Nationally popular Fumimaro KONOE was appointed to Deputy Prime Minister-status as Minister of State (without portfolio), Mamoru SHIGEMITSU as Foreign Minister and Juichi TSUSHIMA as Finance Minister.
副総理格の国務大臣（無任所）には国民的に人気が高かった近衛文麿、外務大臣(日本)には重光葵、大蔵大臣には津島寿一が任命された。