List of presidents of the House of Councillors (Japan)

List of presidents (gichō) and vice presidents (fuku-gichō) of the House of Councillors.

 Presidents of the House of Councillors 
 Portrait Name Term of office Party Took office Left office Duration124x124pxTsuneo MatsudairaCouncillor for Fukushima (1877–1949)20 May194714 November1949Ryokufūkai124x124pxNaotake SatōCouncillor for Aomori(1882–1971)15 November194919 May1953Ryokufūkai123x123pxYahachi KawaiCouncillor for Shizuoka(1877–1960)19 May19533 April1956Ryokufūkai123x123pxTsuruhei MatsunoCouncillor for Kumamoto(1883–1962)3 April19566 August1962Liberal Democratic148x148pxYūzō ShigemuneCouncillor for National(1894–1976)6 August196217 July1971Liberal Democratic113x113pxKenzō KōnoCouncillor for Kanagawa(1901–1983)17 July19713 July1977Liberal Democratic122x122pxKen YasuiCouncillor for Tokyo(1911–1986)28 July19777 July1980Liberal Democratic133x133pxMasatoshi TokunagaCouncillor for National(1913–1990)17 July19809 July1983Liberal Democratic133x133pxMutsuo KimuraCouncillor for Okayama(1913–2001)18 July198322 July1986Liberal Democratic153x153pxMasaaki FujitaCouncillor for Hiroshima(1922–1996)22 July198630 September1988Liberal Democratic137x137pxYoshihiko TsuchiyaCouncillor for Saitama(1922–1996)30 September19884 October1991Liberal Democratic155x155pxYūji OsadaCouncillor for National PR(1917–2003)4 October19919 July1992Liberal Democratic133x133pxBunbē HaraCouncillor for Tokyo(1913–1999)7 August199222 July1995Liberal Democratic133x133pxJūrō SaitōCouncillor for Mie(1940–2025)4 August199519 October2000Liberal Democratic163x163pxYutaka InoueCouncillor for Chiba(1927–2008)19 October200022 April2002Liberal Democratic133x133pxHiroyuki KurataCouncillor for Chiba(1938–2020)22 April200230 July2004Liberal Democratic145x145pxChikage OogiCouncillor for National PR(1933–2023)30 July200428 July2007Liberal Democratic138x138pxSatsuki EdaCouncillor for Okayama(1941–2021)28 July200725 July2010Democratic133x133pxTakeo NishiokaCouncillor for National PR(1936–2011)30 July20105 November2011Democratic134x134pxKenji HirataCouncillor for Gifu(born 1944)14 November201128 July2013Democratic134x134pxMasaaki YamazakiCouncillor for Fukui(born 1942)2 August201325 July2016Liberal Democratic149x149pxChūichi DateCouncillor for Hokkaido(born 1939)1 August201628 July2019Liberal Democratic144x144pxAkiko SantōCouncillor for National PR(born 1942)1 August20193 August2022Liberal Democratic123x123pxHidehisa OtsujiCouncillor for Kagoshima(born 1940)3 August202211 November2024Liberal Democratic144x144pxMasakazu SekiguchiCouncillor for Saitama(born 1953)11 November2024IncumbentLiberal Democratic

 List of vice presidents of the House of Councillors 
 Portrait Name Term of office Party Took office Left office Duration143x143pxJiichirō MatsumotoCouncillor for National (1887–1966)20 May194724 February1949Socialist133x133pxKisaku MatsushimaCouncillor for National (1891–1977)26 March19492 May1950Democratic Liberal133x133pxJirō MikiCouncillor for Kanagawa(1885–1963)12 July19502 May1953Socialist148x148pxYūzō ShigemuneCouncillor for National(1894–1976)19 May19539 May1956Liberal131x131pxYutaka TeraoCouncillor for Kochi(1898–1972)9 May195612 June1958Liberal Democratic133x133pxTarō HiraiCouncillor for Kagawa(1905–1973)16 June19587 July1962Liberal Democratic145x145pxYōtoku ShigemasaCouncillor for National(1895–1977)6 August19621 June1965Liberal Democratic113x113pxKenzō KōnoCouncillor for Kanagawa(1901–1983)30 July19653 August1968Liberal Democratic122x122pxKen YasuiCouncillor for Tokyo(1911–1986)3 August196817 July1971Liberal Democratic133x133pxYasoichi MoriCouncillor for National(1899–1990)17 July19717 July1974Liberal Democratic137x137pxKazuo MaedaCouncillor for Wakayama(1910–1978)27 July197428 July1977Liberal Democratic133x133pxKan KaseCouncillor for Chiba(1910–1995)28 July197730 August1979Socialist141x141pxChōzō AkiyamaCouncillor for Okayama(1917–2010)30 August19799 July1983Socialist133x133pxNoboru AguneCouncillor for National(1912–2004)18 July19837 July1986Socialist133x133pxHideyuki SeyaCouncillor for Saitama(1919–2008)22 July19867 August1989Socialist133x133pxAkira OnoCouncillor for Fukuoka(1920–1990)7 August198919 April1990Socialist133x133pxIppei KoyamaCouncillor for Nagano(1914–2011)25 April19907 July1992Socialist133x133pxMisao AkagiriCouncillor for Chiba(1920–2010)7 August19924 August1995Socialist133x133pxMisao AkagiriCouncillor for Aomori(1927–2013)4 August199525 July1998New Frontier133x133pxHisamitsu SuganoCouncillor for Hokkaido(1928–2006)30 July199822 July2001Democratic133x133pxShōji MotookaCouncillor for Hyōgo(1931–2017)7 August200125 July2004Democratic108x108pxGiichi TsunodaCouncillor for Gunma(1937–2024)30 July200430 January2007Democratic133x133pxAkira ImaizumiCouncillor for Chiba(1934–2021)30 January200728 July2007Democratic144x144pxAkiko SantōCouncillor for National PR(born 1942)7 August200730 July2010Liberal Democratic123x123pxHidehisa OtsujiCouncillor for National PR(born 1940)30 July201016 December2012Liberal Democratic134x134pxMasaaki YamazakiCouncillor for Fukui(born 1942)16 December20122 August2013Liberal Democratic133x133pxAzuma KoshiishiCouncillor for Yamanashi(born 1936)2 August201325 July2016Democratic133x133pxAkira GunjiCouncillor for Ibaraki(born 1949)1 August20161 August2019Democratic128x128pxToshio OgawaCouncillor for Tokyo(born 1948)1 August20193 August2022Constitutional Democratic133x133pxHiroyuki NagahamaCouncillor for Chiba(born 1958)3 August20221 August2025Constitutional Democratic133x133pxTetsuro FukuyamaCouncillor for Kyoto(born 1962)1 August2025IncumbentConstitutional Democratic

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