.biglobe.ne.jp/~rei/next42e.htm|accessdate=7 December 2016}}
  • January 20, 1995 - Sadayoshi Ozato was moved to become the Director of the Disaster Management Agency in response to the Great Hanshin earthquake, and was replaced as minister for Okinawa and Hokkaido development by Kiyoshi Ozawa.

== Other positions ==

class=wikitable

| rowspan="3" | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries

| Hiroyuki Sonoda

NPHHR, Kumamoto 2
Nobuo Ishihara
(until 24 February 1995)		––
Teijirō Furukawa
(from 24 February 1995)		––
Legislation BureauTakao Ōde––

= Reshuffled cabinet =

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Murayama Cabinet
(Reshuffle)

| cabinet_type =

| cabinet_number = 81st

| jurisdiction = Japan

| flag = Flag of Japan.svg

| flag_border = true

| incumbent =

| image = 300px

| caption = Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (front row, centre) and his reshuffled cabinet at the Kantei, August 8, 1995

| date_formed = August 8, 1995

| date_dissolved = January 11, 1996

| government_head = Tomiichi Murayama

| government_head_history =

| deputy_government_head = Yōhei Kōno (1994-95)
Ryutaro Hashimoto (1995-96)

| state_head = Emperor Akihito

| members_number =

| former_members_number =

| total_number =

| political_party = LDP–Socialist–New Party Sakigake Coalition

| legislature_status = Coalition majority

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party = Japan Renewal Party (1994)
New Frontier Party (1994-96)

| opposition_leader = Tsutomu Hata (1994)
Toshiki Kaifu (1994-95)
Ichirō Ozawa (1995-96)

| election = 1995 councillors election

| last_election =

| legislature_term =

| budget =

| advice_and_consent1 =

| incoming_formation =

| outgoing_formation =

| predecessor = Murayama Cabinet

| successor = First Hashimoto Cabinet

}}

class=wikitable

|+Murayama Cabinet from 8 August 1995 to January 11, 1996

Portfolio

! colspan=2 | Minister

! Term of Office

! colspan=2 | Diet membership

Prime Minister

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Tomiichi Murayama

| June 30, 1994 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Ōita 1

rowspan=2| Deputy Prime Minister

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

| Yōhei Kōno

| June 30, 1994 - October 2, 1995

| R

| Kanagawa 3

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

| Ryūtarō Hashimoto

| October 2, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Okayama 2

Minister of Foreign Affairs

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

| Yōhei Kōno

| June 30, 1994 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Kanagawa 3

rowspan=2| Minister of Justice

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

| Tomoharu Tazawa

| August 8, 1995 - October 9, 1995

| C

| National Proportional

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

| Hiroshi Miyazawa

| October 9, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| C

| Hiroshima

Minister of Finance

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|New Party Sakigake}}" |

| Masayoshi Takemura

| June 30, 1994 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Shiga At-large

Minister of Education

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

| Yoshinobu Shimamura

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Tokyo 10th

Minister of Welfare

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Tadayoshi Morii

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Hiroshima 2nd

Minister of Agriculture

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

| Hosei Norota

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Akita 1st

Minister of Trade and Industry

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

| Ryūtarō Hashimoto

| June 30, 1994 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Okayama 2nd

Minister of Transportation

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

| Takeo Hiranuma

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Okayama 1st

Minister of Posts and Telecommunications

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Issei Inoue

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Osaka 3rd

Minister of Labour

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Shinji Aoki

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| C

| Shizuoka

Minister of Construction

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

| Yoshirō Mori

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Ishikawa 1st

Minister of Home Affairs
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission

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

| Takashi Fukaya

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Tokyo 8th

Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister for Disaster Relief and Reconstruction

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Koken Nosaka

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Tottori At-large

rowspan=2| Director of the Management and Coordination Agency

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

| Takami Eto

| August 8, 1995 - November 13, 1995

| R

| Miyazaki 1st

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

| Masateru Nakayama

| November 13 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Osaka 2nd

Director of the Hokkaidō Development Agency
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency

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

| Masaaki Takagi

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| C

| Hokkaidō

Director of the Defense Agency

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

| Seishiro Etō

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Oita 1st

Director of the Economic Planning Agency

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

| Isamu Miyazaki

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| -

| Not in the Diet

Director of the Science and Technology Agency

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

| Yasuoki Urano

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Aichi 4th

Director of the Environment Agency

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

| Tadamori Oshima

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Aomori 1st

Director of the National Land Agency

! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}" |

| Seiichi Ikehata

| August 8, 1995 - January 11, 1996

| R

| Hokkaido 4th

January 11, 1996

== Changes ==

  • October 2 - Following the 1995 LDP Leadership election Ryutaro Hashimoto became LDP President and replaced Yōhei Kōno as deputy prime minister. Both retained their ministerial portfolios.
  • October 9 - Justice minister Tomoharu Tazawa resigned following a campaign finance scandal, and was replaced by Hiroshi Miyazawa.{{cite news|last1=KRISTOF|first1=NICHOLAS D.|title=Tokyo Justice Chief Quits in Scandal Over Buddhist Funds|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/10/world/tokyo-justice-chief-quits-in-scandal-over-buddhist-funds.html|accessdate=7 December 2016|work=New York Times|date=October 10, 1995}}
  • November 13 - Takami Eto resigned as Director of the Management and Co-ordination agency following controversial remarks about the treatment of conquered peoples during the Second World War, and was replaced by Masateru Nakayama."[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-11-22/japanese-ex-minister-found-dead-in-vietnam-hotel/733934 Japanese ex-minister found dead in Vietnam hotel room]" - AFP - Nov 22, 2007 - Accessed Dec 1, 2014

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • Kantei/Cabinet of Japan: [http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/kakuryo/81.html Murayama Cabinet] {{in lang|ja}}
  • The New York Times, 1 July 1994: [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/01/world/japan-s-first-socialist-premier-appoints-a-familiar-cabinet.html Japan's First Socialist Premier Appoints a Familiar Cabinet]
  • The Chicago Tribune, 26 June 1994: [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/06/26/japans-short-era-of-political-reform-may-be-over/ Japan's Short Era of Political Reform may be over]

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