Second Hashimoto Cabinet | |
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83rd Cabinet of Japan | |
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.