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Encyclopedia > List of Japanese politicians

This is a historical list of individuals who have served as Prime Minister of Japan. Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed but not counted: e.g., while Koizumi Junichiro is the listed as the 56th individual to hold this position, his administration is the 87th since Ito Hirobumi.


Names are given in the Japanese order (family name first).

Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Ito Hirobumi 22 December 1885 30 April 1888 None
2 Kuroda Kiyotaka 30 April 1888 24 December 1889 None
3 Yamagata Aritomo 24 December 1889 6 May 1891 None
4 Matsukata Masayoshi 6 May 1891 8 August 1892 None
Ito Hirobumi, 2nd time 8 August 1892 18 September 1896 None
Matsukata Masayoshi, 2nd time 18 September 1896 12 January 1898 None
Ito Hirobumi, 3rd time 12 January 1898 30 June 1898 None
5 Okuma Shigenobu 30 June 1898 8 November 1898 Constitutional (Kenseito)
Yamagata Aritomo, 2nd time 8 November 1898 10 October 1900 None
Ito Hirobumi, 4th time 10 October 1900 2 June 1901 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
6 Katsura Taro 2 June 1901 7 January 1906 None
7 Saionji Kinmochi 7 January 1906 14 July 1908 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
Katsura Taro, 2nd time 14 July 1908 30 August 1911 None
Saionji Kinmochi, 2nd time 30 August 1911 19 December 1912 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
8 Yamamoto Gonnohyoe 19 December 1912 15 April 1914 Military
Okuma Shigenobu, 2nd time 15 April 1914 9 October 1916 Constitutional Nationalist
9 Terauchi Masatake, 2nd time 9 October 1916 29 September 1918 Military
10 Hara Takashi 9 October 1916 4 November 1921 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
11 Takahashi Korekiyo 13 November 1921 12 June 1922 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
12 Kato Tomosaburo 12 June 1922 24 August 1923 Military
Yamamoto Gonnohyoe, 2nd time 12 September 1923 5 January 1924 Military
13 Kiyoura Keigo 5 January 1924 11 June 1924 None
14 Kato Takaaki 11 June 1924 27 January 1926 Constitutional (Kenseito)
15 Wakatsuki Reijiro 30 January 1926 19 April 1927 Constitutional (Kenseito)
16 Tanaka Giichi 19 April 1927 2 July 1929 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
17 Hamaguchi Osachi 2 July 1929 14 April 1931 Constitutional Democratic
Wakatsuki Reijiro, 2nd time 14 April 1931 13 December 1931 Constitutional Democratic
18 Inukai Tsuyoshi 13 December 1931 16 May 1932 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
19 Saito Makoto 26 May 1932 8 July 1934 Military
20 Okada Keisuke 8 July 1934 9 March 1936 Military
21 Hirota Koki 9 March 1936 2 February 1937 None
22 Hayashi Senjuro 2 February 1937 2 June 1937 Military
23 Konoe Fumimaro 2 June 1937 4 January 1939 None
24 Hiranuma Kiichiro 4 January 1939 29 August 1939 None
25 Abe Nobuyuki 29 August 1939 15 January 1940 Military
26 Yonai Mitsumasa 15 January 1940 21 July 1940 Military
Konoe Fumimaro, 2nd time 21 July 1940 18 October 1941 Imperial Rule
27 Tojo Hideki 18 October 1941 22 July 1944 Military
28 Koiso Kuniaki 22 July 1944 7 April 1945 Military
29 Suzuki Kantaro 7 April 1945 16 August 1945 Military
30 Higashikuni Naruhiko 16 August 1945 8 October 1945 Military
31 Shidehara Kijuro 8 October 1945 20 May 1946 None
32 Yoshida Shigeru 20 May 1946 21 May 1947 Liberal
33 Katayama Tetsu 21 May 1947 23 February 1948 Socialist
34 Ashida Hitoshi 23 February 1948 15 October 1948 Democratic
Yoshida Shigeru, 2nd time 15 October 1948 10 December 1954 Liberal
35 Hatoyama Ichiro 10 December 1954 23 December 1956 Liberal Democratic
36 Ishibashi Tanzan 23 December 1956 24 February 1957 Liberal Democratic
37 Kishi Nobusuke 24 February 1957 18 July 1960 Liberal Democratic
38 Ikeda Hayato 18 July 1960 9 November 1964 Liberal Democratic
39 Sato Eisaku 9 November 1964 6 July 1972 Liberal Democratic
40 Tanaka Kakuei 6 July 1972 9 December 1974 Liberal Democratic
41 Miki Takeo 9 December 1974 24 December 1976 Liberal Democratic
42 Fukuda Takeo 24 December 1976 7 December 1978 Liberal Democratic
43 Ohira Masayoshi 7 December 1978 12 June 1980 Liberal Democratic
44 Suzuki Zenko 17 July 1980 26 November 1982 Liberal Democratic
45 Nakasone Yasuhiro 26 November 1982 6 November 1987 Liberal Democratic
46 Takeshita Noboru 6 November 1987 2 June 1989 Liberal Democratic
47 Uno Sosuke 2 June 1989 9 August 1989 Liberal Democratic
48 Kaifu Toshiki 9 August 1989 6 November 1991 Liberal Democratic
49 Miyazawa Kiichi 6 November 1991 9 August 1993 Liberal Democratic
50 Hosokawa Morihiro 9 August 1993 25 April 1994 New
51 Hata Tsutomu 25 April 1994 29 June 1994 Renewal
52 Murayama Tomiichi 29 June 1994 11 January 1996 Social Democratic
53 Hashimoto Ryutaro 11 January 1996 30 July 1998 Liberal Democratic
54 Obuchi Keizo 30 July 1998 5 April 2000 Liberal Democratic
55 Mori Yoshiro 5 April 2000 26 April 2001 Liberal Democratic
56 Koizumi Junichiro 26 April 2001 (present) Liberal Democratic

External links

  • Official Website of the Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinets (http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html)

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