List of Prime Ministers of Japan
This is a chronological list of all Prime Ministers of Japan .
The terms of office are counted in the first column for the office, in the second for the persons. For example, Koizumi Jun'ichirō is listed as the 56th person to become Prime Minister of Japan, while his cabinet is the 89th.
Japanese Empire
A # | P # | image | Surname | Taking office | Resignation | Party (until 1918 additionally: origin) |
Cabinet (individually responsible to the Tennō) |
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1 | 1 | Itō Hirobumi | December 22, 1885 | April 30, 1888 | None ( Chōshū ) | Itō I | |
2 | 2 | Kuroda Kiyotaka | April 30, 1888 | October 25, 1889 | None ( Satsuma ) | Kuroda | |
During this interval, the keeper of the seal Sanjō Sanetomi held the office of Prime Minister at the same time. | |||||||
3 | 3 | Yamagata Aritomo | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | None (Chōshū) | Yamagata I | |
From now on it was restricted by the constitution that came into force in 1890 , in which the prime minister and cabinet were not explicitly mentioned, but which allowed the Reichstag and thus also its elected lower house, the House of Representatives , to participate in the legislature and budget and thus gave the government a chance to force concessions. | |||||||
4th | 4th | Matsukata Masayoshi | May 6, 1891 | August 8, 1892 | None (Satsuma) | Matsukata I | |
5 | Itō Hirobumi, 2nd term | August 8, 1892 | August 31, 1896 | None (Chōshū) | Itō II | ||
During this interval, the Chairman of the State Council, Kuroda Kiyotaka, served as Prime Minister | |||||||
6th | Matsukata Masayoshi, 2nd term | September 18, 1896 | January 12, 1898 | None (Satsuma) | Matsukata II | ||
7th | Itō Hirobumi, 3rd term | January 12, 1898 | June 30, 1898 | None (Chōshū) | Itō III | ||
8th | 5 | Ōkuma Shigenobu | June 30, 1898 | November 8, 1898 | Kenseitō ( Hizen ) | Ōkuma I | |
9 | Yamagata Aritomo, 2nd term | November 8, 1898 | October 19, 1900 | None (Chōshū) | Yamagata II | ||
10 | Itō Hirobumi, 4th term | October 19, 1900 | May 10, 1901 | Rikken Seiyūkai (Chōshū) | Itō IV | ||
During this interval, the Chairman of the State Council Saionji Kimmochi held the post of Prime Minister | |||||||
11 | 6th | Katsura Taro | June 2, 1901 | January 7, 1906 | None (Chōshū) | Katsura I | |
12 | 7th | Saionji Kimmochi | January 7, 1906 | July 14, 1908 | Rikken Seiyūkai ( court nobility ) | Saionji I | |
13 | Katsura Taro, 2nd term | July 14, 1908 | August 30, 1911 | None (Chōshū) | Katsura II | ||
14th | Saionji Kimmochi, 2nd term | August 30, 1911 | December 21, 1912 | Rikken Seiyūkai (court nobility) | Saionji II | ||
15th | Katsura Taro, 3rd term | December 21, 1912 | February 20, 1913 | None (Chōshū) | Katsura III | ||
16 | 8th | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe | February 20, 1913 | April 16, 1914 | Rikken Seiyūkai (Satsuma) | Yamamoto I | |
17th | Ōkuma Shigenobu, 2nd term | April 16, 1914 | October 9, 1916 | Rikken Dōshikai (Hizen) | Ōkuma II | ||
18th | 9 | Terauchi Masatake | October 9, 1916 | September 29, 1918 | Military (chōshū) | Terauchi | |
19th | 10 | Hara Takashi | September 29, 1918 | November 4, 1921 | Rikken Seiyūkai ( Morioka ) | Hara | |
During this interval, Foreign Minister Uchida Yasuya was Prime Minister | |||||||
20th | 11 | Takahashi Korekiyo | November 13, 1921 | June 12, 1922 | Rikken Seiyūkai | Takahashi | |
21st | 12 | Katō Tomosaburō | June 12, 1922 | August 24, 1923 | military | Kato | |
During this interval, Foreign Minister Uchida Yasuya was Prime Minister | |||||||
22nd | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, 2nd term | September 2, 1923 | January 7, 1924 | military | Yamamoto II | ||
23 | 13 | Kiyoura Keigo | January 7, 1924 | June 11, 1924 | No | Kiyoura | |
24 | 14th | Katō Takaaki | June 11, 1924 | January 28, 1926 | Kenseikai | Kato | |
During this interval, Interior Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō held the post of Prime Minister | |||||||
25th | 15th | Wakatsuki Reijirō | January 30, 1926 | April 20, 1927 | Kenseikai | Wakatsuki I | |
26th | 16 | Tanaka Giichi | April 20, 1927 | July 2, 1929 | Rikken Seiyūkai | Tanaka | |
27 | 17th | Hamaguchi Osachi | July 2, 1929 | April 14, 1931 | Rikken Minseitō | Hamaguchi | |
28 | Wakatsuki Reijirō, 2nd term | April 14, 1931 | December 13, 1931 | Rikken Minseitō | Wakatsuki II | ||
29 | 18th | Inukai Tsuyoshi | December 13, 1931 | May 15, 1932 | Rikken Seiyūkai | Inukai | |
During this interval, Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo was Prime Minister | |||||||
30th | 19th | Saitō Makoto | May 26, 1932 | July 8, 1934 | military | Saitō | |
31 | 20th | Okada Keisuke | July 8, 1934 | March 9, 1936 | military | Okada | |
32 | 21st | Hirota Kōki | March 9, 1936 | February 2, 1937 | No | Hirota | |
33 | 22nd | Hayashi Senjūrō | February 2, 1937 | June 4, 1937 | military | Hayashi | |
34 | 23 | Prince Konoe Fumimaro | June 4, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | No | Konoe I. | |
35 | 24 | Hiranuma Kiichirō | January 5, 1939 | August 30, 1939 | No | Hiranuma | |
36 | 25th | Abe Nobuyuki | August 30, 1939 | January 16, 1940 | military | Abe | |
37 | 26th | Yonai Mitsumasa | January 16, 1940 | July 22, 1940 | military | Yonai | |
38 | Prince Konoe Fumimaro, 2nd term | July 22, 1940 | July 18, 1941 | Taisei Yokusankai | Konoe II | ||
39 | Prince Konoe Fumimaro, 3rd term | July 18, 1941 | October 18, 1941 | Taisei Yokusankai | Konoe III | ||
40 | 27 | Tōjō Hideki | October 18, 1941 | July 22, 1944 | military | Tōjō | |
41 | 28 | Koiso Kuniaki | July 22, 1944 | April 7, 1945 | military | Koiso | |
42 | 29 | Suzuki Kantaro | April 7, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | military | Suzuki | |
43 | 30th | Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko | August 17, 1945 | October 9, 1945 | No | Higashikuni | |
44 | 31 | Shidehara Kijūrō | October 9, 1945 | May 22, 1946 | No | Shidehara | |
45 | 32 | Yoshida Shigeru | May 22, 1946 | May 24, 1947 | Liberal Party of Japan | Yoshida I (U) |
Japanese state
A # | P # | image | Surname | Taking office | Resignation | Political party | Cabinet (collectively responsible to the Kokkai) |
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46 | 33 | Katayama Tetsu | May 24, 1947 | March 10, 1948 | Socialist Party of Japan | Katayama (coalition government) | |
47 | 34 | Ashida Hitoshi | March 10, 1948 | October 15, 1948 |
Democratic Party (small coalition partner) |
Ashida (coalition) | |
48 | Yoshida Shigeru, 2nd term | October 15, 1948 | February 16, 1949 | Democratic Liberal Party | Yoshida II (minority government) | ||
49 | Yoshida Shigeru, 3rd term | February 16, 1949 | October 30, 1952 | Liberal Party | Yoshida III (U1) (U2) (U3) | ||
50 | Yoshida Shigeru, 4, term | October 30, 1952 | May 21, 1953 | Liberal Party | Yoshida IV | ||
51 | Yoshida Shigeru, 5th term | May 21, 1953 | December 10, 1954 | Liberal Party | Yoshida V (minority) | ||
52 | 35 | Hatoyama Ichirō | December 10, 1954 | March 19, 1955 | Democratic Party of Japan | Hatoyama I (minority) | |
53 | Hatoyama Ichirō, 2nd term | March 19, 1955 | November 22, 1955 | Democratic Party of Japan | Hatoyama II (minority) | ||
54 | Hatoyama Ichirō, 3rd term | November 22, 1955 | December 23, 1956 | Liberal Democratic Party | Hatoyama III | ||
55 | 36 | Ishibashi Tanzan | December 23, 1956 | February 25, 1957 | Liberal Democratic Party | Ishibashi | |
56 | 37 | Kishi Nobusuke | February 25, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | Liberal Democratic Party | Kishi I (U) | |
57 | Kishi Nobusuke, 2nd term | June 12, 1958 | July 19, 1960 | Liberal Democratic Party | Kishi II (U) | ||
58 | 38 | Ikeda Hayato | July 19, 1960 | December 8, 1960 | Liberal Democratic Party | Ikeda I | |
59 | Ikeda Hayato, 2nd term | December 8, 1960 | December 9, 1963 | Liberal Democratic Party | Ikeda II (U1) (U2) (U3) | ||
60 | Ikeda Hayato, 3rd term | December 9, 1963 | November 9, 1964 | Liberal Democratic Party | Ikeda III (U) | ||
61 | 39 | Satō Eisaku | November 9, 1964 | 17th February 1967 | Liberal Democratic Party | Satō I Satō I (U1) (U2) (U3) | |
62 | Satō Eisaku, 2nd term | 17th February 1967 | January 14, 1970 | Liberal Democratic Party | Satō II (U1) (U2) | ||
63 | Satō Eisaku, 3rd term | January 14, 1970 | July 7, 1972 | Liberal Democratic Party | Satō III (U) | ||
64 | 40 | Tanaka Kakuei | July 7, 1972 | December 22, 1972 | Liberal Democratic Party | Tanaka I | |
65 | Tanaka Kakuei, 2nd term | December 22, 1972 | December 9, 1974 | Liberal Democratic Party | Tanaka II (U1) (U2) | ||
66 | 41 | Miki Takeo | December 9, 1974 | December 24, 1976 | Liberal Democratic Party | Miki Miki (U) | |
67 | 42 | Fukuda Takeo | December 24, 1976 | 7th December 1978 | Liberal Democratic Party | T. Fukuda (U) | |
68 | 43 | Ōhira Masayoshi | 7th December 1978 | November 9, 1979 | Liberal Democratic Party | Ōhira I | |
69 | Ōhira Masayoshi, 2nd term | November 9, 1979 | June 12, 1980 | Liberal Democratic Party | Ōhira II | ||
During this interval, the chief secretary of the cabinet Masayoshi Itō held the office of prime minister | |||||||
70 | 44 | Suzuki Zenko | 17th July 1980 | November 27, 1982 | Liberal Democratic Party | Suzuki (U) | |
71 | 45 | Nakasone Yasuhiro | November 27, 1982 | December 27, 1983 | Liberal Democratic Party | Nakasone I | |
72 | Nakasone Yasuhiro, 2nd term | December 27, 1983 | July 22, 1986 | Liberal Democratic Party | Nakasone II (U1) (U2) (coalition) | ||
73 | Nakasone Yasuhiro, 3rd term | July 22, 1986 | November 6, 1987 | Liberal Democratic Party | Nakasone III | ||
74 | 46 | Takeshita Noboru | November 6, 1987 | June 3, 1989 | Liberal Democratic Party | Takeshita (U) | |
75 | 47 | Uno Sōsuke | June 3, 1989 | August 10, 1989 | Liberal Democratic Party | U.N | |
76 | 48 | Kaifu Toshiki | August 10, 1989 | February 28, 1990 | Liberal Democratic Party | Kaifu I ( Nejire Kokkai ) | |
77 | Kaifu Toshiki, 2nd term | February 28, 1990 | 5th November 1991 | Liberal Democratic Party | Kaifu II (U) (Nejire Kokkai) | ||
78 | 49 | Miyazawa Kiichi | 5th November 1991 | August 9, 1993 | Liberal Democratic Party | Miyazawa (U) (Nejire Kokkai) | |
79 | 50 | Hosokawa Morihiro | August 9, 1993 | April 28, 1994 |
New Japan Party ( Nihon Shintō ) (small coalition partner) |
Hosokawa (coalition) | |
80 | 51 | Hata Tsutomu | April 28, 1994 | June 30, 1994 | Renewal Party ( Shinseitō ) | Hata (coalition, minority) | |
81 | 52 | Murayama Tomiichi | June 30, 1994 | January 11, 1996 |
Socialist Party of Japan (small coalition partner) |
Murayama (U) (coalition) | |
82 | 53 | Hashimoto Ryūtaro | January 11, 1996 | November 7, 1996 | Liberal Democratic Party | Hashimoto I (coalition) | |
83 | Hashimoto Ryūtarō, 2nd term | November 7, 1996 | July 30, 1998 | Liberal Democratic Party | Hashimoto II (U) (minority until 1997) | ||
84 | 54 | Obuchi Keizo | July 30, 1998 | April 5, 2000 | Liberal Democratic Party |
Obuchi (Nejire Kokkai) Obuchi (U1) (U2) (Coalition) |
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85 | 55 | Mori Yoshirō | April 5, 2000 | 4th July 2000 | Liberal Democratic Party | Mori I (coalition) | |
86 | Mori Yoshirō, 2nd term | 4th July 2000 | April 26, 2001 | Liberal Democratic Party | Mori II (U) (coalition) | ||
87 | 56 | Koizumi Jun'ichirō | April 26, 2001 | November 19, 2003 | Liberal Democratic Party | Koizumi I (U1) (U2) (coalition) | |
88 | Koizumi Jun'ichirō, 2nd term | November 19, 2003 | September 21, 2005 | Liberal Democratic Party | Koizumi II (U) (coalition) | ||
89 | Koizumi Jun'ichirō, 3rd term | September 21, 2005 | September 26, 2006 | Liberal Democratic Party | Koizumi III (U) (coalition) | ||
90 | 57 | Abe Shinzo | September 26, 2006 | September 26, 2007 | Liberal Democratic Party |
Abe I (Coalition) Abe I (U) (Coalition, Nejire Kokkai) |
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91 | 58 | Fukuda Yasuo | September 26, 2007 | September 24, 2008 | Liberal Democratic Party | Fukuda Fukuda (U) (Coalition, Nejire Kokkai) | |
92 | 59 | Asō Tarō | September 24, 2008 | September 16, 2009 | Liberal Democratic Party | Asō (coalition, Nejire Kokkai) | |
93 | 60 | Hatoyama Yukio | September 16, 2009 | June 8, 2010 | Democratic Party | Y. Hatoyama (coalition) | |
94 | 61 | Kan Naoto | June 8, 2010 | September 2, 2011 | Democratic Party |
Kan (Coalition) Kan (U1) (U2) (Coalition, Nejire Kokkai) |
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95 | 62 | Noda Yoshihiko | September 2, 2011 | December 26, 2012 | Democratic Party | Noda (U1) (U2) (U3) (Coalition, Nejire Kokkai) | |
96 | Abe Shinzo, 2nd term | December 26, 2012 | December 24, 2014 | Liberal Democratic Party | Abe II (U) (Coalition, Nejire Kokkai until 2013) | ||
97 | Abe Shinzo, 3rd term | December 24, 2014 | 1st November 2017 | Liberal Democratic Party | Abe III (U1) (U2) (U3) (coalition) | ||
98 | Abe Shinzo, 4th term | 1st November 2017 | Liberal Democratic Party | Abe IV (U1) (U2) (coalition) |
Longest reign
rank | Surname | P # | Term of office | Periods |
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1 | Abe Shinzo | 57 | 8 years and 245 days | 2006-2007 |
since 2012 | ||||
2 | Katsura Taro | 6th | 7 years and 328 days | 1901-1906 |
1908-1911 | ||||
1912-1913 | ||||
3 | Satō Eisaku | 39 | 7 years and 242 days | 1964-1972 |
4th | Itō Hirobumi | 1 | 7 years and 161 days | 1885-1888 |
1892-1896 | ||||
January – June 1898 | ||||
1900-1901 | ||||
5 | Yoshida Shigeru | 32 | 7 years and 59 days | 1946-1947 |
1948-1954 | ||||
6th | Koizumi Jun'ichirō | 56 | 5 years and 154 days | 2001-2006 |
7th | Nakasone Yasuhiro | 45 | 4 years and 345 days | 1982-1987 |
8th | Ikeda Hayato | 38 | 4 years and 114 days | 1960-1964 |
9 | Saionji Kimmochi | 7th | 3 years and 303 days | 1906-1908 |
1911-1912 | ||||
10 | Kishi Nobusuke | 37 | 3 years and 145 days | 1957-1960 |
Living former prime minister
P # | Surname | Government period | birthday | Age | Current party affiliation |
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48 | Kaifu Toshiki | 1989-1991 | January 2, 1931 | 89 | LDP |
50 | Hosokawa Morihiro | 1993-1994 | January 14, 1938 | 82 | independent |
52 | Murayama Tomiichi | 1994-1996 | March 3, 1924 | 96 | SDP |
55 | Mori Yoshirō | 2000-2001 | July 14, 1937 | 83 | LDP |
56 | Koizumi Jun'ichirō | 2001-2006 | January 8, 1942 | 78 | LDP |
58 | Fukuda Yasuo | 2007-2008 | July 16, 1936 | 84 | LDP |
59 | Asō Tarō | 2008-2009 | September 20, 1940 | 79 | LDP |
60 | Hatoyama Yukio | 2009-2010 | February 11, 1947 | 73 | independent |
61 | Kan Naoto | 2010-2011 | October 10, 1946 | 73 | KDP |
62 | Noda Yoshihiko | 2011–2012 | May 20, 1957 | 63 | independent |