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List of prime ministers of Japan

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Summary

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| Itō Hirobumi (top left) is considered the first prime minister of Japan. | Hideki Tojo (top right) was prime minister during much of World War II. | Shinzo Abe (bottom left) was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history. | Sanae Takaichi (bottom right) is the first female and current prime minister of Japan.

The prime minister of Japan is the country's head of government and the leader of the Cabinet. This is a list of prime ministers of Japan, from when the first Japanese prime minister (in the modern sense), Itō Hirobumi, took office in 1885, until the present day.

32 prime ministers under the Meiji Constitution had a mandate from the Emperor. The "electoral mandates" shown are for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Imperial Diet, which was not constitutionally guaranteed to have any influence on the appointment of the prime minister.

The prime minister under the Constitution of Japan is designated from among the members of the National Diet, and appointed by the Emperor after being nominated by the National Diet.

The premiership of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who was prime minister for fifty-four days in 1945, was the shortest in Japanese history. Shinzo Abe served the longest, with eight years over two non-consecutive periods.

The current prime minister is Sanae Takaichi, who assumed the office on 21 October 2025.

From 1871 to 1885

The office of daijō-daijin (太政大臣, chancellor of the realm) was the equivalent of what would become the office of prime minister. It was an ancient role which had been discontinued in the 18th century and was briefly revived during the Meiji era.

Daijō-daijin (chancellor of the realm)

PortraitDaijō-daijin
Office
(Lifespan)Term of officeMandatePartyGovernmentEmperorStartEndDuration
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Sanetomi Sanjo (3x4 cropped).jpg80pxphotograph]]Prince
Sanjō Sanetomi
三條 實美
(18371891)13 September
187122 December
1885IndependentMeiji[[File:Meiji tenno1.jpgalt=Emperor Meijiframelessnoneupright=0.4]]

The office of Daijō-daijin was abolished in December 1885 with the appointment of Itō Hirobumi in the new position of prime minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣, Naikaku Sōri-Daijin).

Since 1885

Prime ministers

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PortraitPrime minister
Office
(Lifespan)Term of officeMandatePartyGovernmentEmperorRefStartEndDuration
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Premier Hirobumi Ito.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤󠄃 博文
(18411909)22 December
188530 April
1888Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)1. Itō IMeiji[[File:Meiji tenno1.jpgalt=Emperor Meijiframelessnoneupright=0.4]]
[[File:Kiyotaka Kuroda formal cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Kuroda Kiyotaka
黑田 清隆
(18401900)30 April
188825 October
1889Military
(Army)2. Kuroda
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Sanetomi Sanjo (3x4 cropped).jpg80pxphotograph]]Prince
Sanjō Sanetomi
三條 實美
(18371891)
Acting Prime Minister25 October
188924 December
1889IndependentSanjō caretaker
[[File:Yamagata Aritomo cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Yamagata Aritomo
山縣 有朋
(18381922)24 December
18896 May
1891Military
(Army)3. Yamagata I
1890
Nonpartisan}}" rowspan=2[[File:4 MatsukataM(cropped).jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
(18351924)6 May
18918 August
1892Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)4. Matsukata I
1892
Nonpartisan}}" rowspan=3[[File:Marquess Itō Hirobumi.jpg80pxphotograph]]Marquess
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤󠄃 博文
(18411909)8 August
189231 August
1896Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)5. Itō II
1894
1894
[[File:Kiyotaka Kuroda formal cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Kuroda Kiyotaka
黑田 清隆
(18401900)
Acting Prime Minister31 August
189618 September
1896Military
(Army)
Nonpartisan}}" rowspan=1[[File:Matsukata Masayoshi 3x4.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
(18351924)18 September
189612 January
1898Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)6. Matsukata II
Nonpartisan}}" rowspan=2[[File:ITŌ Hirobumi.jpg80pxphotograph]]Marquess
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤󠄃 博文
(18411909)12 January
189830 June
1898Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)7. Itō III
1898
Kenseitō}}" rowspan=2[[File:Premier Shigenobu Okuma.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
(18381922)30 June
18988 November
1898Kenseitō8. Ōkuma I
1898
[[File:Yamagata Aritomo cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Yamagata Aritomo
山縣 有朋
(18381922)8 November
189819 October
1900Military
(Army)9. Yamagata II
Rikken Seiyukai}}" rowspan=1[[File:ITO Hirobumi.jpg80pxphotograph]]Marquess
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤󠄃 博文
(18411909)19 October
190010 May
1901Rikken Seiyūkai10. Itō IV
Rikken Seiyukai}}" rowspan="2"[[File:Kinmochi Saionji.jpg80pxphotograph]]Marquess
Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
(18491940)
Acting Prime Minister27 October
190012 December
1900Rikken Seiyūkai
10 May
19012 June
1901
[[File:Tarō Katsura cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Katsura Tarō
桂 太郞
(18481913)2 June
19017 January
1906Military
(Army)11. Katsura I
1902
1903
1904
Rikken Seiyukai}}" rowspan=2[[File:Kinmochi Saionji.jpg80pxphotograph]]Marquess
Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
(18491940)7 January
190614 July
1908Rikken Seiyūkai12. Saionji I
1908
[[File:Tarō Katsura cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Prince
Katsura Tarō
桂 太郞
(18481913)14 July
190830 August
1911Military
(Army)13. Katsura II
Rikken Seiyukai}}" rowspan=3[[File:Kinmochi Saionji formal.jpg80pxphotograph]]Marquess
Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
(18491940)30 August
191121 December
1912Rikken Seiyūkai14. Saionji II
1912
Taishō[[File:Emperor Taishō (cropped 2).jpgalt=Emperor Taishōframelessnoneupright=0.4]]
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Tarō Katsura cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Prince
Katsura Tarō
桂 太郞
(18481913)21 December
191220 February
1913Independent15. Katsura III
[[File:Gonbee Yamamoto later years cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
(18521933)20 February
191316 April
1914Military
(Navy)16. Yamamoto I
[[File:Shigenobu Okuma 2.jpg80pxphotograph]]Marquess
Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
(18381922)16 April
19149 October
1916Rikken Dōshikai17. Ōkuma II
1915
[[File:Masatake Terauchi uniform.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Terauchi Masatake
寺內 正毅
(18521919)9 October
191629 September
1918Military
(Army)18. Terauchi
1917
Rikken Seiyukai}}" rowspan=2[[File:Rekidai-index-19-hara.jpg80pxphotograph]]Hara Takashi
原 敬
Rep for Morioka
(18561921)29 September
19184 November
1921Rikken Seiyūkai19. Hara
1920
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Kosai Uchida.jpg104x104pxphotograph]]Count
Uchida Kōsai
內田 康哉
(18651936)
Acting Prime Minister4 November
192113 November
1921Independent
Rikken Seiyukai}}"[[File:Korekiyo Takahashi formal.jpg80pxphotograph]]Viscount
Takahashi Korekiyo
高橋 是清
(1854–1936)13 November
192112 June
1922Rikken Seiyūkai20. Takahashi
[[File:Admiral Kato Tomosaburo cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Baron
Katō Tomosaburō
加藤 友三郞
(18611923)12 June
192224 August
1923Military
(Navy)21. Katō To.
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Kosai Uchida.jpg104x104pxphotograph]]Count
Uchida Kōsai
內田 康哉
(18651936)
Acting Prime Minister24 August
19232 September
1923Independent
[[File:Gonbee Yamamoto later years cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Count
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
(18521933)2 September
19237 January
1924Military
(Navy)22. Yamamoto II
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Kiyoura Keigo.jpg80pxphotograph]]Viscount
Kiyoura Keigo
清浦 奎吾
(18501942)7 January
192411 June
1924Independent23. Kiyoura
Kenseikai}}" rowspan=1[[File:Takaaki Kato suit.jpg80pxphotograph]]Viscount
Katō Takaaki
加藤 高明
(18601926)11 June
192428 January
19261924Kenseikai24. Katō Ta.
Kenseikai}}" rowspan="3"[[File:Reijiro Wakatsuki posing cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郞
(18661949)28 January
192630 January
1926Kenseikai
30 January
192620 April
192725. Wakatsuki I
Shōwa
[[File:Hirohito in dress uniform (cropped 2).jpgalt=Emperor Shōwaframelessnoneupright=0.4]]
Rikken Seiyukai}}" rowspan=2[[File:Giichi Tanaka posing cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Baron
Tanaka Giichi
田中 義一
(18641929)20 April
19272 July
1929Rikken Seiyūkai26. Tanaka G.
1928
Rikken Minseito}}" rowspan=2[[File:Osachi Hamaguchi posing cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Hamaguchi Osachi
濱口 雄幸
Rep for Kochi 2nd
(18701931)2 July
192914 April
1931Rikken Minseitō27. Hamaguchi
1930
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Baron
Kijūrō Shidehara
幣原 喜重郞
(18721951)
Acting Prime Minister14 November
19309 March
1931Independent
Rikken Minseito}}"[[File:Premier Reijiro Wakatsuki.jpg80pxphotograph]]Baron
Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郞
(18661949)14 April
193113 December
1931Rikken Minseitō28. Wakatsuki II
Rikken Seiyukai}}" rowspan=2[[File:Tsuyoshi Inukai facing left cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Inukai Tsuyoshi
犬養 毅
Rep for Okayama 2nd
(1855–1932)13 December
193115 May
1932Rikken Seiyūkai29. Inukai
1932
Rikken Seiyukai}}"[[File:Korekiyo Takahashi formal.jpg80pxphotograph]]Viscount
Takahashi Korekiyo
高橋 是清
(1854–1936)15 May
193226 May
1932Rikken Seiyūkai
[[File:Makoto Saito 2.jpg80pxphotograph]]Viscount
Saitō Makoto
齋藤 實
(1858–1936)26 May
19328 July
1934Military
(Navy)30. Saitō
[[File:Keisuke Okada 2 cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Keisuke Okada
岡田 啓介
(18681952)8 July
19349 March
1936Military
(Navy)31. Okada
1936
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Fumio Gotō 1924-28 cropped.jpg106x106pxphotograph]]Fumio Gotō
後藤 文夫
(18841980)
Acting Prime Minister26 February
193629 February
1936Independent
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Kohki Hirota suit cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Kōki Hirota
廣田 弘毅
(18781948)9 March
19362 February
1937Independent32. Hirota
[[File:IJA Hayashi Senjuro.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Senjūrō Hayashi
林 銑十郞
(18761943)2 February
19374 June
1937Military
(Army)33. Hayashi
1937
Nonpartisan}}" rowspan=1[[File:Fumimaro Konoe profile.jpg80pxphotograph]]Prince
Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿󠄁
(18911945)4 June
19375 January
1939Independent34. Konoe I
Nonpartisan}}" rowspan=1[[File:Hiranuma Kiichiro 1-1.jpg80pxphotograph]]Baron
Kiichirō Hiranuma
平󠄁沼 騏一郞
(18671952)5 January
193930 August
1939Independent35. Hiranuma
[[File:Nobuyuki Abe formal.jpg80pxphotograph]]Nobuyuki Abe
阿部 信行
(18751953)30 August
193916 January
1940Military
(Army)36. N. Abe
[[File:Yonai Mitsumasa cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Mitsumasa Yonai
米內 光政
(18801948)16 January
194022 July
1940Military
(Navy)37. Yonai
Nonpartisan}}" rowspan=1[[File:Fumimaro Konoe profile.jpg80px]]Prince
Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿󠄁
(18911945)22 July
194018 October
1941Independent38. Konoe II
Imperial Rule Assistance Association}}" rowspan=2Taisei Yokusankai
39. Konoe III
Imperial Rule Assistance Association}}"[[File:Hideki Tōjō portrait (cropped).jpg80pxphotograph]]Hideki Tojo
東條 英機
(18841948)18 October
194122 July
19441942Taisei Yokusankai40. Tōjō
Imperial Rule Assistance Association}}" rowspan=1[[File:Kuniaki Koiso.jpg80pxphotograph]]Kuniaki Koiso
小磯 國昭
(18801950)22 July
19447 April
1945Taisei Yokusankai41. Koiso
Imperial Rule Assistance Association}}" rowspan=1[[File:Kantaro Suzuki suit cropped.jpg80pxphotograph]]Baron
Kantarō Suzuki
鈴木 貫太郞
(18681948)7 April
194517 August
1945Taisei Yokusankai42. K. Suzuki
Nonpartisan}}"Independent
[[File:HIH Prince Naruhiko of Higashikuni.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Prince
Naruhiko Higashikuni
東久邇宮稔彦王
(18871990)17 August
19459 October
1945Imperial Family43. Higashikuni
Nonpartisan}}"[[File:Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Baron
Kijūrō Shidehara
幣原 喜重郞
(18721951)9 October
194522 May
1946Independent44. Shidehara
Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)}};"[[File:Shigeru Yoshida suit.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
(18781967)22 May
194624 May
19471946Liberal45. Yoshida I
Japan Socialist Party}};"[[File:片山哲.jpg80pxphotograph]]Tetsu Katayama
片山 哲
Rep for Kanagawa 3rd
(18871978)24 May
194710 March
19481947Socialist46. Katayama
Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)}};"[[File:Hitoshi Ashida.jpg80pxphotograph]]Hitoshi Ashida
蘆田 均
Rep for Kyōto 2nd
(18871959)10 March
194815 October
1948Democratic47. Ashida
Democratic Liberal Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Shigeru Yoshida suit.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
Rep for Kōchi at-large
(18781967)15 October
194810 December
1954Democratic Liberal48. Yoshida II
194949. Yoshida III
Liberal Party (Japan, 1950)}};"Liberal
195250. Yoshida IV
195351. Yoshida V
Democratic Party (Japan, 1954)}};"[[File:Hatoyama Ichirō.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Ichirō Hatoyama
鳩山 一郞
Rep for Tokyo 1st
(18831959)10 December
195423 December
1956Japan Democratic52. Hatoyama I. I
195553. Hatoyama I. II
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=1Liberal Democratic54. Hatoyama I. III
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=1[[File:Tanzan Ishibashi portrait.jpg80pxphotograph]]Tanzan Ishibashi
石橋 湛山
Rep for Shizuoka 2nd
(18841973)23 December
195625 February
1957Liberal Democratic
(New liberal faction)55. Ishibashi
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=2[[File:Nobusuke Kishi portrait.jpg80pxphotograph]]Nobusuke Kishi
岸 信介
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
(18961987)25 February
195719 July
1960Liberal Democratic
(Tokakai faction)56. Kishi I
195857. Kishi II
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=3[[File:JFKWHP-KN-C18157 in Hayato Ikeda (cropped) restored Crop.jpg80pxphotograph]]Hayato Ikeda
池田 勇人
Rep for Hiroshima 2nd
(18991965)19 July
19609 November
1964Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)58. Ikeda I
196059. Ikeda II
196360. Ikeda III
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=3[[File:Eisaku Sato 19641109.jpg80pxphotograph]]Eisaku Satō
佐藤 榮作
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
(19011975)9 November
19647 July
1972Liberal Democratic
(Shuzankai faction)61. Satō I
196762. Satō II
196963. Satō III
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=2[[File:Kakuei Tanaka 19720707.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Kakuei Tanaka
田中 角榮
Rep for Niigata 3rd
(19181993)7 July
19729 December
1974Liberal Democratic
(Mokuyō Club)64. Tanaka K. I
197265. Tanaka K. II
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=1[[File:Takeo Miki 19741209.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Takeo Miki
三木 武夫
Rep for Tokushima at-large
(19071988)9 December
197424 December
1976Liberal Democratic
(Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo faction)66. Miki
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=1[[File:Takeo Fukuda 19761224.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Takeo Fukuda
福︀田 赳夫
Rep for Gunma 3rd
(19051995)24 December
19767 December
19781976Liberal Democratic
(Pro-Reform bureaucrats faction)67. Fukuda T.
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=2[[File:Masayoshi Ohira 19790120.jpg80pxphotograph]]Masayoshi Ōhira
大平󠄁 正芳
Rep for Kagawa 2nd
(19101980)7 December
197812 June
1980Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)68. Ōhira I
197969. Ōhira II
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan="1"[[File:Masayoshi Ito on 11 December 1980.jpg106x106pxphotograph]]Masayoshi Ito
伊東 正義
Rep for Fukushima 2nd
(19131994)
Acting Prime Minister12 June
198017 July
1980Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=1[[File:Zenko Suzuki 19800717.jpg80pxphotograph]]Zenkō Suzuki
鈴木 善幸
Rep for Iwate 1st
(19112004)17 July
198027 November
19821980Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)70. Suzuki Z.
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=3[[File:Yasuhiro Nakasone 19821127.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Yasuhiro Nakasone
中曾根 康弘
Rep for Gunma 3rd
(1918–2019)27 November
19826 November
1987Liberal Democratic
(Seisaku Kagaku Kenkyūjo faction)71. Nakasone I
198372. Nakasone II
198673. Nakasone III
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=2[[File:Noboru Takeshita 19871106.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Noboru Takeshita
竹下 登
Rep for Shimane at-large
(19242000)6 November
19873 June
1989Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction)74. Takeshita
Akihito
(Heisei)
[[File:Emperor Akihito (cropped).jpgalt=Emperor Akihitoframelessnoneupright=0.4]]
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=1[[File:Sosuke Uno 19890603.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Sōsuke Uno
宇野 宗佑
Rep for Shiga at-large
(19221998)3 June
198910 August
1989Liberal Democratic
(Seisaku Kagaku Kenkyūjo faction)75. Uno
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=2[[File:Toshiki Kaifu 19890810.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Toshiki Kaifu
海︀部 俊樹
Rep for Aichi 3rd
(19312022)10 August
19895 November
1991Liberal Democratic
(Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo faction)76. Kaifu I
199077. Kaifu II
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" rowspan=1[[File:Kiichi Miyazawa 19911105.jpg80pxphotograph]]Kiichi Miyazawa
宮澤 喜一
Rep for Hiroshima 3rd
(19192007)5 November
19919 August
1993Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)78. Miyazawa
Japan New Party}};"[[File:Morihiro Hosokawa 19930809.jpg80pxphotograph]]Morihiro Hosokawa
細川 護熙
Rep for Kumamoto 1st
(born 1938)9 August
199328 April
19941993New79. Hosokawa
Japan Renewal Party}};"[[File:Tsutomu Hata 19940428.jpg80pxphotograph]]Tsutomu Hata
羽︀田 孜
Rep for Nagano 2nd
(19352017)28 April
199430 June
1994Renewal80. Hata
Japan Socialist Party}};"[[File:Tomiichi Murayama 19940630.jpg80pxphotograph]]Tomiichi Murayama
村山 富市
Rep for Ōita 1st
(19242025)30 June
199411 January
1996Socialist
(Seiken Kõsõ Kenkyūkai faction)81. Murayama
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Ryutaro Hashimoto 19960111.jpg80pxphotograph]]Ryutaro Hashimoto
橋本 龍太郞
Rep for Okayama 4th
(19372006)11 January
199630 July
1998Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction)82. Hashimoto I
199683. Hashimoto II
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Keizo Obuchi 19980730.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Keizō Obuchi
小渕 惠三
Rep for Gunma 5th
(19372000)30 July
19983 April
2000Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction)84. Obuchi
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Mikio Aoki.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Mikio Aoki
靑木 幹雄
Cou for Shimane at-large
(19342023)
Acting Prime Minister3 April
20005 April
2000Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction)
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Yoshiro Mori 20000405.jpg80pxphotograph]]Yoshirō Mori
森 喜朗
Rep for Ishikawa 2nd
(born 1937)5 April
200026 April
2001Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction)85. Mori I
200086. Mori II
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Junichiro Koizumi 20010426 (cropped).jpg80pxphotograph]]Junichiro Koizumi
小泉 純一郞
Rep for Kanagawa 11th
(born 1942)26 April
200126 September
2006Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction)87. Koizumi I
200388. Koizumi II
200589. Koizumi III
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Shinzō Abe 20060926.jpg80pxphotograph]]Shinzo Abe
安倍 晋三
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th
(1954–2022)26 September
200626 September
2007Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction)90. Abe S. I
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Yasuo Fukuda 200709.jpg80pxphotograph]]Yasuo Fukuda
福︀田 康夫
Rep for Gunma 4th
(born 1936)26 September
200724 September
2008Liberal Democratic91. Fukuda Y.
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Tarō Asō 20100714.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Tarō Asō
麻󠄁生 太郞
Rep for Fukuoka 8th
(born 1940)24 September
200816 September
2009Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)92. Asō
Democratic Party of Japan}};"[[File:Yukio Hatoyama 20070824.jpg80pxphotograph]]Yukio Hatoyama
鳩山 由紀夫
Rep for Hokkaido 9th
(born 1947)16 September
20098 June
20102009Democratic
(Seiken kōyaku wo Jitsugen suru kai)93. Hatoyama Y.
Democratic Party of Japan}};"[[File:Naoto Kan 20071221.jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Naoto Kan
菅 直人
Rep for Tokyo 18th
(born 1946)8 June
20102 September
2011Democratic
(Kuni no katachi kenkyūkai)94. Kan
Democratic Party of Japan}};"[[File:Yoshihiko Noda 20110902 (retouched).jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Yoshihiko Noda
野田 佳彦
Rep for Chiba 4th
(born 1957)2 September
201126 December
2012Democratic
(Ryōun-kai)95. Noda
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Shinzō Abe 20120501 (cropped).jpgalt=80pxphotograph]]Shinzo Abe
安倍 晋三
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th
(1954–2022)26 December
201216 September
20202012Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction)96. Abe S. II
201497. Abe S. III
201798. Abe S. IV
Naruhito
(Reiwa)
[[File:Emperor Naruhito 201905 (cropped 2).jpgalt=Emperor Naruhitoframelessnoneupright=0.4]]
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Yoshihide Suga 20200924 (cropped).jpg80pxphotograph]]Yoshihide Suga
菅 義偉󠄃
Rep for Kanagawa 2nd
(born 1948)16 September
20204 October
2021Liberal Democratic99. Suga
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Fumio Kishida 20211005 (cropped 2).jpg80pxphotograph]]Fumio Kishida
岸田 文󠄁雄
Rep for Hiroshima 1st
(born 1957)4 October
20211 October
2024Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)100. Kishida I
2021101. Kishida II
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Ishiba Shigeru 20241001 (cropped 3).jpg80pxphotograph]]Shigeru Ishiba
石破 茂
Rep for Tottori 1st
(born 1957)1 October
202421 October
2025Liberal Democratic
(Suigetsukai faction)102. Ishiba I
2024103. Ishiba II
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"[[File:Sanae Takaichi 20251021 (cropped) 1.jpg80pxphotograph]]Sanae Takaichi
高市 早苗
Rep for Nara 2nd
(born 1961)21 October
2025IncumbentLiberal Democratic104. Takaichi

Living former prime ministers

File:Joseph Young and Former PM Yasuo Fukuda 2021 (cropped).jpg|Yasuo Fukuda (2007–2008)

File:Yoshirō Mori (2019).jpg|Yoshirō Mori (2000–2001)

File:Morihiro Hosokawa cropped 2 Morihiro Hosokawa 19930809.jpg|Morihiro Hosokawa (1993–1994)

File:Tarō Asō in December 2025.jpg|Tarō Asō (2008–2009)

File:Junichiro Koizumi 2010.jpg|Junichiro Koizumi (2001–2006)

File:Naoto Kan 2024-11-17 (3) (cropped).jpg|Naoto Kan (2010–2011)

File:Yukio Hatoyama 20220224 (cropped 2).jpg|Yukio Hatoyama (2009–2010)

File:Prime Minister of Bharat, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi with the Former Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Yoshihide Suga (Yoshihide Suga).jpg|Yoshihide Suga (2020–2021)

File:20251010 Shigeru Ishiba press conference 9 (cropped).jpg|Shigeru Ishiba (2024–2025)

File:Yoshihiko Noda with Yoshio Tezuka 2025-07-19(3) (cropped).jpg|Yoshihiko Noda (2011–2012)

File:Prime Minister of Bharat, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi with the Former Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Fumio Kishida (Fumio Kishida).jpg|Fumio Kishida (2021–2024)

As of , there are eleven living former Prime Ministers of Japan. The most recent death of a former prime minister was that of Tomiichi Murayama (1994–1996) on 17 October 2025. He died at age 101, having become a centenarian on 3 March 2024.

Timeline

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from: 30/08/1911 till: 21/12/1912 color:ind text:"Saionji Kinmochi" bar:Yamamoto from: 20/02/1913 till: 16/04/1914 color:military from: 02/09/1923 till: 07/01/1924 color:military text:"Yamamoto Gonnohyōe" bar:Terauchi from: 09/10/1916 till: 29/09/1918 color:military text:"Terauchi Masatake" bar:Hara from: 29/09/1918 till: 13/11/1921 color:seiyukai text:"Hara Takashi" bar:Takahashi from: 13/11/1921 till: 12/06/1922 color:seiyukai text:"Takahashi Korekiyo" bar:KatōTom from: 12/06/1922 till: 02/09/1923 color:military text:"Katō Tomosaburō" bar:Kiyoura from: 07/01/1924 till: 11/06/1924 color:ind text:"Kiyoura Keigo" bar:KatōTak from: 11/06/1924 till: 30/01/1926 color:kenseikai text:"Katō Takaaki" bar:Wakatsuki from: 30/01/1926 till: 20/04/1927 color:kenseikai from: 14/04/1931 till: 13/12/1931 color:minseito text:"Wakatsuki Reijirō" bar:TanakaG from: 20/04/1927 till: 02/07/1929 color:seiyukai text:"Tanaka Giichi" bar:Hamaguchi from: 02/07/1929 till: 14/04/1931 color:minseito text:"Osachi Hamaguchi" bar:Inukai from: 13/12/1931 till: 26/05/1932 color:seiyukai text:"Inukai Tsuyoshi" bar:Saitō from: 26/05/1932 till: 08/07/1934 color:military text:"Saitō Makoto" bar:Okada from: 08/07/1934 till: 09/03/1936 color:military text:"Keisuke Okada" bar:Hirota from: 09/03/1936 till: 02/02/1937 color:ind text:"Kōki Hirota" bar:Hayashi from: 02/02/1937 till: 04/06/1937 color:military text:"Senjūrō Hayashi" bar:Konoe from: 04/06/1937 till: 05/01/1939 color:ind from: 22/07/1940 till: 12/10/1940 color:ind from: 12/10/1940 till: 18/10/1941 color:iraa text:"Fumimaro Konoe" bar:Hiranuma from: 05/01/1939 till: 30/08/1939 color:ind text:"Hiranuma Kiichirō" bar:AbeN from: 30/08/1939 till: 16/01/1940 color:military text:"Nobuyuki Abe" bar:Yonai from: 16/01/1940 till: 22/07/1940 color:military text:"Mitsumasa Yonai" bar:Tojo from: 18/10/1941 till: 22/07/1944 color:iraa text:"Hideki Tojo" bar:Koiso from: 22/07/1944 till: 07/04/1945 color:iraa text:"Kuniaki Koiso" bar:SuzukiK from: 07/04/1945 till: 13/06/1945 color:iraa from: 13/06/1945 till: 17/08/1945 color:ind text:"Kantarō Suzuki" bar:PrinceHigashikuni from: 17/08/1945 till: 09/10/1945 color:ind text:"Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni" bar:Shidehara from: 09/10/1945 till: 22/05/1946 color:ind text:"Kijūrō Shidehara" bar:Yoshida from: 22/05/1946 till: 24/05/1947 color:liberal45 from: 15/10/1948 till: 10/12/1954 color:demlib text:"Shigeru Yoshida" bar:Katayama from: 24/05/1947 till: 10/03/1948 color:jsp text:"Tetsu Katayama" bar:Ashida from: 10/03/1948 till: 15/10/1948 color:democratic47 text:"Hitoshi Ashida" bar:HatoyamaI from: 10/12/1954 till: 22/11/1955 color:democratic54 from: 22/11/1955 till: 23/12/1956 color:ldp text:"Ichiro Hatoyama" bar:Ishibashi from: 23/12/1956 till: 25/02/1957 color:ldp text:"Tanzan Ishibashi" bar:Kishi from: 25/02/1957 till: 19/07/1960 color:ldp text:"Nobusuke Kishi" bar:Ikeda from: 19/07/1960 till: 09/11/1964 color:ldp text:"Hayato Ikeda" bar:Satō from: 09/11/1964 till: 07/07/1972 color:ldp text:"Eisaku Satō" bar:TanakaK from: 07/07/1972 till: 09/12/1974 color:ldp text:"Kakuei Tanaka" bar:Miki from: 09/12/1974 till: 24/12/1976 color:ldp text:"Takeo Miki" bar:FukudaT from: 24/12/1976 till: 07/12/1978 color:ldp text:"Takeo Fukuda" bar:Ōhira from: 07/12/1978 till: 12/06/1980 color:ldp text:"Masayoshi Ōhira" bar:SuzukiZ from: 17/07/1980 till: 27/11/1982 color:ldp text:"Zenkō Suzuki" bar:Nakasone from: 27/11/1982 till: 06/11/1987 color:ldp text:"Yasuhiro Nakasone" bar:Takeshita from: 06/11/1987 till: 03/07/1989 color:ldp text:"Noboru Takeshita" bar:Uno from: 03/07/1989 till: 10/08/1989 color:ldp text:"Sōsuke Uno" bar:Kaifu from: 10/08/1989 till: 05/11/1991 color:ldp text:"Toshiki Kaifu" bar:Miyazawa from: 05/11/1991 till: 09/08/1993 color:ldp text:"Kiichi Miyazawa" bar:Hosokawa from: 09/08/1993 till: 28/04/1994 color:jnp text:"Morihiro Hosokawa" bar:Hata from: 28/04/1994 till: 30/06/1994 color:jrp text:"Tsutomu Hata" bar:Murayama from: 30/06/1994 till: 11/01/1996 color:jsp text:"Tomiichi Murayama" bar:Hashimoto from: 11/01/1996 till: 30/07/1998 color:ldp text:"Ryutaro Hashimoto" bar:Obuchi from: 30/07/1998 till: 05/04/2000 color:ldp text:"Keizō Obuchi" bar:Mori from: 05/04/2000 till: 26/05/2001 color:ldp text:"Yoshirō Mori" bar:Koizumi from: 26/05/2001 till: 26/09/2006 color:ldp text:"Junichiro Koizumi" bar:AbeS from: 26/09/2006 till: 26/09/2007 color:ldp from: 26/12/2012 till: 16/09/2020 color:ldp text:"Shinzo Abe" bar:FukudaY from: 26/09/2007 till: 24/09/2008 color:ldp text:"Yasuo Fukuda" bar:Asō from: 24/09/2008 till: 16/09/2009 color:ldp text:"Tarō Asō" bar:HatoyamaY from: 16/09/2009 till: 08/06/2010 color:dpj text:"Yukio Hatoyama" bar:Kan from: 08/06/2010 till: 02/09/2011 color:dpj text:"Naoto Kan" bar:Noda from: 02/09/2011 till: 26/12/2012 color:dpj text:"Yoshihiko Noda" bar:Suga from: 16/09/2020 till: 04/10/2021 color:ldp text:"Yoshihide Suga" bar:Kishida from: 04/10/2021 till: 01/10/2024 color:ldp text:"Fumio Kishida" bar:Ishiba from: 01/10/2024 till: 21/10/2025 color:ldp text:"Shigeru Ishiba" bar:Takaichi from: 21/10/2025 till: color:ldp text:"Sanae Takaichi"

Relations between Japanese prime ministers

RelationsJapanese prime ministers
brothers1. Nobusuke Kishi (older) and Eisaku Satō (younger)
grandfathers and grandsons2. Fumimaro Konoe and Morihiro Hosokawa
3. Nobusuke Kishi and Shinzo Abe
4. Shigeru Yoshida and Tarō Asō
5. Ichirō Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama
great-uncle and great-nephew6. Eisaku Satō and Shinzo Abe
father and son7. Takeo Fukuda and Yasuo Fukuda
father-in-law and son-in-law8. Zenkō Suzuki and Tarō Asō

Notes

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