Murayama Cabinet

Murayama Cabinet
81st Cabinet of Japan
Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (front row, centre) and cabinet at the Kantei, June 30, 1994
Date formed	June 30, 1994
Date dissolved	January 11, 1996
People and organisations
Head of state	Emperor Akihito
Head of government	Tomiichi Murayama
Deputy head of government	Yōhei Kōno (1994-95) Ryutaro Hashimoto (1995-96)
Member party	LDP–Socialist–New Party Sakigake Coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition majority
Opposition party	Japan Renewal Party (1994) New Frontier Party (1994-96)
Opposition leader	Tsutomu Hata (1994) Toshiki Kaifu (1994-95) Ichirō Ozawa (1995-96)
History
Election	1995 councillors election
Predecessor	Hata Cabinet
Successor	First Hashimoto Cabinet

The 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.^[1]