List of presidents of the Sangiin
This is a list of the presidents of the Sangiin ( Japanese 参議院 議長 , sangiin gichō ).
| # | president | Faction ( faction ) | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsudaira Tsuneo | Ryokufūkai | May 20, 1947 | November 14, 1949 (death) |
| 2 | Satō Naotake | Ryokufūkai | November 15, 1949 | July 12, 1950 |
| 3 | July 12, 1950 | May 2, 1953 | ||
| 4th | Kawai Yahachi | Ryokufūkai | May 19, 1953 | April 3, 1956 (resignation) |
| 5 | Matsuno Tsuruhei | LDP ( Yoshida ) | April 3, 1956 | November 13, 1956 |
| 6th | November 13, 1956 | May 2, 1959 | ||
| 7th | June 23, 1959 | August 6, 1962 | ||
| 8th | Shigemune Yūzō | LDP ( Satō ) | August 6, 1962 | July 30, 1965 |
| 9 | July 30, 1965 | 7th July 1968 | ||
| 10 | 3rd August 1968 | 17th July 1971 | ||
| 11 | Kōno Kenzō | LDP ( Nakasone ) | 17th July 1971 | July 26, 1974 |
| 12 | LDP (Nakasone) | July 26, 1974 | 3rd July 1977 | |
| 13 | Yasui Ken | LDP (without faction) | July 28, 1977 | July 7, 1980 |
| 14th | Tokunaga Masatoshi | LDP ( Tanaka ) | 17th July 1980 | July 9, 1983 |
| 15th | Kimura Mutsuo | LDP (Tanaka) | July 18, 1983 | July 22, 1986 |
| 16 | Fujita Masaaki | LDP ( Miyazawa ) | July 22, 1986 | September 30, 1988 (resignation) |
| 17th | Yoshihiko Tsuchiya | LDP ( Abe ) | September 30, 1988 | July 9, 1989 |
| 18th | August 7, 1989 | October 4, 1991 (resignation) | ||
| 19th | Osada Yūji | LDP ( Takeshita ) | 4th October 1991 | July 9, 1992 |
| 20th | Hara Bunbē | LDP ( Mitsuzuka ) | August 7, 1992 | July 22, 1995 |
| 21st | Saitō Jūrō | LDP ( Obuchi ) | 4th August 1995 | July 25, 1998 |
| 22nd | 4th August 1998 | October 19, 2000 (resignation) | ||
| 23 | Inoue Yutaka | LDP ( Mori ) | October 19, 2000 | August 7, 2001 |
| 24 | August 7, 2001 | April 22, 2002 (resignation) | ||
| 25th | Kurata Hiroyuki | LDP ( Kamei ) | April 22, 2002 | July 30, 2004 |
| 26th | Ōgi Chikage | LDP ( Nikai ) | July 30, 2004 | July 28, 2007 |
| 27 | Eda Satsuki | DPJ ( Kan ) | August 7, 2007 | July 25, 2010 |
| 28 | Nishioka Takeo | DPJ ( Ozawa ) | July 30, 2010 | November 5, 2011 (death) |
| 29 | Hirata Kenji | DPJ ( Kawabata ) | November 14, 2011 | July 28, 2013 |
| 30th | Yamazaki Masaaki | LDP ( Machimura ) | August 2, 2013 | July 25, 2016 |
| 31 | Date Chūichi | LDP ( Hosoda ) | Aug 1, 2016 | 28th July 2019 |
| 32 | Santō Akiko | LDP ( Asō ) | Aug 1, 2019 |
Note: At the start of their term of office, many presidents give up their political group membership and are formally non-attached. The parliamentary group and faction affiliations before taking office are shown in italics.
See also
Web links
- 歴 代 議長 ・ 副 議長 一 覧 on the official website (Japanese)
