Japaneese Prime Ministers(World leaders)

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Japan, and its predecessor state the Empire of Japan, from when the first Prime Minister (in the modern sense), Hirobumi Itō, took office in 1885, until the present day. The office is currently held by Taro Aso.
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.
__TOC__Color key(for political party)
==Prime Ministers of the Empire of Japan==
===Meiji period===
A# 	I# 	Name 	Name 	Portrait 	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
A# 	I# 	Rōmaji 	Kanji 	Portrait 	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
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 1889Upon 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’ government is generally regarded as continuation of the Kuroda’s.	None
- 	- 	Sanetomi SanjōHeld concurrently by the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.<BR>(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 	None
4 	4 	Masayoshi Matsukata(1st term) 	松方 正義 	 	6 May 1891 	8 August 1892 	None
5 	- 	Hirobumi Itō(2nd term) 	伊藤 博文 	 	8 August 1892 	31 August 1896Resigned. 	None
During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kiyotaka Kuroda (黒田 清隆) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kiyotaka Kuroda (黒田 清隆) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kiyotaka Kuroda (黒田 清隆) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kiyotaka Kuroda (黒田 清隆) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kiyotaka Kuroda (黒田 清隆) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kiyotaka Kuroda (黒田 清隆) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kiyotaka Kuroda (黒田 清隆) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	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 	None
8 	5 	Shigenobu Ōkuma(1st term) 	大隈 重信 	 	30 June 1898 	8 November 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 1901Resigned. 	Rikken Seiyūkai(Friends of Constitutional Government)
During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kinmochi Saionji (西園寺 公望) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kinmochi Saionji (西園寺 公望) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kinmochi Saionji (西園寺 公望) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kinmochi Saionji (西園寺 公望) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kinmochi Saionji (西園寺 公望) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kinmochi Saionji (西園寺 公望) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kinmochi Saionji (西園寺 公望) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	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 	None(Retired General)
12 	7 	Kinmochi Saionji(1st term) 	西園寺 公望 	 	7 January 1906 	14 July 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 	Rikken Seiyūkai(Friends of Constitutional Government)
===Taishō period===
A# 	I# 	Name 	Name 	Portrait 	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
A# 	I# 	Rōmaji 	Kanji 	Portrait 	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
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 	Rikken Dōshikai(Constitutional Association of Friends)
18 	9 	Masatake Terauchi 	寺內 正毅 	 	9 October 1916 	29 September 1918 	Military(Army)
19 	10 	Takashi Hara 	原 敬 	 	29 September 1918 	4 November 1921Assassinated. 	Rikken Seiyūkai(Friends of Constitutional Government)
During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya 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 1923Died in office of natural causes. 	Military(Navy)
During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida (内田 康哉) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Foreign Minister Yasuya 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 	None
24 	14 	Takaaki Katō 	加藤 高明 	 	11 June 1924 	2 August 1925Resigned 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.	Kenseikai(Constitutional Party)
24 	14 	Takaaki Katō 	加藤 高明 	 	2 August 1925 	28 January 1926Died in office of natural causes. 	Kenseikai(Constitutional Party)
During this interval, Interior Minister Reijirō Wakatsuki (若槻 禮次郎) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Interior Minister Reijirō Wakatsuki (若槻 禮次郎) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Interior Minister Reijirō Wakatsuki (若槻 禮次郎) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Interior Minister Reijirō Wakatsuki (若槻 禮次郎) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Interior Minister Reijirō Wakatsuki (若槻 禮次郎) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Interior Minister Reijirō Wakatsuki (若槻 禮次郎) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Interior Minister Reijirō Wakatsuki (若槻 禮次郎) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	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===
A# 	I# 	Name 	Name 	Portrait 	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
A# 	I# 	Rōmaji 	Kanji 	Portrait 	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
26 	16 	Giichi Tanaka 	田中 義一 	 	20 April 1927 	2 July 1929 	Rikken Seiyūkai(Friends of Constitutional Government)
27 	17 	Osachi Hamaguchi 	濱口 雄幸 	 	2 July 1929 	14 April 1931Incapacitated 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.	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 	16 May 1932Assassinated. 	Rikken Seiyūkai(Friends of Constitutional Government)
During this interval, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi (高橋 是清) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi (高橋 是清) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi (高橋 是清) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi (高橋 是清) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi (高橋 是清) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi (高橋 是清) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi (高橋 是清) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	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 1936Thought 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. 	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 	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) 	近衞 文麿 	 	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 	Military(Army)
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 	Military(Navy)Chamberlain
43 	30 	HIH Prince Naruhikoof Higashikuni 	東久邇宮稔彦王 	 	17 August 1945 	9 October 1945 	The Imperial Family
44 	31 	Kijūrō Shidehara 	幣原 喜重郎 	 	9 October 1945 	22 May 1946 	None
45 	32 	Shigeru Yoshida(1st term) 	吉田 茂 	 	22 May 1946 	24 May 1947 	Liberal
==Prime Ministers of Japan==
===Shōwa period===
A# 	I# 	Name 	Name 	Portrait 	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
A# 	I# 	Rōmaji 	Kanji 	Portrait 	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
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
48 	- 	Shigeru Yoshida(2nd term) 	吉田 茂 	 	15 October 1948 	16 February 1949 	Liberal
49 	- 	(3rd term) 	吉田 茂 	 	16 February 1949 	30 October 1952 	Liberal
50 	- 	(4th term) 	吉田 茂 	 	30 October 1952 	21 May 1953 	Liberal
51 	- 	(5th term) 	吉田 茂 	 	21 May 1953 	10 December 1954 	Liberal
52 	35 	Ichirō Hatoyama(1st term) 	鳩山 一郎 	 	10 December 1954 	19 March 1955 	Democratic
53 	35 	(2nd term) 	鳩山 一郎 	 	19 March 1955 	22 November 1955 	Democratic
54 	35 	(3rd term) 	鳩山 一郎 	 	22 November 1955 	23 December 1956 	Liberal Democratic
55 	36 	Tanzan Ishibashi 	石橋 湛山 	 	23 December 1956 	25 February 1957Incapacitated due to minor stroke on 31 January 1957. Foreign Minister Nobusuke Kishi served as Deputy Prime Minister until 25 February 1957.	Liberal Democratic
56 	37 	Nobusuke Kishi(1st term) 	岸 信介 	 	25 February 1957 	12 June 1958 	Liberal Democratic
57 	37 	(2nd term) 	岸 信介 	 	12 June 1958 	19 July 1960 	Liberal Democratic
58 	38 	Hayato Ikeda(1st term) 	池田 勇人 	 	19 July 1960 	8 December 1960 	Liberal Democratic
59 	38 	(2nd term) 	池田 勇人 	 	8 December 1960 	9 December 1963 	Liberal Democratic
60 	38 	(3rd term) 	池田 勇人 	 	9 December 1963 	9 November 1964 	Liberal Democratic
61 	39 	Eisaku Satō(1st term) 	佐藤 榮作 	 	9 November 1964 	17 February 1967 	Liberal Democratic
62 	39 	(2nd term) 	佐藤 榮作 	 	17 February 1967 	14 January 1970 	Liberal Democratic
63 	39 	(3rd term) 	佐藤 榮作 	 	14 January 1970 	7 July 1972 	Liberal Democratic
64 	40 	Kakuei Tanaka(1st term) 	田中 角榮 	 	7 July 1972 	22 December 1972 	Liberal Democratic
65 	40 	(2nd term) 	田中 角榮 	 	22 December 1972 	9 December 1974 	Liberal Democratic
66 	41 	Takeo Miki 	三木 武夫 	 	9 December 1974 	24 December 1976 	Liberal Democratic
67 	42 	Takeo Fukuda 	福田 赳夫 	 	24 December 1976 	7 December 1978 	Liberal Democratic
68 	43 	Masayoshi Ōhira(1st term) 	大平 正芳 	 	7 December 1978 	9 November 1979 	Liberal Democratic
69 	43 	(2nd term) 	大平 正芳 	 	9 November 1979 	12 June 1980Died in office of natural causes. 	Liberal Democratic
During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Itō (伊東 正義) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Itō (伊東 正義) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Itō (伊東 正義) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Itō (伊東 正義) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Itō (伊東 正義) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Itō (伊東 正義) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Itō (伊東 正義) was the Acting Prime Minister. 	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 	Liberal Democratic
72 	45 	(2nd term) 	中曾根 康弘 	 	27 December 1983 	22 July 1986 	Liberal Democratic
73 	45 	(3rd term) 	中曾根 康弘 	 	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===
A#	I#	Name 	Name 	Portrait	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
A#	I#	Rōmaji 	Kanji 	Portrait	Took Office 	Left Office 	Political Party
75	47	Sōsuke Uno 	宇野 宗佑 	 	3 June 1989 	10 August 1989 	Liberal Democratic
76	48	Toshiki Kaifu(1st term) 	海部 俊樹 	 	10 August 1989 	28 February 1990 	Liberal Democratic
77	48	(2nd term) 	海部 俊樹 	 	28 February 1990 	5 November 1991 	Liberal Democratic
78	49	Kiichi Miyazawa 	宮澤 喜一 	 	5 November 1991 	9 August 1993 	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 	Socialist
82	53	Ryūtarō Hashimoto(1st term)	橋本 龍太郎 	 	11 January 1996 	7 November 1996 	Liberal Democratic
83	53	(2nd term) 	橋本 龍太郎 	 	7 November 1996 	30 July 1998 	Liberal Democratic
84	54	Keizō Obuchi 	小渕 恵三 	 	30 July 1998 	5 April 2000Incapacitated due to massive stroke on 3 April 2000. Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki served as Deputy Prime Minister until 5 April 2000.	Liberal Democratic
85	55	Yoshirō Mori(1st term) 	森 喜朗 	 	5 April 2000 	4 July 2000 	Liberal Democratic
86	55	(2nd term) 	森 喜朗 	 	4 July 2000 	26 April 2001 	Liberal Democratic
87	56	Junichirō Koizumi(1st term)	小泉 純一郎 	 	26 April 2001 	19 November 2003 	Liberal Democratic
88	56	(2nd term) 	小泉 純一郎 	 	19 November 2003 	21 September 2005 	Liberal Democratic
89	56	(3rd term) 	小泉 純一郎 	 	21 September 2005	26 September 2006 	Liberal Democratic
90	57	Shinzō Abe 	安倍 晋三 	 	26 September 2006	26 September 2007 	Liberal Democratic
91	58	Yasuo Fukuda 	福田 康夫 	80px 	26 September 2007	24 September 2008 	Liberal Democratic
92	59	Taro Aso 	麻生 太郎 	 	24 September 2008	Incumbent 	Liberal Democratic