List of Prime Ministers of Japan
Prime Ministers during the Heisei period (1989–2019)

List of Prime Ministers of Japan

Section Title: Prime Ministers during the Heisei period (1989–2019)
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№	Prime Minister	Term of office	Political Party	Government	Elected	Ref

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Gen.	Coun.

47	-	Sōsuke Uno 宇野 宗佑 Uno Sōsuke (1922–1998) Rep for Shiga At-large	3 June 1989	10 August 1989	68	LDP Jimintō	75. Uno LDP	—	1989

Soon after he was elected Prime Minister, allegations arose that he had an extramarital relationship with a geisha, which damaged his reputation and his party's bad performance in the 1989 House of Councillors election, for which he resigned.

48	-	Toshiki Kaifu 海部 俊樹 Kaifu Toshiki (1931–) Rep for Aichi 3rd	10 August 1989	28 February 1990	817	LDP Jimintō	76. Kaifu I LDP	—	—

28 February 1990	5 November 1991	77. Kaifu II (Reshuffle) LDP	1990	—

Defeated in 2009, he was the longest-serving member of the lower house of the Diet, and he was also the first former prime minister to be defeated at a re-election since 1963.

49	-	Kiichi Miyazawa 宮澤 喜一 Miyazawa Kiichi (1919–2007) Rep for Hiroshima 3rd	5 November 1991	9 August 1993	643	LDP Jimintō	78. Miyazawa (Reshuffle) LDP	—	1992

Originally a bureaucrat in the Treasury Ministry, he accompanied Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida at the Treaty of San Francisco. A firm critic of the revision of the constitution, he advocated peace throughout his political career.

50	-	Morihiro Hosokawa 細川 護熙 Hosokawa Morihiro (1938–) Rep for Kumamoto 1st	9 August 1993	28 April 1994	262	JNP Nihon Shintō	79. Hosokawa JNP–JSP–JRP–Komeitō–NPS–DSP–SDF	1993	—

He is a member of a noble family that ruled Kumamoto since Medieval times, and during Imperial Japan, his family was part of the aristocracy, his grandfather Konoe Fumimaro having served as Prime Minister (1937–1939, 1940–1941).

51	-	Tsutomu Hata 羽田 孜 Hata Tsutomu (1935–2017) Rep for Nagano 2nd	28 April 1994	30 June 1994	63	JRP Shinseitō	80. Hata JRP–JNP–JSP–SDP–SDF–Komeitō–NPS	—	—

Originally member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he left the party in 1993 with Ichirō Ozawa to establish the Japan Renewal Party, which garnered 44 seats in the 1993 general election.

52	-	Tomiichi Murayama 村山 富市 Murayama Tomiichi (1924–) Rep for Ōita 1st	30 June 1994	11 January 1996	560	JSP Nihon Shakaitō	81. Murayama (Reshuffle) JSP–LDP–NPS	—	1995

Presided over a coalition that consisted of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Socialist Party, and the New Party Sakigake. During his tenure, the Great Hanshin earthquake erupted and a Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway occurred that left 13 dead.

53	-	Ryūtarō Hashimoto 橋本 龍太郎 Hashimoto Ryūtarō (1937–2006) Rep for Okayama 4th	11 January 1996	7 November 1996	931	LDP Jimintō	82. Hashimoto I LDP–JSP–NPS	—	—

7 November 1996	30 July 1998	83. Hashimoto II (Reshuffle) LDP–NPS	1996	1998

He spearheaded widespread reforms during his tenure, including reforms to restructure the health, finance, and the bureaucratic system. He resigned after his party suffered massive defeat in the 1998 House of Councilors Election.

54	-	Keizō Obuchi 小渕 恵三 Obuchi Keizō (1937–2000) Rep for Gunma 5th	30 July 1998	5 April 2000	615	LDP Jimintō	84. Obuchi (Reshuffle 1 · 2) LDP–(Lib.–Komeitō)	—	—

His government was credited with stimulating the economy after a depression caused by the bubble crash. After suffering from a stroke, he fell into a coma on 3 April, and died on 14 May 2000.

55	-	Yoshirō Mori 森 喜朗 Mori Yoshirō (1937–) Rep for Ishikawa 2nd	5 April 2000	4 July 2000	386	LDP Jimintō	85. Mori I LDP–Komeitō–NCP	—	—

4 July 2000	26 April 2001	86. Mori II (Reshuffle 1 · 2) LDP–Komeitō–NCP	2000	—

His appointment was decided after a secret meeting by major power brokers within the Liberal Democratic Party after the unexpected death of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

56	-	Junichirō Koizumi 小泉 純一郎 Koizumi Jun'ichirō (1942–) Rep for Kanagawa 11th	26 April 2001	19 November 2003	1979	LDP Jimintō	87. Koizumi I (Reshuffle 1 · 2) LDP–Komeitō–NCP	—	2001

19 November 2003	21 September 2005	88. Koizumi II (Reshuffle) LDP–Komeitō	2003	2004

21 September 2005	26 September 2006	89. Koizumi III (Reshuffle) LDP–Komeitō	2005	—

Resigned due to term limits of the Presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party. Served as Vice Minister of Finance (1979), Minister of Health and Welfare (1988–1989), Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1992), Minister of Health and Welfare (1996–1998), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002).

57	-	Shinzō Abe 安倍 晋三 Abe Shinzō (1954–) Rep for Yamaguchi 4th	26 September 2006	26 September 2007	365	LDP Jimintō	90. Abe S. I (Reshuffle) LDP–Komeitō	—	2007

Resigned after suffering from low approval ratings and poor health. Served as Chief Cabinet Secretary (2005–2006).

58	-	Yasuo Fukuda 福田 康夫 Fukuda Yasuo (1936–) Rep for Gunma 4th	26 September 2007	24 September 2008	364	LDP Jimintō	91. Fukuda Y. (Reshuffle) LDP–Komeitō	—	—

Resigned after asserting the need to improve the flow of the political process. Served as Minister for Okinawa Development (2000), Chief Cabinet Secretary (2000–2004), and Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs (2001–2004).

59	-	Tarō Asō 麻生 太郎 Asō Tarō (1940–) Rep for Fukuoka 8th	24 September 2008	16 September 2009	357	LDP Jimintō	92. Asō LDP–Komeitō	—	—

Resigned after the 2009 general election to accept the responsibility for the worst defeat of the history of the Liberal Democratic Party.

60	-	Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio (1947–) Rep for Hokkaido 9th	16 September 2009	8 June 2010	265	DPJ Minshutō	93. Hatoyama Y. DPJ–SDP–PNP	2009	—

Won a majority in the 2009 general election defeating Tarō Asō (LDP). Resigned after breaking a campaign promise to close Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture.

61	-	Naoto Kan 菅 直人 Kan Naoto (1946–) Rep for Tokyo 18th	8 June 2010	2 September 2011	451	DPJ Minshutō	94. Kan (Reshuffle 1 · 2) DPJ–PNP	—	2010

Resigned due to poor approval ratings after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Served as Minister of Health and Welfare (1996), Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (2009–2010), Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy (2009–2010), Minister of State in charge of National Strategy (2009–2010), Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy (2009–2010), and Minister of Finance (2010).

62	-	Yoshihiko Noda 野田 佳彦 Noda Yoshihiko (1957–) Rep for Chiba 4th	2 September 2011	26 December 2012	481	DPJ Minshutō	95. Noda (Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3) DPJ–PNP	—	—

Resigned after the 2012 general election to accept the responsibility for the defeat of the Democratic Party. Served as Senior Vice Minister of Finance (2009–2010) and Minister of Finance (2010–2011).

(57)	-	Shinzō Abe 安倍 晋三 Abe Shinzō (1954–) Rep for Yamaguchi 4th	26 December 2012	24 December 2014	2317	LDP Jimintō	96. Abe S. II (Reshuffle) LDP–Komeitō	2012	2013

24 December 2014	1 November 2017	97. Abe S. III (Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3) LDP–Komeitō	2014	2016

1 November 2017	1 May 2019	98. Abe S. IV (Reshuffle 1) LDP–Komeitō	2017	—

Current Prime Minister of Japan, and first to serve non-consecutive terms since the end of the US occupation. Won a majority in the 2012 general election defeating Yoshihiko Noda (DPJ).

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Hosokawa became Prime Minister of Japan.

final_sentence: Hosokawa became Prime Minister of Japan.