Second Hashimoto Cabinet | |
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 83rd Cabinet of Japan | |
 Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (front row, centre) with the re-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, November 7, 1996 | |
| Date formed | November 7, 1996 |
| Date dissolved | September 11, 1997 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Emperor Akihito |
| Head of government | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Member party | LDP |
| Status in legislature | Minority government (with SDP and NPS extra-cabinet support) (1996-97) HR majority, HC minority government (but with continued SDP & NPS support) (1997-98) |
| Opposition party | New Frontier Party (1996-97) Democratic Party (1997-98) Democratic Party of Japan (1998) |
| Opposition leader | Ichirō Ozawa (until December 31, 1997) Naoto Kan (from December 31, 1997) |
| History | |
| Elections | 1996 general election 1998 councillors election |
| Predecessor | First Hashimoto Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Hashimoto Cabinet (Reshuffle) |
The Second Hashimoto Cabinet governed Japan from November 1996 to July 1998 under the leadership of Ryutaro Hashimoto.