List of prime ministers of Japan
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- Top left: Ito Hirobumi became the first Prime Minister of Japan in 1885.
- Top right: Katsura Tarō was the longest serving Prime Minister in the Imperial period and held the office on three different occasions.
- Bottom left: Eisaku Satō was the longest uninterrupted serving Prime Minister, holding office from 1964 to 1972 until record was surpassed by Shinzō Abe in August 2020.
- Bottom right: Shinzō Abe, the incumbent officeholder, and the longest serving Prime Minister, holding office from 2006 to 2007 and again since 2012.
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), Itō Hirobumi, took office in 1885, until the present day. The office is currently held by Shinzō Abe. Those prime ministers under the Meiji Constitution had a mandate from the Emperor. The "electoral mandates" shown are for the lower house of the Imperial Diet that was not constitutionally guaranteed to have any influence on the appointment of the Prime Minister.
Daijō-kan
The office of Daijō-daijin (太政大臣, Chancellor of the Realm of Japan) 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 briefly revived during the Meiji era.
Daijō-daijin
- 1871–1885 Sanjō Sanetomi (三条実美) (1837–1891)
Minister of the Left
- 1874–1875 Shimazu Hisamitsu (島津久光) (1817–1887)
- 1880–1885 Prince Arisugawa Taruhito (有栖川宫熾仁親王) (1835–1895)
Minister of the Right
- 1869–1871 Sanjō Sanetomi (三条実美) (1837–1891)
- 1871–1883 Iwakura Tomomi (岩倉具視) (1825–1883)
The office of Daijō-daijin was abolished in December 1885 with the appointment of Itō Hirobumi in the new position of Prime Minister.
List of prime ministers
| Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) |
Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days |
Party | Government | Monarch (Reign) |
Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Count Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 (1841–1909) |
22 December 1885 |
30 April 1888 |
— | None | 1. Itō I | Meiji (1867–1912) |
[1] |
| 2 years and 131 days | |||||||||
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Count Kuroda Kiyotaka 黒田 清隆 (1840–1900) |
30 April 1888 |
25 October 1889 |
— | None | 2. Kuroda | [2] | |
| 1 year and 179 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
|
Prince Sanjō Sanetomi 三條 實美 (1837–1891) |
25 October 1889 |
24 December 1889 |
— | None | Sanjō (interim) | ||
| 61 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Count Yamagata Aritomo 山縣 有朋 (1838–1922) |
24 December 1889 |
6 May 1891 |
— | Military (Army) |
3. Yamagata I | [3] | |
| 1890 | |||||||||
| 1 year and 134 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Count Matsukata Masayoshi 松方 正義 (1835–1924) |
6 May 1891 |
8 August 1892 |
— | None | 4. Matsukata I | [4] | |
| 1892 | |||||||||
| 1 year and 95 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=4 | | 
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Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 (1841–1909) |
8 August 1892 |
31 August 1896 |
— | None | 5. Itō II | [1] | |
| Mar. 1894 | |||||||||
| Sep. 1894 | |||||||||
| 4 years and 24 days | |||||||||
| During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kuroda Kiyotaka was the acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
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Count Matsukata Masayoshi 松方 正義 (1835–1924) |
18 September 1896 |
12 January 1898 |
— | None | 6. Matsukata II | [4] | |
| 1 year and 117 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 (1841–1909) |
12 January 1898 |
30 June 1898 |
— | None | 7. Itō III | [1] | |
| Mar. 1898 | |||||||||
| 170 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Kenseito/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Count Ōkuma Shigenobu 大隈 重信 (1838–1922) |
30 June 1898 |
8 November 1898 |
— | Kenseitō | 8. Ōkuma I | [5] | |
| Aug. 1898 | |||||||||
| 132 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=2 | |
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Count Yamagata Aritomo 山縣 有朋 (1838–1922) |
8 November 1898 |
19 October 1900 |
— | Military (Army) |
9. Yamagata II | [3] | |
| 1 year and 346 days | |||||||||
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Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 (1841–1909) |
19 October 1900 |
10 May 1901 |
— | Rikken Seiyūkai | 10. Itō IV | [1] | |
| 204 days | |||||||||
| During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Saionji Kinmochi was the acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=5 | | 
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Count Katsura Tarō 桂 太郎 (1848–1913) |
2 June 1901 |
7 January 1906 |
— | Military (Army) |
11. Katsura I | [6] | |
| 1902 | |||||||||
| 1903 | |||||||||
| 1904 | |||||||||
| 4 years and 220 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Marquess Saionji Kinmochi 西園寺 公望 (1849–1940) |
7 January 1906 |
14 July 1908 |
— | Rikken Seiyūkai | 12. Saionji I | [7] | |
| 1908 | |||||||||
| 2 years and 190 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=2 | |
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Prince Katsura Tarō 桂 太郎 (1848–1913) |
14 July 1908 |
30 August 1911 |
— | Military (Army) |
13. Katsura II | [6] | |
| 3 years and 48 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color" rowspan=3 | |
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Marquess Saionji Kinmochi 西園寺 公望 (1849–1940) |
30 August 1911 |
21 December 1912 |
— | Rikken Seiyūkai | 14. Saionji II | [7] | |
| 1912 | |||||||||
| 1 year and 114 days | Taishō File:TaishoEmperor.jpg (1912–1926) | ||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=2 | |
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Prince Katsura Tarō 桂 太郎 (1848–1913) |
21 December 1912 |
20 February 1913 |
— | None | 15. Katsura III | [6] | |
| 62 days | |||||||||
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|
Count Yamamoto Gonnohyōe 山本 權兵衛 (1852–1933) |
20 February 1913 |
16 April 1914 |
— | Military (Navy) |
16. Yamamoto I | [8] | |
| 1 year and 56 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Rikken Doshikai/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Marquess Ōkuma Shigenobu 大隈 重信 (1838–1922) |
16 April 1914 |
9 October 1916 |
— | Rikken Dōshikai | 17. Ōkuma II | [5] | |
| 1915 | |||||||||
| 2 years and 177 days | |||||||||
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Count Terauchi Masatake 寺内 正毅 (1852–1919) |
9 October 1916 |
29 September 1918 |
— | Military (Army) |
18. Terauchi | [9] | |
| 1917 | |||||||||
| 1 year and 356 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Hara Takashi 原 敬 (1856–1921) |
29 September 1918 |
4 November 1921 |
— | Rikken Seiyūkai | 19. Hara | [10] | |
| 1920 | |||||||||
| 3 years and 37 days[†] | |||||||||
| During this interval, Foreign Minister Uchida Kosai was the acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo 高橋 是清 (1854–1936) |
13 November 1921 |
12 June 1922 |
— | Rikken Seiyūkai | 20. Takahashi | [11] | |
| 212 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Baron Katō Tomosaburō 加藤 友三郎 (1861–1923) |
12 June 1922 |
24 August 1923 |
— | Military (Navy) |
21. Katō To. | [12] | |
| 1 year and 74 days[†] | |||||||||
| During this interval, Foreign Minister Uchida Kosai was the acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=2 | |
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Count Yamamoto Gonnohyōe 山本 權兵衛 (1852–1933) |
2 September 1923 |
7 January 1924 |
— | Military (Navy) |
22. Yamamoto II | [8] | |
| 128 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Viscount Kiyoura Keigo 清浦 奎吾 (1850–1942) |
7 January 1924 |
11 June 1924 |
— | None | 23. Kiyoura | [13] | |
| 157 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Kenseikai/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Viscount Katō Takaaki 加藤 高明 (1860–1926) |
11 June 1924 |
28 January 1926 |
1924 | Kenseikai | 24. Katō Ta. | [14] | |
| 1 year and 232 days[†] | |||||||||
| During this interval, Interior Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō was the acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Kenseikai/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Wakatsuki Reijirō 若槻 禮次郎 (1866–1949) |
30 January 1926 |
20 April 1927 |
— | Kenseikai | 25. Wakatsuki I | [15] | |
| 1 year and 81 days | Shōwa.jpg) (1926–1989) | ||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Baron Tanaka Giichi 田中 義一 (1864–1929) |
20 April 1927 |
2 July 1929 |
— | Rikken Seiyūkai | 26. Tanaka G. | [16] | |
| 1928 | |||||||||
| 2 years and 74 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Rikken Minseito/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Osachi Hamaguchi 濱口 雄幸 (1870–1931) |
2 July 1929 |
14 April 1931 |
— | Rikken Minseitō | 27. Hamaguchi | [17] | |
| 1930 | |||||||||
| 1 year and 287 days | |||||||||
| During this interval, Foreign Minister Kijūrō Shidehara was the acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Rikken Minseito/meta/color" rowspan=2 | |
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Baron Wakatsuki Reijirō 若槻 禮次郎 (1866–1949) |
14 April 1931 |
13 December 1931 |
— | Rikken Minseitō | 28. Wakatsuki II | [15] | |
| 244 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Inukai Tsuyoshi 犬養 毅 (1855–1932) |
13 December 1931 |
15 May 1932 |
— | Rikken Seiyūkai | 29. Inukai | [15] | |
| 1932 | |||||||||
| 155 days[†] | |||||||||
| During this interval, Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo was the acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Viscount Saitō Makoto 齋藤 實 (1858–1936) |
26 May 1932 |
8 July 1934 |
— | Military (Navy) |
30. Saitō | [18] | |
| 2 years and 44 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Keisuke Okada 岡田 啓介 (1868–1952) |
8 July 1934 |
9 March 1936 |
— | Military (Navy) |
31. Okada | [19] | |
| 1936 | |||||||||
| 1 year and 246 days | |||||||||
| During this interval, Interior Minister Fumio Gotō was the acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Kōki Hirota 廣田 弘毅 (1878–1948) |
9 March 1936 |
2 February 1937 |
— | None | 32. Hirota | [20] | |
| 331 days | |||||||||
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Senjūrō Hayashi 林 銑十郞 (1876–1943) |
2 February 1937 |
4 June 1937 |
— | Military (Army) |
33. Hayashi | [21] | |
| 1937 | |||||||||
| 123 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | .jpg)
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Prince Fumimaro Konoe 近衞 文麿 (1891–1945) |
4 June 1937 |
5 January 1939 |
— | None | 34. Konoe I | [22] | |
| 1 year and 216 days | |||||||||
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Baron Kiichirō Hiranuma 平沼 騏一郞 (1867–1952) |
5 January 1939 |
30 August 1939 |
— | None | 35. Hiranuma | [23] | |
| 238 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Nobuyuki Abe 阿部 信行 (1875–1953) |
30 August 1939 |
16 January 1940 |
— | Military (Army) |
36. Abe N. | [24] | |
| 140 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Mitsumasa Yonai 米内 光政 (1880–1948) |
16 January 1940 |
22 July 1940 |
— | Military (Navy) |
37. Yonai | [25] | |
| 189 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=1 | | 
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Prince Fumimaro Konoe 近衞 文麿 (1891–1945) |
22 July 1940 |
18 October 1941 |
— | None | 38. Konoe II | [22] | |
| bgcolor="Template:Imperial Rule Assistance Association/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | Taisei Yokusankai | ||||||||
| 1 year and 89 days | 39. Konoe III | ||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Imperial Rule Assistance Association/meta/color" rowspan=3 | | 
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Hideki Tōjō 東條 英機 (1884–1948) |
18 October 1941 |
22 July 1944 |
— | Taisei Yokusankai | 40. Tōjō | [26] | |
| 1942 | |||||||||
| 2 years and 279 days | |||||||||
| bgcolor="Template:Imperial Rule Assistance Association/meta/color" rowspan=2 | | 
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Kuniaki Koiso 小磯 國昭 (1880–1950) |
22 July 1944 |
7 April 1945 |
— | Taisei Yokusankai | 41. Koiso | [27] | |
| 260 days | |||||||||
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Baron Kantarō Suzuki 鈴木 貫太郞 (1868–1948) |
7 April 1945 |
17 August 1945 |
— | Taisei Yokusankai | 42. Suzuki K. | [28] | |
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color" rowspan=1 | | 133 days | None | |||||||
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Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni 東久邇宮稔彦王 (1887–1990) |
17 August 1945 |
9 October 1945 |
— | Imperial Family | 43. Higashikuni no miya | [29] | ||
| 54 days | |||||||||
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Baron Kijūrō Shidehara 幣原 喜重郞 (1872–1951) |
9 October 1945 |
22 May 1946 |
— | Progressive | 44. Shidehara | [30] | |
| 226 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)/meta/color;"| | 
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Shigeru Yoshida 吉田 茂 (1878–1967) |
22 May 1946 |
24 May 1947 |
1946 | Liberal | 45. Yoshida I | [31] | |
| 1 year and 3 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Japan Socialist Party/meta/color;"| | 
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Tetsu Katayama 片山 哲 Rep for Kanagawa 3rd (1887–1978) |
24 May 1947 |
10 March 1948 |
1947 | Socialist | 46. Katayama | [32] | |
| 292 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)/meta/color;"| | 
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Hitoshi Ashida 芦田 均 Rep for Kyōto 2nd (1887–1959) |
10 March 1948 |
15 October 1948 |
— | Democratic | 47. Ashida | [33] | |
| 220 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Democratic Liberal Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Shigeru Yoshida 吉田 茂 Rep for Kōchi At-large (1878–1967) |
15 October 1948 |
10 December 1954 |
— | Democratic Liberal | 48. Yoshida II | [31] | |
| 1949 | 49. Yoshida III | ||||||||
| rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Japan, 1950)/meta/color;"| | Liberal | ||||||||
| 1952 | 50. Yoshida IV | ||||||||
| 1953 | 51. Yoshida IV | ||||||||
| 6 years and 57 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Japan Democratic Party (1954)/meta/color;"| | .jpg)
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Ichirō Hatoyama 鳩山 一郎 Rep for Tokyo 1st (1883–1959) |
10 December 1954 |
23 December 1956 |
— | Democratic | 52. Hatoyama I. I | [34] | |
| 1955 | 53. Hatoyama I. II | ||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | — | Liberal Democratic | 54. Hatoyama I. III | ||||||
| 2 years and 14 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Tanzan Ishibashi 石橋 湛山 Rep for Shizuoka 2nd (1884–1973) |
23 December 1956 |
25 February 1957 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 55. Ishibashi | [35] | |
| 65 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Nobusuke Kishi 岸 信介 Rep for Yamaguchi 1st (1896–1987) |
25 February 1957 |
19 July 1960 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 56. Kishi I | [36] | |
| 1958 | 57. Kishi II | ||||||||
| 3 years and 146 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Hayato Ikeda 池田 勇人 Rep for Hiroshima 2nd (1899–1965) |
19 July 1960 |
9 November 1964 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 58. Ikeda I | [37] | |
| 1960 | 59. Ikeda II | ||||||||
| 1963 | 60. Ikeda III | ||||||||
| 4 years and 114 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Eisaku Satō 佐藤 榮作 Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd (1901–1975) |
9 November 1964 |
7 July 1972 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 61. Satō I | [38] | |
| 1967 | 62. Satō II | ||||||||
| 1969 | 63. Satō III | ||||||||
| 7 years and 242 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Kakuei Tanaka 田中 角榮 Rep for Niigata 3rd (1918–1993) |
7 July 1972 |
9 December 1974 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 64. Tanaka K. I | [39] | |
| 1972 | 65. Tanaka K. II | ||||||||
| 2 years and 156 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Takeo Miki 三木 武夫 Rep for Tokushima At-large (1907–1988) |
9 December 1974 |
24 December 1976 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 66. Miki | [40] | |
| 2 years and 16 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Takeo Fukuda 福田 赳夫 Rep for Gunma 3rd (1905–1995) |
24 December 1976 |
7 December 1978 |
1976 | Liberal Democratic | 67. Fukuda T. | [41] | |
| 1 year and 349 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Masayoshi Ōhira 大平 正芳 Rep for Kagawa 2nd (1910–1980) |
7 December 1978 |
12 June 1980 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 68. Ōhira I | [42] | |
| 1979 | 69. Ōhira II | ||||||||
| 1 year and 189 days[†] | |||||||||
| During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Ito was the acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | .jpg)
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Zenkō Suzuki 鈴木 善幸 Rep for Iwate 1st (1911–2004) |
17 July 1980 |
27 November 1982 |
1980 | Liberal Democratic | 70. Suzuki Z. | [43] | |
| 2 years and 134 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Yasuhiro Nakasone 中曽根 康弘 Rep for Gunma 3rd (1918–2019) |
27 November 1982 |
6 November 1987 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 71. Nakasone I | [44] | |
| 1983 | 72. Nakasone II | ||||||||
| 1986 | 72. Nakasone II | ||||||||
| 4 years and 345 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Noboru Takeshita 竹下 登 Rep for Shimane At-large (1924–2000) |
6 November 1987 |
3 June 1989 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 74. Takeshita | [45] | |
| 1 year and 210 days | Akihito (Heisei)  (1989–2019) | ||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Sōsuke Uno 宇野 宗佑 Rep for Shiga At-large (1922–1998) |
3 June 1989 |
10 August 1989 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 75. Uno | [46] | |
| 69 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | .jpg)
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Toshiki Kaifu 海部 俊樹 Rep for Aichi 3rd (born 1931) |
10 August 1989 |
5 November 1991 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 76. Kaifu I | [47] | |
| 1990 | 77. Kaifu II | ||||||||
| 2 years and 88 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Kiichi Miyazawa 宮澤 喜一 Rep for Hiroshima 3rd (1919–2007) |
5 November 1991 |
9 August 1993 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 78. Miyazawa | [48] | |
| 1 year and 278 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Japan New Party/meta/color;"| | 
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Morihiro Hosokawa 細川 護熙 Rep for Kumamoto 1st (born 1938) |
9 August 1993 |
28 April 1994 |
1993 | New | 79. Hosokawa | [49] | |
| 263 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Japan Renewal Party/meta/color;"| | 
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Tsutomu Hata 羽田 孜 Rep for Nagano 2nd (1935–2017) |
28 April 1994 |
30 June 1994 |
— | Renewal | 80. Hata | [50] | |
| 64 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Japan Socialist Party/meta/color;"| | 
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Tomiichi Murayama 村山 富市 Rep for Ōita 1st (born 1924) |
30 June 1994 |
11 January 1996 |
— | Socialist | 81. Murayama | [51] | |
| 1 year and 196 days | |||||||||
| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color;"| | 
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Ryūtarō Hashimoto 橋本 龍太郎 Rep for Okayama 4th (1937–2006) |
11 January 1996 |
30 July 1998 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 82. Hashimoto I | [52] | |
| 1996 | 83. Hashimoto II | ||||||||
| 2 years and 201 days | |||||||||
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Keizō Obuchi 小渕 恵三 Rep for Gunma 5th (1937–2000) |
30 July 1998 |
5 April 2000 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 84. Obuchi | [53] | |
| 2 years and 201 days | |||||||||
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Yoshirō Mori 森 喜朗 Rep for Ishikawa 2nd (born 1937) |
5 April 2000 |
26 April 2001 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 85. Mori I | [54] | |
| 2000 | 86. Mori II | ||||||||
| 1 year and 22 days | |||||||||
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Junichirō Koizumi 小泉 純一郎 Rep for Kanagawa 11th (born 1942) |
26 April 2001 |
26 September 2006 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 87. Koizumi I | [55] | |
| 2003 | 88. Koizumi II | ||||||||
| 2005 | 89. Koizumi III | ||||||||
| 5 years and 154 days | |||||||||
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Shinzō Abe 安倍 晋三 Rep for Yamaguchi 4th (born 1954) |
26 September 2006 |
26 September 2007 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 90. Abe S. I | [56] | |
| 1 year and 1 day | |||||||||
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Yasuo Fukuda 福田 康夫 Rep for Gunma 4th (born 1936) |
26 September 2007 |
24 September 2008 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 91. Fukuda Y. | [57] | |
| 365 days | |||||||||
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Tarō Asō 麻生 太郎 Rep for Fukuoka 8th (born 1940) |
24 September 2008 |
16 September 2009 |
— | Liberal Democratic | 92. Asō | [58] | |
| 358 days | |||||||||
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Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫 Rep for Hokkaido 9th (born 1947) |
16 September 2009 |
8 June 2010 |
2009 | Democratic | 93. Hatoyama Y. | [59] | |
| 266 days | |||||||||
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Naoto Kan 菅 直人 Rep for Tokyo 18th (born 1946) |
8 June 2010 |
2 September 2011 |
— | Democratic | 94. Kan | [60] | |
| 1 year and 87 days | |||||||||
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Yoshihiko Noda 野田 佳彦 Rep for Chiba 4th (born 1957) |
2 September 2011 |
26 December 2012 |
— | Democratic | 95. Noda | [61] | |
| 1 year and 116 days | |||||||||
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Shinzo Abe 安倍 晋三 Rep for Yamaguchi 4th (born 1954) |
26 December 2012 |
Incumbent[62] | 2012 | Liberal Democratic | 96. Abe S. II | [56] | |
| 2014 | 97. Abe S. III | ||||||||
| 2017 | 98. Abe S. IV | ||||||||
| 11 years and 318 days | Naruhito (Reiwa) .jpg) (2019–present) | ||||||||
Timeline
Rank by length of total tenures
| Rank | Prime Minister | Party | Start of 1st Administration |
Terms | Days (*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shinzō Abe | LDP | 2006 | 4 | 4699 (incumbent) |
| 2 | Katsura Tarō | None | 1901 | 3 | 2883 |
| 3 | Eisaku Satō | LDP | 1964 | 3 | 2797 |
| 4 | Itō Hirobumi | None | 1885 | 4 | 2716 |
| 5 | Shigeru Yoshida | Liberal/DLP/Liberal | 1946 | 5 | 2614 |
| 6 | Junichirō Koizumi | LDP | 2001 | 3 | 1979 |
| 7 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | LDP | 1982 | 3 | 1805 |
| 8 | Hayato Ikeda | LDP | 1960 | 3 | 1574 |
| 9 | Saionji Kinmochi | Rikken Seiyūkai | 1906 | 2 | 1398 |
| 10 | Nobusuke Kishi | LDP | 1957 | 2 | 1240 |
| 11 | Yamagata Aritomo | None | 1889 | 2 | 1208 |
| 12 | Hara Takashi | Rikken Seiyūkai | 1918 | 1 | 1132 |
| 13 | Ōkuma Shigenobu | Kenseitō | 1898 | 2 | 1038 |
| 14 | Fumimaro Konoe | None/IRAA | 1937 | 3 | 1033 |
| 15 | Hideki Tojo | IRAA | 1941 | 1 | 1008 |
| 16 | Matsukata Masayoshi | None | 1891 | 2 | 941 |
| 17 | Ryūtarō Hashimoto | LDP | 1996 | 2 | 931 |
| 18 | Kakuei Tanaka | LDP | 1972 | 2 | 885 |
| 19 | Zenkō Suzuki | LDP | 1980 | 1 | 863 |
| 20 | Toshiki Kaifu | LDP | 1989 | 2 | 817 |
| 21 | Tanaka Giichi | Rikken Seiyūkai | 1927 | 1 | 804 |
| 22 | Saitō Makoto | Military | 1932 | 1 | 773 |
| 23 | Ichirō Hatoyama | JDP/LDP | 1954 | 3 | 744 |
(*) The table includes only PMs who have cumulatively served two years (730 days) or more. A fully detailed list is available at List of Japanese prime ministers by longevity.
Living former prime ministers
As of November 2024, ten former prime ministers of Japan are still alive. The most recent death of a former prime minister was that of Yasuhiro Nakasone (who was prime minister in 1982–1987) on 29 November 2019. Shinzō Abe, who served from 2006 to 2007, returned to the office since 2012 and is the current incumbent, excluding him from this list.
| № | Name | Tenure | Date of birth | Age | Image |
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| 1 | Tomiichi Murayama | 1994–1996 | 3 March 1924 | 100 years, 249 days | .jpg)
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| 2 | Toshiki Kaifu | 1989–1991 | 2 January 1931 | 93 years, 310 days | .jpg)
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| 3 | Yasuo Fukuda | 2007–2008 | 16 July 1936 | 88 years, 114 days | File:Yasuo Fukuda, former Prime Minister of speech at Meiji University.jpg |
| 4 | Yoshirō Mori | 2000–2001 | 14 July 1937 | 87 years, 116 days | .jpg)
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| 5 | Morihiro Hosokawa | 1993–1994 | 14 January 1938 | 86 years, 298 days | 
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| 6 | Tarō Asō | 2008–2009 | 20 September 1940 | 84 years, 48 days | 
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| 7 | Junichiro Koizumi | 2001–2006 | 8 January 1942 | 82 years, 304 days | 
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| 8 | Naoto Kan | 2010–2011 | 10 October 1946 | 78 years, 28 days | .jpg)
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| 9 | Yukio Hatoyama | 2009–2010 | 11 February 1947 | 77 years, 270 days | 
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| 10 | Yoshihiko Noda | 2011–2012 | 20 May 1957 | 67 years, 171 days | .jpg)
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Relations between Japanese prime ministers
- Nobusuke Kishi and Eisaku Satō: brothers
- Nobusuke Kishi and Shinzō Abe: grandfather and grandson
- Eisaku Satō and Shinzō Abe: great-uncle and great-nephew
- Takeo Fukuda and Yasuo Fukuda: father and son
- Ichirō Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama: grandfather and grandson
- Prince Fumimaro Konoe and Morihiro Hosokawa: grandfather and grandson
- Shigeru Yoshida and Tarō Asō: grandfather and grandson
- Zenkō Suzuki and Tarō Asō: father-in-law and son-in-law
See also
Notes
- ^† Died in office
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