Cabinet of Yuan Shikai

The Yuan Shikai Cabinet was the second cabinet of the Qing dynasty and of China, led by Prime Minister Yuan Shikai from 2 November 1911 to the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor in February 1912.

Cabinet of Yuan Shikai
2nd Cabinet of China
Date formed	16 November 1911
Date dissolved	12 February 1912
People and organisations
Head of state	Xuantong Emperor
Head of government	Yuan Shikai
No. of ministers	13
History
Election	Appointed by the Emperor
Predecessor	Prince Qing's Cabinet
Successor	Nanking Provisional Government cabinet /Government of Zhang Xun Imperial Restoration(1917)

Portrait of Yuan Shikai, colourized

History

In 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, and Prince Qing stepped down from his position as Prime Minister. General Yuan Shikai was summoned back to put down the rebellion and was also appointed Prime Minister. His cabinet was set up on 16 November 1911.

Composition

The following is a list of ministers in the cabinet:

Portfolio	Minister
Prime Minister	Yuan Shikai 袁世凱
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Liang Dunyan 梁敦彥
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs	Hu Weide 胡惟德
Minister of the Interior	Zhao Bingjun 趙秉鈞
Vice Minister of the Interior	Wuzhen 烏珍
Minister of Finance	Yan Xiu 嚴修
Vice Minister of Finance	Chen Jintao 陳錦濤
	Zhou Ziqi 周自齊
Minister of Education	Tang Jingchong 唐景崇
Vice Minister of Education	Yang Du 楊度
	Liu Tingchen 劉廷琛
	Zhang Yuanji 張元濟
Minister of the Army	Wang Shizhen 王士珍
Vice Minister of the Army	Tian Wenlie 田文烈
Minister of the Navy	Sa Zhenbing 薩鎮冰
Minister of Justice	Shen Jiaben 沈家本
Vice Minister of Justice	Liang Qichao 梁啟超
	Zeng Jian 曾鑑
Minister of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce	Zhang Jian 張謇
Vice Minister of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce	Xiyan 熙彥
Minister of Communications	Yang Shiqi 楊士琦
Vice Minister of Communications	Liang Juhao 梁如浩
Minister of the Lifan Yuan	Dashou 達壽
Vice Minister of the Lifan Yuan	Rongxun 榮勳