Japanese Prime Minister List

His current period in office began in 2012.

Japanese prime minister list. 123 days prince fumimaro konoe 近衞 文麿 1891 1945 4 june 1937. He is appointed by the emperor of japan after being designated by the national diet and must enjoy the confidence of the house of representatives to remain in. 31 sumi ashida 芦田 壽美 ashida sumi. Kōki hirota 廣田 弘毅 1878 1948 9 march 1936 2 february 1937 none.

By amber pariona on august 21 2019 in politics. List of japanese prime ministers. Relations between japanese prime ministers. The prime minister of japan 内閣総理大臣 naikaku sōri daijin or shushō 首相 informally referred to as pmoj is the head of the executive of the government of japan and the commander in chief of the armed forces of japan.

The current prime minister of japan is yoshihide suga. A new constitution the constitution of japan. During this interval interior minister fumio gotō was the acting prime minister. To avoid confusion and maintain consistency the name of the prime ministers are listed in.

Ichirō hatoyama and yukio hatoyama. If a prime minister served more than one non consecutive term the dates given are for the beginning of their first term and the end of their last term. Nobusuke kishi and eisaku satō. Originally chosen and appointed by the emperor with the recommendation of advisers since the constitution of 1947 the prime minister has been designated by the diet kokkai before being formally.

The government of japan is a constitutional monarchy with three branches of the executive the legislature and the judiciary. 32 kaoru hatoyama 鳩山 薫 kaoru hatoyama. 10 march 1948 15 october 1948 hitoshi ashida 29 kiyoko yoshida 吉田 喜代子 yoshida kiyoko. 15 october 1948 10 december 1954 shigeru yoshida.

The office of prime minister of japan was established in the 1880s during the meiji restoration. Japanese prime minister shinzo abe. On 14 september 2020 he was elected to the presidency of the governing liberal democratic party ldp. Last year he became japan s longest serving prime minister.

Eisaku satō and shinzō abe. Takeo fukuda and yasuo fukuda. 331 days senjūrō hayashi 林 銑十郞 1876 1943 2 february 1937 4 june 1937 military. This is a list of japanese prime ministers by longevity it consists of prime ministers and interim prime ministers of japan who have held the office.

After being confirmed in the diet he received invitation from emperor naruhito to form a government as the new prime minister and took office on 16 september 2020. Japanese prime minister shinzo abe s surprise decision to resign last week has vaulted his long time aide yoshihide suga to the top of a narrow list of contenders to succeed him. He will remain in his post until a successor is chosen.