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[[File:Naoto Kan cropped KAN Naoto 2007.jpg|thumb|right|200px|upright|Naoto Kan was appointed Prime Minister in June 2010.]]
This is a list of '''Prime Ministers of Japan''', and its predecessor state the [[Empire of Japan]], from when the first [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] (in the modern sense), [[Hirobumi Itō]], took office in 1885, until the present day. The office is currently held by [[Naoto Kan]].
This is a list of '''[[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Ministers of Japan]]''', including those of the [[Empire of Japan]], from when the first Japanese prime minister (in the modern sense), [[Hirobumi Itō]], took office in 1885, until the present day. The office is currently held by [[Naoto Kan]].


Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column (''administration number'') and the second column counts individuals. For example, [[Yasuo Fukuda]], is listed as the 58th individual to hold the office of prime minister, whilst his first cabinet is the 91st since [[Hirobumi Itō]].
Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column (''administration number'') and the second column counts individuals. For example, Yasuo Fukuda, is listed as the 58th individual to hold the office of prime minister, whilst his first cabinet is the 91st since Hirobumi Itō.


To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Western convention (given name first, family name second) for consistency.
To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Western convention (given name first, family name second) for consistency.


<table style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0em;">
==Prime Ministers of the [[Empire of Japan]]==
<tr><td style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:20px;">__TOC__</td><td>'''Color key'''<br>(for political party)
===[[Meiji period]]===
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{{legend2|#EED8D2|[[Kenseitō]] - [[Kenseikai]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#FFEECC|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#DDEBAB|[[Rikken Minseito|Rikken Minseitō]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#EEE8AA|[[Military of Japan|Military]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#FFFFDD|[[Rikken Dōshikai]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#F9D9F9|[[Taisei Yokusankai]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#AAD8E6|[[Imperial House of Japan|The Imperial Family]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#D7D9EA|[[Liberal Party (1945)|Liberal]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#FFE3E3|[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|Social Democratic]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#CCEEEE|[[Democratic Party (1947)|Democratic]] - [[Japan Democratic Party (1954)|Japan Democratic]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#EAD6EA|[[Japan New Party|Japan New]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#DDEEFF|[[Japan Renewal Party|Renewal]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#D5FFD5|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#FFB6B6|[[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
{{clear}}

==Prime Ministers of the [[Empire of Japan]] (1868–1947)==
===[[Meiji period]] (1868–1912)===
Prime Ministers under [[Emperor Meiji|the Meiji Emperor]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-----
!rowspan=2|A#
!rowspan=2|I#
!rowspan=2|Portrait
!width="225" colspan=2|Name
!colspan=2|Term of office
!rowspan=2|Elections
!width="185" rowspan=2|Political Party
|-----
|-----
!Rōmaji
!A#
!Kanji
!I#
!Name
!Portrait
!Took Office
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Left Office
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
!Political Party
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|1
|1
|''1''
|''1''
|[[Itō Hirobumi|Hirobumi Itō]]
|[[File:Itô Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|[[image:Itô Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|[[Itō Hirobumi|Hirobumi Itō]]<br />(1st term)
|<span lang="ja">伊藤 博文</span>
|nowrap|[[22 December]] [[1885]]
|22 December 1885
|[[30 April]] [[1888]]
|30 April 1888
|—
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|2
|2
|''2''
|''2''
|[[File:Kiyotaka Kuroda 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[Kuroda Kiyotaka|Kiyotaka Kuroda]]
|[[Kuroda Kiyotaka|Kiyotaka Kuroda]]
|<span lang="ja">黒田 清隆</span>
|[[Image:Kiyotaka Kuroda 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[30 April]] [[1888]]
|30 April 1888
|[[25 October]] [[1889]] <ref>Upon the resignation of the government, the [[Emperor Meiji|Emperor]] only accepted Kuroda’s resignation and invited [[Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]] [[Sanjō Sanetomi|Sanetomi Sanjō]] to head the government for two more months. Today, however, Sanjō’ government is generally regarded as continuation of the Kuroda’s.</ref>
|25 October 1889<ref>Upon the resignation of the government, the [[Emperor Meiji|Emperor]] only accepted Kuroda’s resignation and invited [[Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]] [[Sanjō Sanetomi|Sanetomi Sanjō]] to head the government for two more months. Today, however, Sanjō’s government is generally regarded as a continuation of Kuroda’s.</ref>
|—
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|
||-
|
||-
|[[Sanjō Sanetomi|Sanetomi Sanjō]] <ref>Temporarily held by the [[Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]].</ref><BR>(stopgap Cabinet)
|[[File:Sanetomi Sanjo formal cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Sanjō Sanetomi|Sanetomi Sanjō]]<ref>Held concurrently by the [[Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]].</ref><BR>(stopgap Cabinet)
|<span lang="ja">三條 實美</span>
|style="text-align:center"|[[Image:Sanetomi Sanjo formal cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[25 October]] [[1889]]
|25 October 1889
|[[24 December]] [[1889]]
|24 December 1889
|—
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|3
|3
|''3''
|''3''
|[[Yamagata Aritomo|Aritomo Yamagata]]
|[[File:Aritomo Yamagata 3.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Aritomo Yamagata 3.jpg|80px]]
|[[Yamagata Aritomo|Aritomo Yamagata]]<br />(1st term)
|<span lang="ja">山縣 有朋</span>
|[[24 December]] [[1889]]
|24 December 1889
|[[6 May]] [[1891]]
|6 May 1891
|[[Japanese general election, 1890|1890]]
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|4
|4
|''4''
|''4''
|nowrap|[[Matsukata Masayoshi|Masayoshi Matsukata]]
|[[File:Masayoshi Matsukata suit.jpg|80px]]
|nowrap|[[Matsukata Masayoshi|Masayoshi Matsukata]]<br />(1st term)
|[[Image:Masayoshi Matsukata suit.jpg|80px]]
|<span lang="ja">松方 正義</span>
|[[6 May]] [[1891]]
|6 May 1891
|[[8 August]] [[1892]]
|8 August 1892
|[[Japanese general election, 1892|1892]]
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|5
|5
|
||-
|[[Itō Hirobumi|Hirobumi Itō]]<br />2nd term
|[[File:Itô Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|[[image:Itô Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|[[Itō Hirobumi|Hirobumi Itō]]<br />(2nd term)
|<span lang="ja">伊藤 博文</span>
|[[8 August]] [[1892]]
|[[31 August]] [[1896]] <ref name=resign>Resigned.</ref>
|8 August 1892
|31 August 1896<ref name=resign>Resigned.</ref>
|nowrap|[[Japanese general election, March 1894|Mar. 1894]]<br />[[Japanese general election, September 1894|Sept. 1894]]
|None
|None
|-
|-
| colspan="7" | ''During this interval, Privy Council Chairman [[Kuroda Kiyotaka|Kiyotaka Kuroda]] was the Acting Prime Minister.''
|colspan="9"| During this interval, Privy Council Chairman [[Kuroda Kiyotaka|Kiyotaka Kuroda]] (<span lang="ja">黒田 清隆</span>) was the Acting Prime Minister.
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|6
|6
|
||-
||[[Matsukata Masayoshi|Masayoshi Matsukata]]<br />2nd term
|[[File:Masayoshi Matsukata suit.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Masayoshi Matsukata suit.jpg|80px]]
|[[Matsukata Masayoshi|Masayoshi Matsukata]]<br />(2nd term)
|<span lang="ja">松方 正義</span>
|[[18 September]] [[1896]]
|18 September 1896
|[[12 January]] [[1898]]
|12 January 1898
|—
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|7
|7
|
||-
|[[Itō Hirobumi|Hirobumi Itō]]<br />3rd term
|[[File:Itô Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|[[image:Itô Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|[[Itō Hirobumi|Hirobumi Itō]]<br />(3rd term)
|<span lang="ja">伊藤 博文</span>
|[[12 January]] [[1898]]
|[[30 June]] [[1898]]
|12 January 1898
|30 June 1898
|[[Japanese general election, March 1898|Mar. 1898]]
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito)}}
|8
|8
|''5''
|''5''
|[[File:Shgenobu Ohkuma blacktie.jpg|80px]]
|[[Ōkuma Shigenobu|Shigenobu Ōkuma]]
|[[Ōkuma Shigenobu|Shigenobu Ōkuma]]<br />(1st term)
|[[Image:Shgenobu Ohkuma blacktie.jpg|80px]]
|<span lang="ja">大隈 重信</span>
|[[30 June]] [[1898]]
|[[8 November]] [[1898]]
|30 June 1898
|8 November 1898
|[[Kenseitō]] (Constitutional Party)
|[[Japanese general election, September 1898|Sept. 1898]]
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|[[Kenseitō]]<br><small>(Constitutional Party)</small>
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|9
|9
|
||-
|[[Yamagata Aritomo|Aritomo Yamagata]]<br />2nd term
|[[File:Aritomo Yamagata 3.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Aritomo Yamagata 3.jpg|80px]]
|[[Yamagata Aritomo|Aritomo Yamagata]]<br/>(2nd term)
|<span lang="ja">山縣 有朋</span>
|[[8 November]] [[1898]]
|8 November 1898
|[[19 October]] [[1900]]
|19 October 1900
|—
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|10
|10
|
||-
|[[Itō Hirobumi|Hirobumi Itō]]<br />4th term
|[[File:Itô Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|[[image:Itô Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|[[Itō Hirobumi|Hirobumi Itō]]<br />(4th term)
|<span lang="ja">伊藤 博文</span>
|[[19 October]] [[1900]]
|19 October 1900
|[[10 May]] [[1901]] <ref name=resign>Resigned.</ref>
|10 May 1901<ref name=resign>Resigned.</ref>
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]] (Friends of Constitutional Government)
|—
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]<br><small>(Friends of Constitutional Government)</small>
|-
|-
| colspan="7" | ''During this interval, Privy Council Chairman [[Saionji Kinmochi|Kinmochi Saionji]] was the Acting Prime Minister.''
|colspan="9" {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}} | During this interval, Privy Council Chairman [[Saionji Kinmochi|Kinmochi Saionji]] (<span lang="ja">西園寺 公望</span>) was the Acting Prime Minister.
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|11
|11
|''6''
|''6''
|[[Katsura Tarō|Tarō Katsura]]<br />(Retired General)
|[[File:Taro Katsura suit.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Taro Katsura suit.jpg|80px]]
|[[Katsura Tarō|Tarō Katsura]]<br />(1st term)
|<span lang="ja">桂 太郎</span>
|[[2 June]] [[1901]]
|2 June 1901
|[[7 January]] [[1906]]
|7 January 1906
|None
|[[Japanese general election, 1902|1902]]<br />[[Japanese general election, 1903|1903]]<br />[[Japanese general election, 1904|1904]]
|None<br /><small>(Retired General)</small>
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|12
|12
|''7''
|''7''
|[[Saionji Kinmochi|Kinmochi Saionji]]
|[[File:PM Kinmochi Saionji cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:PM Kinmochi Saionji cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Saionji Kinmochi|Kinmochi Saionji]]<br />(1st term)
|nowrap|<span lang="ja">西園寺 公望</span>
|[[7 January]] [[1906]]
|7 January 1906
|[[14 July]] [[1908]]
|14 July 1908
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]] (Friends of Constitutional Government)
|[[Japanese general election, 1908|1908]]
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]<br><small>(Friends of Constitutional Government)</small>
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|13
|13
|
||-
|[[File:Taro Katsura suit.jpg|80px]]
|[[Katsura Tarō|Tarō Katsura]]<br />2nd term <br />(Retired General)
|[[Image:Taro Katsura suit.jpg|80px]]
|[[Katsura Tarō|Tarō Katsura]]<br />(2nd term)
|<span lang="ja">桂 太郎</span>
|[[14 July]] [[1908]]
|14 July 1908
|[[30 August]] [[1911]]
|30 August 1911
|None
|—
|None<br /><small>(Retired General)</small>
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|14
|14
|
||-
|[[Saionji Kinmochi|Kinmochi Saionji]]<br />2nd term
|[[File:PM Kinmochi Saionji cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:PM Kinmochi Saionji cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Saionji Kinmochi|Kinmochi Saionji]]<br />(2nd term)
|<span lang="ja">西園寺 公望</span>
|[[30 August]] [[1911]]
|30 August 1911
|[[21 December]] [[1912]]
|21 December 1912
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]] (Friends of Constitutional Government)
|[[Japanese general election, 1912|1912]]
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]<br><small>(Friends of Constitutional Government)</small>
|}
|}


===[[Taishō period]]===
===[[Taishō period]] (1912–1926)===
Prime Ministers under [[Emperor Taishō|the Taishō Emperor]]
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-----
|-----
!A#
!rowspan=2|A#
!I#
!rowspan=2|I#
!rowspan=2|Portrait
!Name
!width="225" colspan=2|Name
!Portrait
!colspan=2|Term of office
!rowspan=2|Elections
!width="185" rowspan=2|Political Party
|-----
!Rōmaji
!Kanji
!Took Office
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Left Office
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
!Political Party
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|15
|15
|
||-
|[[File:Taro Katsura suit.jpg|80px]]
|[[Katsura Tarō|Tarō Katsura]]<br />3rd term<br />(Retired General)
|[[Image:Taro Katsura suit.jpg|80px]]
|[[Katsura Tarō|Tarō Katsura]]<br />(3rd term)
|<span lang="ja">桂 太郎</span>
|[[21 December]] [[1912]]
|21 December 1912
|[[20 February]] [[1913]]
|20 February 1913
|None
|—
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|None<br /><small>(Retired General)</small>
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|16
|16
|''8''
|''8''
|[[Yamamoto Gonbee|Gonbee Yamamoto]]
|[[File:Gonbee Yamamoto later years cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Yamamoto Gonnohyoe 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[Yamamoto Gonbee|Gonbee Yamamoto]]<br />(1st term)
|<span lang="ja">山本 權兵衞</span>
|[[20 February]] [[1913]]
|20 February 1913
|[[16 April]] [[1914]]
|16 April 1914
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Navy)
|—
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])<small>
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional Nationalist}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional Nationalist}}
|17
|17
|
||-
|[[File:Shgenobu Ohkuma blacktie.jpg|80px]]
|[[Ōkuma Shigenobu|Shigenobu Ōkuma]]<br />2nd term
|[[Ōkuma Shigenobu|Shigenobu Ōkuma]]<br />(2nd term)
|[[Image:Shgenobu Ohkuma blacktie.jpg|80px]]
|<span lang="ja">大隈 重信</span>
|[[16 April]] [[1914]]
|16 April 1914
|[[9 October]] [[1916]]
|9 October 1916
|[[Rikken Dōshikai]] (Constitutional Association of Friends)
|[[Japanese general election, 1915|1915]]
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|[[Rikken Dōshikai]]<br><small>(Constitutional Association of Friends)</small>
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|18
|18
|''9''
|''9''
|[[File:Masatake Terauchi uniform.jpg|80px]]
|[[Terauchi Masatake|Masatake Terauchi]]
|[[Terauchi Masatake|Masatake Terauchi]]
|<span lang="ja">寺內 正毅</span>
|[[Image:Masatake Terauchi uniform.jpg|80px]]
|[[9 October]] [[1916]]
|9 October 1916
|[[29 September]] [[1918]]
|29 September 1918
|[[Japanese general election, 1917|1917]]
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Army)
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Army|Army]])</small>
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|19
|19
|''10''
|''10''
|[[File:Takashi Hara posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Hara Takashi|Takashi Hara]]
|[[Hara Takashi|Takashi Hara]]
|<span lang="ja">原 敬</span>
|[[Image:Takashi Hara posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[29 September]] [[1918]]
|29 September 1918
|[[4 November]] [[1921]] <ref name=assassination>Assassinated.</ref>
|4 November 1921<ref name=assassination>Assassinated.</ref>
|[[Japanese general election, 1920|1920]]
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]] (Friends of Constitutional Government)
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]<br><small>(Friends of Constitutional Government)</small>
|-
|-
| colspan="7" | ''During this interval, Foreign Minister [[Uchida Yasuya|Yasuya Uchida]] was the Acting Prime Minister.''
|colspan="9" | During this interval, Foreign Minister [[Uchida Kosai|Kosai Uchida]] (<span lang="ja">内田 康哉</span>) was the Acting Prime Minister.
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|20
|20
|''11''
|''11''
|[[File:Takahashi korekiyo giving an address cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Takahashi Korekiyo|Korekiyo Takahashi]]
|[[Takahashi Korekiyo|Korekiyo Takahashi]]
|<span lang="ja">高橋 是清</span>
|[[Image:Takahashi korekiyo giving an address cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[13 November]] [[1921]]
|13 November 1921
|[[12 June]] [[1922]]
|12 June 1922
|—
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]] (Friends of Constitutional Government)
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]<br><small>(Friends of Constitutional Government)</small>
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|21
|21
|''12''
|''12''
|[[File:Kato cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Katō Tomosaburō|Tomosaburō Katō]]
|[[Katō Tomosaburō|Tomosaburō Katō]]
|<span lang="ja">加藤 友三郎</span>
|[[Image:Kato.jpg|80px]]
|[[12 June]] [[1922]]
|12 June 1922
|[[24 August]] [[1923]] <ref name=death>Died in office of natural causes.</ref>
|24 August 1923<ref name=death>Died in office of natural causes.</ref>
|—
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Navy)
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])</small>
|-
|-
| colspan="7" | ''During this interval, Foreign Minister [[Uchida Yasuya|Yasuya Uchida]] was the Acting Prime Minister.''
|colspan="9" | During this interval, Foreign Minister [[Uchida Kosai|Kosai Uchida]] (<span lang="ja">内田 康哉</span>) was the Acting Prime Minister.
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|22
|22
|
||-
|[[File:Gonbee Yamamoto later years cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Yamamoto Gonbee|Gonbee Yamamoto]]<br />2nd term
|[[Image:Yamamoto Gonnohyoe 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[Yamamoto Gonbee|Gonbee Yamamoto]]<br />(2nd term)
|<span lang="ja">山本 權兵衞</span>
|[[2 September]] [[1923]]
|2 September 1923
|[[7 January]] [[1924]]
|7 January 1924
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Navy)
|—
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])</small>
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|23
|23
|''13''
|''13''
|[[File:Kiyoura Keigo.jpg|80px]]
|[[Kiyoura Keigo|Keigo Kiyoura]]
|[[Kiyoura Keigo|Keigo Kiyoura]]
|<span lang="ja">清浦 奎吾</span>
|[[image:Kiyoura Keigo.jpg|80px]]
|[[7 January]] [[1924]]
|7 January 1924
|[[11 June]] [[1924]]
|11 June 1924
|[[Japanese general election, 1924|1924]]
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito)}}
|rowspan=2|24
|rowspan=2|24
|rowspan=2|''14''
|rowspan=2|''14''
|[[Katō Takaaki|Takaaki Katō]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Takaaki Kato suit.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|[[image:Takaaki Kato suit.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|[[Katō Takaaki|Takaaki Katō]]
|rowspan=2|<span lang="ja">加藤 高明</span>
|[[11 June]] [[1924]]
|11 June 1924
|[[2 August]] [[1925]] <ref>Resigned after the “Grand Coalition of the Three Pro-Constitution Parties” collapsed. Katō was then reinvited by the [[Hirohito#Early life|Prince Regent]] to form a new government with his own party, Kenseitō. Today, however, his second term is generally regarded as continuation of his first. </ref>
|2 August 1925<ref>Resigned after the “Grand Coalition of the Three Pro-Constitution Parties” collapsed. Katō was then reinvited by the [[Hirohito#Early life|Prince Regent]] to form a new government with his own party, Kenseitō. Today, however, his second term is generally regarded as continuation of his first.</ref>
|[[Kenseitō]] (Constitutional Party)
|-
|—
|[[Kenseikai]]<br><small>(Constitutional Party)</small>
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito)}}
|2 August 1925
|[[Katō Takaaki|Takaaki Katō]]
|28 January 1926<ref name="death"/>
|[[2 August]] [[1925]]
|—
|[[28 January]] [[1926]] <ref name=death>Died in office of natural causes.</ref>
|[[Kenseitō]] (Constitutional Party)
|[[Kenseikai]]<br><small>(Constitutional Party)</small>
|-
|-
| colspan="7" | ''During this interval, Interior Minister [[Wakatsuki Reijirō|Reijirō Wakatsuki]] was the Acting Prime Minister.''
|colspan="9" {{Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito)}} | During this interval, Interior Minister [[Wakatsuki Reijirō|Reijirō Wakatsuki]] (<span lang="ja">若槻 禮次郎</span>) was the Acting Prime Minister.
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito)}}
|25
|25
|''15''
|''15''
|[[Wakatsuki Reijirō|Reijirō Wakatsuki]]
|[[File:Reijiro Wakatsuki posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Wakatsuki Reijirō|Reijirō Wakatsuki]]<br />(1st term)
|[[Image:Reijiro Wakatsuki posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|nowrap|<span lang="ja">若槻 禮次郎</span>
|[[30 January]] [[1926]]
|30 January 1926
|[[20 April]] [[1927]]
|20 April 1927
|[[Kenseitō]] (Constitutional Party)
|—
|[[Kenseikai]]<br><small>(Constitutional Party)</small>
|}
|}


===[[Shōwa period]]===
===[[Shōwa period]] (1926–1947)===
Prime Ministers under [[Emperor Shōwa|the Shōwa Emperor]]
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-----
!rowspan=2|A#
!rowspan=2|I#
!rowspan=2|Portrait
!width="225" colspan=2|Name
!colspan=2|Term of office
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Elections
!width="185" rowspan=2|Political Party
|-----
|-----
!Rōmaji
!A#
!Kanji
!I#
!Name
!Portrait
!Took Office
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Left Office
!Political Party
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|26
|26
|''16''
|''16''
|[[File:Giichi Tanaka posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Tanaka Giichi|Giichi Tanaka]]<br />(Retired General)
|[[Image:Giichi Tanaka posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Tanaka Giichi|Giichi Tanaka]]
|<span lang="ja">田中 義一</span>
|[[20 April]] [[1927]]
|20 April 1927
|[[2 July]] [[1929]]
|2 July 1929
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]] (Friends of Constitutional Government)
|colspan=2|[[Japanese general election, 1928|1928]]
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]<br><small>(Friends of Constitutional Government)</small>
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Minseito)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Minseito)}}
|27
|27
|''17''
|''17''
|[[File:Osachi Hamaguchi posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Osachi Hamaguchi]]
|[[Osachi Hamaguchi]]
|<span lang="ja">濱口 雄幸</span>
|[[Image:Osachi Hamaguchi posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[2 July]] [[1929]]
|2 July 1929
|[[14 April]] [[1931]] <ref>Incapacitated due to serious wound from assassination plot on 14 November 1930. Foreign Minister [[Kijūrō Shidehara]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until Hamaguchi’s return to the office on 10 March 1931.</ref>
|14 April 1931<ref>Incapacitated due to serious wound from assassination plot on 14 November 1930. Foreign Minister [[Kijūrō Shidehara]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until Hamaguchi’s return to the office on 10 March 1931.</ref>
|colspan=2|[[Japanese general election, 1930|1930]]
|[[Rikken Minseito|Rikken Minseitō]] (Constitutional Democratic Party)
|[[Rikken Minseito|Rikken Minseitō]]<br><small>(Constitutional Democratic Party)</small>
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Minseito)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Minseito)}}
|28
|28
|
||-
|[[Wakatsuki Reijirō|Reijirō Wakatsuki]]<br />2nd term
|[[File:Reijiro Wakatsuki posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Wakatsuki Reijirō|Reijirō Wakatsuki]]<br />(2nd term)
|[[Image:Reijiro Wakatsuki posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|<span lang="ja">若槻 禮次郎</span>
|[[14 April]] [[1931]]
|[[13 December]] [[1931]]
|14 April 1931
|13 December 1931
|[[Rikken Minseito|Rikken Minseitō]] (Constitutional Democratic Party)
|colspan=2|—
|[[Rikken Minseito|Rikken Minseitō]]<br><small>(Constitutional Democratic Party)</small>
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|----- {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}}
|29
|29
|''18''
|''18''
|[[File:Tsuyoshi Inukai facing left cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Inukai Tsuyoshi|Tsuyoshi Inukai]]
|[[Inukai Tsuyoshi|Tsuyoshi Inukai]]
|<span lang="ja">犬養 毅</span>
|[[Image:Tsuyoshi Inukai facing left cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[13 December]] [[1931]]
|13 December 1931
|[[16 May]] [[1932]] <ref name=assassination>Assassinated.</ref>
|15 May 1932<ref name=assassination>Assassinated.</ref>
|colspan=2|[[Japanese general election, 1932|1932]]
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]] (Friends of Constitutional Government)
|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]<br><small>(Friends of Constitutional Government)</small>
|-
|-
| colspan="7" | ''During this interval, Finance Minister [[Takahashi Korekiyo|Korekiyo Takahashi]] was the Acting Prime Minister.''
|colspan="10" {{Party shading/Constitutional (Seiyukai)}} | During this interval, Finance Minister [[Takahashi Korekiyo|Korekiyo Takahashi]] (<span lang="ja">高橋 是清</span>) was the Acting Prime Minister.
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|30
|30
|''19''
|''19''
|[[File:Makoto Saito 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[Saitō Makoto|Makoto Saitō]]
|[[Saitō Makoto|Makoto Saitō]]
|<span lang="ja">齋藤 實</span>
|[[Image:Makoto Saito 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[26 May]] [[1932]]
|26 May 1932
|[[8 July]] [[1934]]
|8 July 1934
|colspan=2|—
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Navy)
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])</small>
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|31
|31
|''20''
|''20''
|[[File:Keisuke Okada 2 cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Keisuke Okada]]
|[[Keisuke Okada]]
|<span lang="ja">岡田 啓介</span>
|[[Image:Keisuke Okada 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[8 July]] [[1934]]
|8 July 1934
|[[9 March]] [[1936]] <ref>Thought to be killed by renegade soldiers during the [[February 26 Incident]]. Interior Minister [[Fumio Goto|Fumio Gotō]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until Okada was found alive on 28 February 1936.</ref>
|9 March 1936<ref>Thought to be killed by renegade soldiers during the [[February 26 Incident]]. Interior Minister [[Fumio Goto|Fumio Gotō]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until Okada was found alive on 28 February 1936.</ref>
|colspan=2|[[Japanese general election, 1936|1936]]
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Navy)
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])</small>
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|32
|32
|''21''
|''21''
|[[File:Kohki Hirota suit cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Kōki Hirota]]
|[[Kōki Hirota]]
|<span lang="ja">廣田 弘毅</span>
|[[Image:Kohki Hirota suit cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[9 March]] [[1936]]
|9 March 1936
|[[2 February]] [[1937]]
|2 February 1937
|colspan=2|—
|None
|None
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|33
|33
|''22''
|''22''
|[[File:Senjuro Hayashi suit.jpg|80px]]
|[[Senjūrō Hayashi]]
|[[Senjūrō Hayashi]]
|<span lang="ja">林 銑十郎</span>
|[[Image:33 HayashiS.jpg|80px]]
|[[2 February]] [[1937]]
|2 February 1937
|[[4 June]] [[1937]]
|4 June 1937
|colspan=2|[[Japanese general election, 1937|1937]]
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Army)
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Army|Army]])</small>
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|34
|34
|''23''
|''23''
|[[Fumimaro Konoe]]
|[[File:Konoe Humimaro.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Fumimaro Konoe 4.jpg|80px]]
|[[Fumimaro Konoe]]<br />(1st term)
|<span lang="ja">近衞 文麿</span>
|[[4 June]] [[1937]]
|4 June 1937
|[[5 January]] [[1939]]
|5 January 1939
|colspan=2|—
|None
|None
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|35
|35
|''24''
|''24''
|[[File:Kiichiro Hiranuma.jpg|80px]]
|[[Hiranuma Kiichirō|Kiichirō Hiranuma]]
|[[Hiranuma Kiichirō|Kiichirō Hiranuma]]
|<span lang="ja">平沼 騏一郎</span>
|[[image:Kiichiro Hiranuma.jpg|80px]]
|[[5 January]] [[1939]]
|5 January 1939
|[[30 August]] [[1939]]
|30 August 1939
|colspan=2|—
|None
|None
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|36
|36
|''25''
|''25''
|[[File:Nobuyuki Abe formal.jpg|80px]]
|[[Nobuyuki Abe]]
|[[Nobuyuki Abe]]
|<span lang="ja">阿部 信行</span>
|[[Image:Nobuyuki Abe formal.jpg|80px]]
|[[30 August]] [[1939]]
|30 August 1939
|[[16 January]] [[1940]]
|16 January 1940
|colspan=2|—
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Army)
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Army|Army]])</small>
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|37
|37
|''26''
|''26''
|[[File:Yonai Mitsumasa.jpg|80px]]
|[[Mitsumasa Yonai]]
|[[Mitsumasa Yonai]]
|<span lang="ja">米内 光政</span>
|[[Image:Yonai Mitsumasa.jpg|80px]]
|[[16 January]] [[1940]]
|16 January 1940
|[[22 July]] [[1940]]
|22 July 1940
|colspan=2|—
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Navy)
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])</small>
|----- bgcolor=#F9D9F9
|----- bgcolor=#F9D9F9
|38
|38
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|-
|rowspan=2|[[File:Konoe Humimaro.jpg|80px]]
|[[Fumimaro Konoe]]<br />2nd term
|rowspan=2|[[Image:Fumimaro Konoe 4.jpg|80px]]
|[[Fumimaro Konoe]]<br />(2nd term)
|rowspan=2|<span lang="ja">近衞 文麿</span>
|[[22 July]] [[1940]]
|[[18 July]] [[1941]]
|22 July 1940
|18 July 1941
|[[Taisei Yokusankai]] (Imperial Rule Assistance Association)
|colspan=2|—
|[[Taisei Yokusankai]]<br><small>(Imperial Rule Assistance Association)</small>
|----- bgcolor=#F9D9F9
|----- bgcolor=#F9D9F9
|39
|39
|[[Fumimaro Konoe]]<br />3rd term
|(3rd term)
|[[18 July]] [[1941]]
|18 July 1941
|[[18 October]] [[1941]]
|18 October 1941
|colspan=2|—
|[[Taisei Yokusankai]] (Imperial Rule Assistance Association)
|[[Taisei Yokusankai]]<br><small>(Imperial Rule Assistance Association)</small>
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- bgcolor=#F9D9F9
|40
|40
|''27''
|''27''
|[[File:Hideki Tojo uniform.jpg|80px]]
|[[Hideki Tōjō]]
|[[Hideki Tōjō]]
|<span lang="ja">東條 英機</span>
|[[Image:Tojo2.jpg|80px]]
|[[18 October]] [[1941]]
|18 October 1941
|[[22 July]] [[1944]]
|22 July 1944
|colspan=2|[[Japanese general election, 1942|1942]]
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Army)
|[[Taisei Yokusankai]]<br><small>(Imperial Rule Assistance Association)</small>
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- style="background:#EEE8AA;"
|41
|41
|''28''
|''28''
|[[File:Kuniaki Koiso.jpg|80px]]
|[[Kuniaki Koiso]]
|[[Kuniaki Koiso]]
|<span lang="ja">小磯 國昭</span>
|[[Image:Kuniaki Koiso.jpg|80px]]
|[[22 July]] [[1944]]
|22 July 1944
|[[7 April]] [[1945]]
|7 April 1945
|colspan=2|—
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Army)
|[[Military of Japan|Military]]<br><small>([[Imperial Japanese Army|Army]])</small>
|----- style="background:DarkKhaki;"
|----- bgcolor=#F9D9F9
|42
|42
|''29''
|''29''
|[[File:Kantaro Suzuki suit cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Kantarō Suzuki]]
|[[Kantarō Suzuki]]
|<span lang="ja">鈴木 貫太郎</span>
|[[Image:Suzuki Kantaro.jpg|80px]]
|[[7 April]] [[1945]]
|7 April 1945
|[[17 August]] [[1945]]
|17 August 1945
|colspan=2|—
|[[Military of Japan|Military]] (Navy), Chamberlain
|[[Taisei Yokusankai]]<br><small>(Imperial Rule Assistance Association)</small>
|----- bgcolor=#6495ED
|----- bgcolor=#AAD8E6
|43
|43
|''30''
|''30''
|[[Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko|HIH Prince Naruhiko<BR>of Higashikuni]]
|[[File:HIH Prince Naruhiko of Higashikuni.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:HIH Prince Naruhiko of Higashikuni.jpg|80px]]
|[[Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko|Naruhiko Higashikuni]]
|<span lang="ja">東久邇宮<br />稔彦王</span>
|[[17 August]] [[1945]]
|[[9 October]] [[1945]]
|17 August 1945
|9 October 1945
|[[Imperial House of Japan|The Imperial Family]]
|colspan=2|—
|----- {{Party shading/None}}
|[[Imperial House of Japan|Imperial Family]]
|----- {{|United States political party shading/None}}
|44
|44
|''31''
|''31''
|[[File:Kijuro Shidehara.jpg|80px]]
|[[Kijūrō Shidehara]]
|[[Kijūrō Shidehara]]
|nowrap|<span lang="ja">幣原 喜重郎</span>
|[[image:Kijuro Shidehara.jpg|80px]]
|[[9 October]] [[1945]]
|9 October 1945
|[[22 May]] [[1946]]
|22 May 1946
|colspan=2|[[Japanese general election, 1946|1946]]
|None
|None
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|45
|Rowspan=2|45
|''32''
|Rowspan=2|''32''
|[[Shigeru Yoshida]]
|Rowspan=2|[[File:Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg|80px]]
|Rowspan=2|[[Shigeru Yoshida]]<br />(1st term)
|Rowspan=2|<span lang="ja">吉田 茂</span>
|[[22 May]] [[1946]]
|[[24 May]] [[1947]]
|Rowspan=2|22 May 1946
|Rowspan=2|24 May 1947
|[[Liberal Party of Japan|Liberal]]
!Rep.
!Coun.
|Rowspan=2|[[Liberal Party of Japan|Liberal]]
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|[[Japanese general election, 1947|1947]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1947|1947]]
|}
|}


==Prime Ministers of [[Japan]]==
==Prime Ministers of [[Japan]] (1947–present)==
===[[Shōwa period]]===
===[[Shōwa period]] (1947–1989)===
Prime Ministers under [[Hirohito|the Shōwa Emperor]]
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-----
|-----
!A#
!rowspan=2|A#
!I#
!rowspan=2|I#
!rowspan=2|Portrait
!Name
!width="225" colspan=2|Name
!Portrait
!colspan=2|Term of office
!colspan=2|Electoral mandates
!width="185" rowspan=2|Political Party
|-----
!Rōmaji
!Kanji
!Took Office
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Left Office
!Rep.
!Political Party
!Coun.
|----- bgcolor=#FFE3E3
|----- bgcolor=#FFE3E3
|46
|46
|''33''
|''33''
|[[File:Tetsu Katayama.jpg|80px]]
|[[Tetsu Katayama]]
|[[Tetsu Katayama]]
|<span lang="ja">片山 哲</span>
|[[Image:Tetsu Katayama.jpg|80px]]
|[[24 May]] [[1947]]
|24 May 1947
|[[10 March]] [[1948]]
|10 March 1948
|—
|—
|[[Japan Socialist Party|Socialist]]
|[[Japan Socialist Party|Socialist]]
|----- bgcolor=#CCEEEE
|----- bgcolor=#CCEEEE
|47
|47
|''34''
|''34''
|[[File:Hitoshi Ashida.jpg|80px]]
|[[Hitoshi Ashida]]
|[[Hitoshi Ashida]]
|<span lang="ja">芦田 均</span>
|[[image:Hitoshi Ashida.jpg|80px]]
|[[10 March]] [[1948]]
|10 March 1948
|[[15 October]] [[1948]]
|15 October 1948
|—
|[[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]
|—
|[[Democratic Party (1947)|Democratic (1947)]]
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|48
|48
|rowspan=4|
|rowspan=4|-
|[[Shigeru Yoshida]]<br />2nd term
|rowspan=4|[[File:Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=4|[[Image:Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg|80px]]
|[[Shigeru Yoshida]]<br />(2nd term)
|rowspan=4|<span lang="ja">吉田 茂</span>
|[[15 October]] [[1948]]
|15 October 1948
|[[16 February]] [[1949]]
|16 February 1949
|[[Liberal Party of Japan|Liberal]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1949|1949]]
|—
|[[Liberal Party (1945)|Liberal]]
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|49
|49
|[[Shigeru Yoshida]]<br />3rd term
|(3rd term)
|[[16 February]] [[1949]]
|16 February 1949
|[[30 October]] [[1952]]
|30 October 1952
|[[Japanese general election, 1952|1952]]
|[[Liberal Party of Japan|Liberal]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1950|1950]]
|[[Liberal Party (1945)|Liberal]]
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|50
|50
|[[Shigeru Yoshida]]<br />4th term
|(4th term)
|[[30 October]] [[1952]]
|30 October 1952
|[[21 May]] [[1953]]
|21 May 1953
|[[Japanese general election, 1953|1953]]
|[[Liberal Party of Japan|Liberal]]
|—
|[[Liberal Party (1945)|Liberal]]
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|----- bgcolor=#D7D9EA
|51
|51
|[[Shigeru Yoshida]]<br />5th term
|(5th term)
|[[21 May]] [[1953]]
|21 May 1953
|[[10 December]] [[1954]]
|10 December 1954
|—
|[[Liberal Party of Japan|Liberal]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1953|1953]]
|[[Liberal Party (1945)|Liberal]]
|----- bgcolor=#CCEEEE
|----- bgcolor=#CCEEEE
|52
|52
|rowspan=3|''35''
|rowspan=3|''35''
|[[Ichirō Hatoyama]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Ichoro Hatoyama 3.jpg|80px]]
|[[Ichirō Hatoyama]]<br />(1st term)
|rowspan=3|[[Image:Ichoro_Hatoyama_3.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|<span lang="ja">鳩山 一郎</span>
|[[10 December]] [[1954]]
|10 December 1954
|[[19 March]] [[1955]]
|19 March 1955
|[[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1955|1955]]
|—
|[[Japan Democratic Party (1954)|Japan Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#CCEEEE
|----- bgcolor=#CCEEEE
|53
|53
|[[Ichirō Hatoyama]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[19 March]] [[1955]]
|19 March 1955
|[[22 November]] [[1955]]
|22 November 1955
|—
|[[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]
|—
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|[[Japan Democratic Party (1954)|Japan Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|54
|54
|[[Ichirō Hatoyama]]<br />3rd term
|(3rd term)
|nowrap|[[22 November]] [[1955]]
|nowrap|22 November 1955
|nowrap|[[23 December]] [[1956]]
|nowrap|23 December 1956
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1956|1956]]
|nowrap|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|nowrap|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|55
|55
|''36''
|''36''
|[[File:Tanzan Ishibashi.jpg|80px]]
|[[Tanzan Ishibashi]]
|[[Tanzan Ishibashi]]
|<span lang="ja">石橋 湛山</span>
|[[Image:Tanzan Ishibashi.jpg|80px]]
|[[23 December]] [[1956]]
|23 December 1956
|[[25 February]] [[1957]] <ref>Incapacitated due to minor stroke on 31 January 1957. Foreign Minister [[Nobusuke Kishi]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until 25 February 1957.</ref>
|25 February 1957<ref>Incapacitated due to minor stroke on 31 January 1957. Foreign Minister [[Nobusuke Kishi]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until 25 February 1957.</ref>
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|56
|56
|rowspan=2|''37''
|rowspan=2|''37''
|[[Nobusuke Kishi]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Nobusuke Kishi Dec 14, 1956.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Nobusuke Kishi Dec 14, 1956.jpg|80px]]
|[[Nobusuke Kishi]]<br />(1st term)
|[[25 February]] [[1957]]
|rowspan=2|<span lang="ja">岸 信介</span>
|[[12 June]] [[1958]]
|25 February 1957
|12 June 1958
|[[Japanese general election, 1958|1958]]
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|57
|57
|[[Nobusuke Kishi]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[12 June]] [[1958]]
|12 June 1958
|[[19 July]] [[1960]]
|19 July 1960
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1959|1959]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|58
|58
|rowspan=3|''38''
|rowspan=3|''38''
|[[Hayato Ikeda]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Hayato Ikeda meets Joseph Dodge cropped.jpg|80px]]
||[[Hayato Ikeda]]<br />(1st term)
|rowspan=3|[[File:Japanse premier Ikeda met gezelschap op bezoek bij koningin Juliana Japanese prime minister Ikeda and company visiting Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|<span lang="ja">池田 勇人</span>
|[[19 July]] [[1960]]
|[[8 December]] [[1960]]
|19 July 1960
|8 December 1960
|[[Japanese general election, 1960|1960]]
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|59
|59
|[[Hayato Ikeda]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[8 December]] [[1960]]
|8 December 1960
|[[9 December]] [[1963]]
|9 December 1963
|[[Japanese general election, 1963|1963]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1962|1962]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|60
|60
|[[Hayato Ikeda]]<br />3rd term
|(3rd term)
|[[9 December]] [[1963]]
|9 December 1963
|[[9 November]] [[1964]]
|9 November 1964
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
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|61
|61
|rowspan=3|''39''
|rowspan=3|''39''
|[[Eisaku Satō]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Sato and Nixon 1972 cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Sato and Nixon 1972 cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Eisaku Satō]]<br />(1st term)
|[[9 November]] [[1964]]
|rowspan=3|<span lang="ja">佐藤 榮作</span>
|[[17 February]] [[1967]]
|9 November 1964
|17 February 1967
|[[Japanese general election, 1967|1967]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1965|1965]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|62
|62
|[[Eisaku Satō]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[17 February]] [[1967]]
|17 February 1967
|[[14 January]] [[1970]]
|14 January 1970
|[[Japanese general election, 1969|1969]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1968|1968]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|63
|63
|[[Eisaku Satō]]<br />3rd term
|(3rd term)
|[[14 January]] [[1970]]
|14 January 1970
|[[7 July]] [[1972]]
|7 July 1972
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1971|1971]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|64
|64
|rowspan=2|''40''
|rowspan=2|''40''
|[[Kakuei Tanaka]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Tanaka 1973 cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Kakuei Tanaka]]<br />(1st term)
|rowspan=2|[[Image:Tanaka 1973 cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|<span lang="ja">田中 角榮</span>
|[[7 July]] [[1972]]
|[[22 December]] [[1972]]
|7 July 1972
|22 December 1972
|[[Japanese general election, 1972|1972]]
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|65
|65
|[[Kakuei Tanaka]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[22 December]] [[1972]]
|22 December 1972
|[[9 December]] [[1974]]
|9 December 1974
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1974|1974]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|66
|66
|''41''
|''41''
|[[File:Takeo Miki 1951 cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Takeo Miki]]
|[[Takeo Miki]]
|<span lang="ja">三木 武夫</span>
|[[Image:Takeo Miki 1951.jpg|80px]]
|[[9 December]] [[1974]]
|9 December 1974
|[[24 December]] [[1976]]
|24 December 1976
|[[Japanese general election, 1976|1976]]
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|67
|67
|''42''
|''42''
|[[File:Takeo Fukuda 1977.jpg|80px]]
|[[Takeo Fukuda]]
|[[Takeo Fukuda]]
|<span lang="ja">福田 赳夫</span>
|[[image:Takeo Fukuda 1977.jpg|80px]]
|[[24 December]] [[1976]]
|24 December 1976
|[[7 December]] [[1978]]
|7 December 1978
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1977|1977]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|68
|68
|rowspan=2|''43''
|rowspan=2|''43''
|rowspan=2|[[File:Masayoshi Ohira at Andrews AFB 1 Jan 1980 walking cropped 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[Masayoshi Ōhira]]
|[[Masayoshi Ōhira]]<br />(1st term)
|rowspan=2|[[image:Masayoshi Ohira at Andrews AFB 1 Jan 1980 cropped 1.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|<span lang="ja">大平 正芳</span>
|[[7 December]] [[1978]]
|7 December 1978
|[[9 November]] [[1979]]
|9 November 1979
|[[Japanese general election, 1979|1979]]
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|69
|69
|[[Masayoshi Ōhira]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[9 November]] [[1979]]
|9 November 1979
|[[12 June]] [[1980]] <ref name=death>Died in office of natural causes.</ref>
|12 June 1980<ref name="death"/>
|[[Japanese general election, 1980|1980]]<ref name=death>Died before the [[Japanese general election, 1980]].</ref>
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1980|1980]]<ref name=death>Died before the [[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1980]].</ref>
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|-
|-
| colspan="7" | ''During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary [[Masayoshi Ito|Masayoshi Itō]] was the Acting Prime Minister.''
|colspan="10" bgcolor=#D5FFD5 | During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary [[Masayoshi Ito|Masayoshi Itō]] (<span lang="ja">伊東 正義</span>) was the Acting Prime Minister.
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|70
|70
|''44''
|''44''
|[[File:Zenko Suzuki cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Zenko Suzuki|Zenkō Suzuki]]
|[[Zenko Suzuki|Zenkō Suzuki]]
|<span lang="ja">鈴木 善幸</span>
|[[Image:Zenko_Suzuki_cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[17 July]] [[1980]]
|17 July 1980
|[[27 November]] [[1982]]
|27 November 1982
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|71
|71
|rowspan=3|''45''
|rowspan=3|''45''
|nowrap|[[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Yasuhiro Nakasone in Andrews cropped.jpg|80px]]
|nowrap|[[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]<br />(1st term)
|rowspan=3|[[Image:Yasuhiro_Nakasone_in_Andrews_cropped.jpg|80px]]
|nowrap rowspan=3|<span lang="ja">中曾根 康弘</span>
|[[27 November]] [[1982]]
|27 November 1982
|[[27 December]] [[1983]]
|27 December 1983
|[[Japanese general election, 1983|1983]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1983|1983]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|72
|72
|[[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[27 December]] [[1983]]
|27 December 1983
|[[22 July]] [[1986]]
|22 July 1986
|[[Japanese general election, 1986|1986]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1986|1986]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|73
|73
|[[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]<br />3rd term
|(3rd term)
|[[22 July]] [[1986]]
|22 July 1986
|[[6 November]] [[1987]]
|6 November 1987
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|74
|74
|''46''
|''46''
|[[File:Noboru Takeshita cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[Noboru Takeshita]]
|[[Noboru Takeshita]]
|<span lang="ja">竹下 登</span>
|[[Image:Noboru Takeshita cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[6 November]] [[1987]]
|6 November 1987
|[[3 June]] [[1989]]
|3 June 1989
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|}
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===[[Heisei period]]===
===[[Heisei period]] (1989–present)===
Prime Ministers under [[Akihito|Emperor Akihito]]
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|-----
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!rowspan=2|A#
!I#
!rowspan=2|I#
!rowspan=2|Portrait
!Name
!width="225" colspan=2|Name
!Portrait
!colspan=2|Term of office
!colspan=2|Electoral mandates
!width="185" rowspan=2|Political Party
|-----
!Rōmaji
!Kanji
!Took Office
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Left Office
!Rep.
!Political Party
!Coun.
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|75
|75
|''47''
|''47''
|[[File:Sosuke Uno.jpg|80px]]
|[[Sōsuke Uno]]
|[[Sōsuke Uno]]
|<span lang="ja">宇野 宗佑</span>
|[[image:Sosuke Uno.jpg|80px]]
|[[3 June]] [[1989]]
|3 June 1989
|[[10 August]] [[1989]]
|10 August 1989
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1986|1989]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|76
|76
|rowspan=2|''48''
|rowspan=2|''48''
|[[Toshiki Kaifu]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Toshiki Kaifu 1991.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|[[image:Toshiki Kaifu 1991.jpg|80px]]
|[[Toshiki Kaifu]]<br />(1st term)
|rowspan=2|<span lang="ja">海部 俊樹</span>
|[[10 August]] [[1989]]
|10 August 1989
|[[28 February]] [[1990]]
|28 February 1990
|[[Japanese general election, 1990|1990]]
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|77
|77
|[[Toshiki Kaifu]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[28 February]] [[1990]]
|28 February 1990
|[[5 November]] [[1991]]
|5 November 1991
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|78
|78
|''49''
|''49''
|[[File:MiyazawaKiichi.jpg|80px]]
|[[Kiichi Miyazawa]]
|[[Kiichi Miyazawa]]
|<span lang="ja">宮澤 喜一</span>
|[[image:Rubin Miyazawa 19990426 crop.jpg|80px]]
|[[5 November]] [[1991]]
|5 November 1991
|[[9 August]] [[1993]]
|9 August 1993
|[[Japanese general election, 1993|1993]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1992|1992]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#EAD6EA
|----- bgcolor=#EAD6EA
|79
|79
|''50''
|''50''
|[[File:Goshichi no kiri.svg|80px]]
|[[Morihiro Hosokawa]]
|[[Morihiro Hosokawa]]
|<span lang="ja">細川 護熙</span>
|
|[[9 August]] [[1993]]
|9 August 1993
|[[28 April]] [[1994]]
|28 April 1994
|—
|—
|[[Japan New Party|Japan New]]
|[[Japan New Party|Japan New]]
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|80
|80
|''51''
|''51''
|[[File:Goshichi no kiri.svg|80px]]
|[[Tsutomu Hata]]
|[[Tsutomu Hata]]
|<span lang="ja">羽田 孜</span>
|
|[[28 April]] [[1994]]
|28 April 1994
|[[30 June]] [[1994]]
|30 June 1994
|—
|—
|[[Japan Renewal Party|Renewal]]
|[[Japan Renewal Party|Renewal]]
|----- bgcolor=#FFE3E3
|----- bgcolor=#FFE3E3
|81
|81
|''52''
|''52''
|[[File:Murayama Tomiichi 1-1.jpg|80px]]
|nowrap|[[Tomiichi Murayama]]
|nowrap|[[Tomiichi Murayama]]
|<span lang="ja">村山 富市</span>
|
|[[30 June]] [[1994]]
|30 June 1994
|[[11 January]] [[1996]]
|11 January 1996
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1995|1995]]
|[[Japan Socialist Party|Socialist]]
|[[Japan Socialist Party|Socialist]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|82
|82
|rowspan=2|''53''
|rowspan=2|''53''
|[[Ryūtarō Hashimoto]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Ryutaro Hashimoto 20021016.JPEG|80px]]
|[[Ryutaro Hashimoto]]<br />(1st term)
|rowspan=2|[[image:Hashimoto_meets_Cohen_cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|<span lang="ja">橋本 龍太郎</span>
|[[11 January]] [[1996]]
|[[7 November]] [[1996]]
|11 January 1996
|7 November 1996
|[[Japanese general election, 1996|1996]]
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|83
|83
|[[Ryūtarō Hashimoto]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[7 November]] [[1996]]
|7 November 1996
|[[30 July]] [[1998]]
|30 July 1998
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1998|1998]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|84
|84
|''54''
|''54''
|[[File:Keizo Obuchi cropped 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[Keizō Obuchi]]
|[[Keizō Obuchi]]
|<span lang="ja">小渕 恵三</span>
|[[Image:Keizo Obuchi cropped 2.jpg|80px]]
|[[30 July]] [[1998]]
|30 July 1998
|[[5 April]] [[2000]] <ref>Incapacitated due to massive stroke on 3 April 1998. Chief Cabinet Secretary [[Mikio Aoki]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until 5 April 1998.</ref> <!-- Note: Obuchi was brain dead by the morning of April 3 but did not leave the office until the 5th. -->
|5 April 2000<ref>Incapacitated due to massive stroke on 3 April 2000. Chief Cabinet Secretary [[Mikio Aoki]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until 5 April 2000.</ref> <!-- Note: Obuchi was brain dead by the morning of 3 April but did not leave the office until the 5th. -->
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|85
|85
|rowspan=2|''55''
|rowspan=2|''55''
|rowspan=2|[[File:Herman former Japanese prime minister Yoshiro Mori eng 195 14nov06.jpg|80px]]
|[[Yoshirō Mori]]
|[[Yoshirō Mori]]<br />(1st term)
|rowspan=2|[[Image:Mori and bush cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|<span lang="ja">森 喜朗</span>
|[[5 April]] [[2000]]
|[[4 July]] [[2000]]
|5 April 2000
|4 July 2000
|[[Japanese general election, 2000|2000]]
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|86
|86
|[[Yoshirō Mori]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[4 July]] [[2000]]
|4 July 2000
|[[26 April]] [[2001]]
|26 April 2001
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|87
|87
|rowspan=3|''56''
|rowspan=3|''56''
|[[Junichirō Koizumi]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Koizumi 2010 cropped.png|80px]]
|rowspan=3|[[Image:56 Junichiro Koizumi 3x4.jpg|80px]]
|[[Junichiro Koizumi]]<br />(1st term)
|nowrap rowspan=3|<span lang="ja">小泉 純一郎</span>
|[[26 April]] [[2001]]
|26 April 2001
|[[19 November]] [[2003]]
|19 November 2003
|[[Japanese general election, 2003|2003]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2001|2001]]
|nowrap|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|nowrap|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|88
|88
|[[Junichirō Koizumi]]<br />2nd term
|(2nd term)
|[[19 November]] [[2003]]
|19 November 2003
|[[21 September]] [[2005]]
|21 September 2005
|[[Japanese general election, 2005|2005]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2004|2004]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|89
|89
|[[Junichirō Koizumi]]<br />3rd term
|(3rd term)
|nowrap|[[21 September]] [[2005]]
|nowrap|21 September 2005
|nowrap|[[26 September]] [[2006]]
|nowrap|26 September 2006
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|90
|90
|''57''
|''57''
|[[File:Abe Bush Heiligendamm G8 2007 002 (cropped).jpg|80px]]
|[[Shinzō Abe]]
|[[Shinzō Abe]]
|<span lang="ja">安倍 晋三</span>
|[[Image:57 Shinzo Abe 3x4.jpg|80px]]
|[[26 September]] [[2006]]
|26 September 2006
|[[26 September]] [[2007]]
|26 September 2007
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2007|2007]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|91
|91
|''58''
|''58''
|[[File:Vladimir_Putin_26_April_2008-2_cropped.png|80px]]
|[[Yasuo Fukuda]]
|[[Yasuo Fukuda]]
|<span lang="ja">福田 康夫</span>
|[[Image:Yasuo Fukuda - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008 cropped.JPG|80px]]
|[[26 September]] [[2007]]
|26 September 2007
|[[24 September]] [[2008]]
|24 September 2008
|—
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|----- bgcolor=#D5FFD5
|92
|92
|''59''
|''59''
|[[File:Taro Aso in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos (cropped).jpg|80px]]
|[[Taro Aso]]
|[[Taro Aso]]
|<span lang="ja">麻生 太郎</span>
|[[image:Taro Aso cropped.jpg|80px]]
|[[24 September]] [[2008]]
|24 September 2008
|[[16 September]] [[2009]]
|16 September 2009
|[[Japanese general election, 2009|2009]]
|—
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#FFB6B6
|----- bgcolor=#FFB6B6
|93
|93
|''60''
|''60''
|[[Yukio Hatoyama]]
|[[File:Yukio Hatoyama.jpg|80px]]
|[[File:Yukio Hatoyama.jpg|80px]]
|[[16 September]] [[2009]]
|[[Yukio Hatoyama]]
|<span lang="ja">鳩山 由紀夫</span>
|[[8 June]] [[2010]]
|16 September 2009
||[[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]
|8 June 2010
|—
|—
|[[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]
|----- bgcolor=#FFB6B6
|----- bgcolor=#FFB6B6
|94
|94
|''61''
|''61''
|[[Naoto Kan]]
|[[File:Naoto Kan cropped KAN Naoto 2007.jpg|80px]]
|[[File:Naoto Kan cropped KAN Naoto 2007.jpg|80px]]
|[[8 June]] [[2010]]
|[[Naoto Kan]]
|<span lang="ja">菅 直人</span>
|[[Incumbent]]
|8 June 2010
||[[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]
|Incumbent
|—
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2010|2010]]
|[[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]

|}
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==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}
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==See also==
*[[List of Japanese Prime Ministers by longevity]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html Official Website of the Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinets]
*[http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html Official Website of the Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinets]
*[http://www.apakistannews.com/japan-prime-minister-announces-his-decision-to-resign-186913 Japan Prime Minister, announces his decision to resign]


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Naoto Kan was appointed Prime Minister in June 2010.

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Japan, including those of the Empire of Japan, from when the first Japanese prime minister (in the modern sense), Hirobumi Itō, took office in 1885, until the present day. The office is currently held by Naoto Kan.

Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column (administration number) and the second column counts individuals. For example, Yasuo Fukuda, is listed as the 58th individual to hold the office of prime minister, whilst his first cabinet is the 91st since Hirobumi Itō.

To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Western convention (given name first, family name second) for consistency.

Color key
(for political party)

  None
  Kenseitō - Kenseikai
  Rikken Seiyūkai
  Rikken Minseitō
  Military
  Rikken Dōshikai
  Taisei Yokusankai
  The Imperial Family
  Liberal
  Social Democratic
  Democratic - Japan Democratic
  Japan New
  Renewal
  Liberal Democratic
  Democratic

Prime Ministers of the Empire of Japan (1868–1947)

Meiji period (1868–1912)

Prime Ministers under the Meiji Emperor

A# I# Portrait Name Term of office Elections Political Party
Rōmaji Kanji Took Office Left Office
1 1 Hirobumi Itō
(1st term) 		伊藤 博文 22 December 1885 30 April 1888 — None
2 2 Kiyotaka Kuroda 黒田 清隆 30 April 1888 25 October 1889[1] — None
- - Sanetomi Sanjō[2]
(stopgap Cabinet) 		三條 實美 25 October 1889 24 December 1889 — None
3 3 Aritomo Yamagata
(1st term) 		山縣 有朋 24 December 1889 6 May 1891 1890 None
4 4 Masayoshi Matsukata
(1st term) 		松方 正義 6 May 1891 8 August 1892 1892 None
5 - Hirobumi Itō
(2nd term) 		伊藤 博文 8 August 1892 31 August 1896[3] Mar. 1894
Sept. 1894 		None
During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kiyotaka Kuroda (黒田 清隆) was the Acting Prime Minister.
6 - Masayoshi Matsukata
(2nd term) 		松方 正義 18 September 1896 12 January 1898 — None
7 - Hirobumi Itō
(3rd term) 		伊藤 博文 12 January 1898 30 June 1898 Mar. 1898 None
8 5 Shigenobu Ōkuma
(1st term) 		大隈 重信 30 June 1898 8 November 1898 Sept. 1898 Kenseitō
(Constitutional Party)
9 - Aritomo Yamagata
(2nd term) 		山縣 有朋 8 November 1898 19 October 1900 — None
10 - Hirobumi Itō
(4th term) 		伊藤 博文 19 October 1900 10 May 1901[3] — Rikken Seiyūkai
(Friends of Constitutional Government)
During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kinmochi Saionji (西園寺 公望) was the Acting Prime Minister.
11 6 Tarō Katsura
(1st term) 		桂 太郎 2 June 1901 7 January 1906 1902
1903
1904 		None
(Retired General)
12 7 Kinmochi Saionji
(1st term) 		西園寺 公望 7 January 1906 14 July 1908 1908 Rikken Seiyūkai
(Friends of Constitutional Government)
13 - Tarō Katsura
(2nd term) 		桂 太郎 14 July 1908 30 August 1911 — None
(Retired General)
14 - Kinmochi Saionji
(2nd term) 		西園寺 公望 30 August 1911 21 December 1912 1912 Rikken Seiyūkai
(Friends of Constitutional Government)

Taishō period (1912–1926)

Prime Ministers under the Taishō Emperor

A# I# Portrait Name Term of office Elections Political Party
Rōmaji Kanji Took Office Left Office
15 - Tarō Katsura
(3rd term) 		桂 太郎 21 December 1912 20 February 1913 — None
(Retired General)
16 8 Gonbee Yamamoto
(1st term) 		山本 權兵衞 20 February 1913 16 April 1914 — Military
(Navy)
17 - Shigenobu Ōkuma
(2nd term) 		大隈 重信 16 April 1914 9 October 1916 1915 Rikken Dōshikai
(Constitutional Association of Friends)
18 9 Masatake Terauchi 寺內 正毅 9 October 1916 29 September 1918 1917 Military
(Army)
19 10 Takashi Hara 原 敬 29 September 1918 4 November 1921[4] 1920 Rikken Seiyūkai
(Friends of Constitutional Government)
During this interval, Foreign Minister Kosai Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister.
20 11 Korekiyo Takahashi 高橋 是清 13 November 1921 12 June 1922 — Rikken Seiyūkai
(Friends of Constitutional Government)
21 12 Tomosaburō Katō 加藤 友三郎 12 June 1922 24 August 1923[5] — Military
(Navy)
During this interval, Foreign Minister Kosai Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister.
22 - Gonbee Yamamoto
(2nd term) 		山本 權兵衞 2 September 1923 7 January 1924 — Military
(Navy)
23 13 Keigo Kiyoura 清浦 奎吾 7 January 1924 11 June 1924 1924 None
24 14 Takaaki Katō 加藤 高明 11 June 1924 2 August 1925[6] — Kenseikai
(Constitutional Party)
2 August 1925 28 January 1926[5] — Kenseikai
(Constitutional Party)
colspan="9" Template:Party shading/Constitutional (Kenseito) | During this interval, Interior Minister Reijirō Wakatsuki (若槻 禮次郎) was the Acting Prime Minister.
25 15 Reijirō Wakatsuki
(1st term) 		若槻 禮次郎 30 January 1926 20 April 1927 — Kenseikai
(Constitutional Party)

Shōwa period (1926–1947)

Prime Ministers under the Shōwa Emperor

A# I# Portrait Name Term of office Elections Political Party
Rōmaji Kanji Took Office Left Office
26 16 Giichi Tanaka 田中 義一 20 April 1927 2 July 1929 1928 Rikken Seiyūkai
(Friends of Constitutional Government)
27 17 Osachi Hamaguchi 濱口 雄幸 2 July 1929 14 April 1931[7] 1930 Rikken Minseitō
(Constitutional Democratic Party)
28 - Reijirō Wakatsuki
(2nd term) 		若槻 禮次郎 14 April 1931 13 December 1931 — Rikken Minseitō
(Constitutional Democratic Party)
29 18 Tsuyoshi Inukai 犬養 毅 13 December 1931 15 May 1932[4] 1932 Rikken Seiyūkai
(Friends of Constitutional Government)
During this interval, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi (高橋 是清) was the Acting Prime Minister.
30 19 Makoto Saitō 齋藤 實 26 May 1932 8 July 1934 — Military
(Navy)
31 20 Keisuke Okada 岡田 啓介 8 July 1934 9 March 1936[8] 1936 Military
(Navy)
32 21 Kōki Hirota 廣田 弘毅 9 March 1936 2 February 1937 — None
33 22 Senjūrō Hayashi 林 銑十郎 2 February 1937 4 June 1937 1937 Military
(Army)
34 23 Fumimaro Konoe
(1st term) 		近衞 文麿 4 June 1937 5 January 1939 — None
35 24 Kiichirō Hiranuma 平沼 騏一郎 5 January 1939 30 August 1939 — None
36 25 Nobuyuki Abe 阿部 信行 30 August 1939 16 January 1940 — Military
(Army)
37 26 Mitsumasa Yonai 米内 光政 16 January 1940 22 July 1940 — Military
(Navy)
38 - Fumimaro Konoe
(2nd term) 		近衞 文麿 22 July 1940 18 July 1941 — Taisei Yokusankai
(Imperial Rule Assistance Association)
39 (3rd term) 18 July 1941 18 October 1941 — Taisei Yokusankai
(Imperial Rule Assistance Association)
40 27 Hideki Tōjō 東條 英機 18 October 1941 22 July 1944 1942 Taisei Yokusankai
(Imperial Rule Assistance Association)
41 28 Kuniaki Koiso 小磯 國昭 22 July 1944 7 April 1945 — Military
(Army)
42 29 Kantarō Suzuki 鈴木 貫太郎 7 April 1945 17 August 1945 — Taisei Yokusankai
(Imperial Rule Assistance Association)
43 30 Naruhiko Higashikuni 東久邇宮
稔彦王 		17 August 1945 9 October 1945 — Imperial Family
44 31 Kijūrō Shidehara 幣原 喜重郎 9 October 1945 22 May 1946 1946 None
45 32 Shigeru Yoshida
(1st term) 		吉田 茂 22 May 1946 24 May 1947 Rep. Coun. Liberal
1947 1947

Prime Ministers of Japan (1947–present)

Shōwa period (1947–1989)

Prime Ministers under the Shōwa Emperor

A# I# Portrait Name Term of office Electoral mandates Political Party
Rōmaji Kanji Took Office Left Office Rep. Coun.
46 33 Tetsu Katayama 片山 哲 24 May 1947 10 March 1948 — — Socialist
47 34 Hitoshi Ashida 芦田 均 10 March 1948 15 October 1948 — — Democratic (1947)
48 - Shigeru Yoshida
(2nd term) 		吉田 茂 15 October 1948 16 February 1949 1949 — Liberal
49 (3rd term) 16 February 1949 30 October 1952 1952 1950 Liberal
50 (4th term) 30 October 1952 21 May 1953 1953 — Liberal
51 (5th term) 21 May 1953 10 December 1954 — 1953 Liberal
52 35 Ichirō Hatoyama
(1st term) 		鳩山 一郎 10 December 1954 19 March 1955 1955 — Japan Democratic
53 (2nd term) 19 March 1955 22 November 1955 — — Japan Democratic
54 (3rd term) 22 November 1955 23 December 1956 — 1956 Liberal Democratic
55 36 Tanzan Ishibashi 石橋 湛山 23 December 1956 25 February 1957[9] — — Liberal Democratic
56 37 Nobusuke Kishi
(1st term) 		岸 信介 25 February 1957 12 June 1958 1958 — Liberal Democratic
57 (2nd term) 12 June 1958 19 July 1960 — 1959 Liberal Democratic
58 38 Hayato Ikeda
(1st term) 		池田 勇人 19 July 1960 8 December 1960 1960 — Liberal Democratic
59 (2nd term) 8 December 1960 9 December 1963 1963 1962 Liberal Democratic
60 (3rd term) 9 December 1963 9 November 1964 — — Liberal Democratic
61 39 Eisaku Satō
(1st term) 		佐藤 榮作 9 November 1964 17 February 1967 1967 1965 Liberal Democratic
62 (2nd term) 17 February 1967 14 January 1970 1969 1968 Liberal Democratic
63 (3rd term) 14 January 1970 7 July 1972 — 1971 Liberal Democratic
64 40 Kakuei Tanaka
(1st term) 		田中 角榮 7 July 1972 22 December 1972 1972 — Liberal Democratic
65 (2nd term) 22 December 1972 9 December 1974 — 1974 Liberal Democratic
66 41 Takeo Miki 三木 武夫 9 December 1974 24 December 1976 1976 — Liberal Democratic
67 42 Takeo Fukuda 福田 赳夫 24 December 1976 7 December 1978 — 1977 Liberal Democratic
68 43 Masayoshi Ōhira
(1st term) 		大平 正芳 7 December 1978 9 November 1979 1979 — Liberal Democratic
69 (2nd term) 9 November 1979 12 June 1980[5] 1980[5] 1980[5] Liberal Democratic
During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Itō (伊東 正義) was the Acting Prime Minister.
70 44 Zenkō Suzuki 鈴木 善幸 17 July 1980 27 November 1982 — — Liberal Democratic
71 45 Yasuhiro Nakasone
(1st term) 		中曾根 康弘 27 November 1982 27 December 1983 1983 1983 Liberal Democratic
72 (2nd term) 27 December 1983 22 July 1986 1986 1986 Liberal Democratic
73 (3rd term) 22 July 1986 6 November 1987 — — Liberal Democratic
74 46 Noboru Takeshita 竹下 登 6 November 1987 3 June 1989 — — Liberal Democratic

Heisei period (1989–present)

Prime Ministers under Emperor Akihito

A# I# Portrait Name Term of office Electoral mandates Political Party
Rōmaji Kanji Took Office Left Office Rep. Coun.
75 47 File:Sosuke Uno.jpg Sōsuke Uno 宇野 宗佑 3 June 1989 10 August 1989 — 1989 Liberal Democratic
76 48 Toshiki Kaifu
(1st term) 		海部 俊樹 10 August 1989 28 February 1990 1990 — Liberal Democratic
77 (2nd term) 28 February 1990 5 November 1991 — — Liberal Democratic
78 49 File:MiyazawaKiichi.jpg Kiichi Miyazawa 宮澤 喜一 5 November 1991 9 August 1993 1993 1992 Liberal Democratic
79 50 Morihiro Hosokawa 細川 護熙 9 August 1993 28 April 1994 — — Japan New
80 51 Tsutomu Hata 羽田 孜 28 April 1994 30 June 1994 — — Renewal
81 52 Tomiichi Murayama 村山 富市 30 June 1994 11 January 1996 — 1995 Socialist
82 53 Ryutaro Hashimoto
(1st term) 		橋本 龍太郎 11 January 1996 7 November 1996 1996 — Liberal Democratic
83 (2nd term) 7 November 1996 30 July 1998 — 1998 Liberal Democratic
84 54 Keizō Obuchi 小渕 恵三 30 July 1998 5 April 2000[10] — — Liberal Democratic
85 55 Yoshirō Mori
(1st term) 		森 喜朗 5 April 2000 4 July 2000 2000 — Liberal Democratic
86 (2nd term) 4 July 2000 26 April 2001 — — Liberal Democratic
87 56 Junichiro Koizumi
(1st term) 		小泉 純一郎 26 April 2001 19 November 2003 2003 2001 Liberal Democratic
88 (2nd term) 19 November 2003 21 September 2005 2005 2004 Liberal Democratic
89 (3rd term) 21 September 2005 26 September 2006 — — Liberal Democratic
90 57 Shinzō Abe 安倍 晋三 26 September 2006 26 September 2007 — 2007 Liberal Democratic
91 58 File:Vladimir Putin 26 April 2008-2 cropped.png Yasuo Fukuda 福田 康夫 26 September 2007 24 September 2008 — — Liberal Democratic
92 59 Taro Aso 麻生 太郎 24 September 2008 16 September 2009 2009 — Liberal Democratic
93 60 Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫 16 September 2009 8 June 2010 — — Democratic
94 61 Naoto Kan 菅 直人 8 June 2010 Incumbent — 2010 Democratic

Notes and references

  1. ^ Upon the resignation of the government, the Emperor only accepted Kuroda’s resignation and invited Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Sanetomi Sanjō to head the government for two more months. Today, however, Sanjō’s government is generally regarded as a continuation of Kuroda’s.
  2. ^ Held concurrently by the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.
  3. ^ a b Resigned.
  4. ^ a b Assassinated.
  5. ^ a b c d e Died in office of natural causes. Cite error: The named reference "death" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ Resigned after the “Grand Coalition of the Three Pro-Constitution Parties” collapsed. Katō was then reinvited by the Prince Regent to form a new government with his own party, Kenseitō. Today, however, his second term is generally regarded as continuation of his first.
  7. ^ Incapacitated due to serious wound from assassination plot on 14 November 1930. Foreign Minister Kijūrō Shidehara served as Deputy Prime Minister until Hamaguchi’s return to the office on 10 March 1931.
  8. ^ Thought to be killed by renegade soldiers during the February 26 Incident. Interior Minister Fumio Gotō served as Deputy Prime Minister until Okada was found alive on 28 February 1936.
  9. ^ Incapacitated due to minor stroke on 31 January 1957. Foreign Minister Nobusuke Kishi served as Deputy Prime Minister until 25 February 1957.
  10. ^ Incapacitated due to massive stroke on 3 April 2000. Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki served as Deputy Prime Minister until 5 April 2000.

See also

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