The 45th Prime Minister, The First Yoshida Cabinet (Established May 22, 1946)
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Shigeru Yoshida(concurrent) |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Seiichi Omura(-January 31, 1947) Etsujiro Uehara(January 31, 1947-) |
| Minister of Finance | Tanzan Ishibashi  |
| First Minister of Demobilization (Abolished June 15, 1946) |
Shigeru Yoshida(concurrent) |
| Second Minister of Demobilization (Abolished June 15, 1946) |
Shigeru Yoshida(concurrent) |
| President of the Demobilization Board (Demobilization Board established June 15, 1946) |
Kijuro Shidehara |
| Minister of Justice | Tokutaro Kimura |
| Minister of Education | Kotaro Tanaka(-January 31, 1947) Seiichiro Takahashi(January 31, 1947-) |
| Minister of Welfare | Yoshinari Kawai(-May 22, 1947) Shigeru Yoshida(pro tempore)(May 22, 1947-) |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | Hiroo Wada(-January 31, 1947) Shigeru Yoshida(concurrent)(January 31, 1947-February 15, 1947) Kozaemon Kimura(February 15, 1947-) |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Niro Hoshijima(-January 31, 1947) Mitsujiro Ishii(January 31, 1947-) |
| Minister of transportation | Tsunejiro Hiratsuka(-January 31, 1947) Kaneshichi Masuda(January 31, 1947-) |
| Minister of Communication (Ministry of Communication established July 1, 1946) |
Sadayoshi Hitotsumatsu |
| Director General of the Economic Stabilization Board (Economic Stabilization Board established August 12, 1946) |
Keinosuke Zen (-January 31, 1947) Tanzan Ishibashi (January 31, 1947-March 20, 1947)Sotaro Takase (March 20, 1947-) |
| Chief of the Price Board (Price Board established August 12, 1946) |
Keinosuke Zen (-January 31, 1947) Tanzan Ishibashi (January 31, 1947-March 20, 1947) Sotaro Takase (March 20, 1947-) |
| President of the Administrative Research Board (Administrative Research Board established October 28, 1946) |
Takao Saito |
| State Minister without portfolio | Kijuro Shidehara |
| State Minister without portfolio | Etsujiro Uehara(-January 31, 1947) Niro Hoshijima(January 31, 1947-) |
| State Minister without portfolio | Sadayoshi Hitotsumatsu(-July 1, 1946) Keinosuke Zen (July 23, 1946-January 31, 1947) Sotaro Takase (March 20, 1947-) |
| State Minister without portfolio | Takao Saito |
| State Minister without portfolio | Tokujiro Kanamori(June 19, 1946-) |
| State Minister without portfolio | Manitsu Tanaka(February 26, 1947-May 22, 1947) |
| Chief Secretary of the Cabinet (Renamed Chief Cabinet Secretary May 3, 1947) |
Joji Hayashi |
| Director General of the Bureau of Legislation | Toshio Irie |
| Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet (Renamed Vice Chief Cabinet Secretary May 3, 1947) |
Hideo Suto(June 14, 1946-April 30, 1947) |
Source: official website of the Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
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