Prime Ministers - Japan

List of Japanese Prime Ministers since 1946, with political party. From LDP's Yoshida to Kishida and Ishiba.

Prime Ministers

34
 

In office

Shigeru Ishiba
 

Longest tenure

8 years
Eisaku Sato
No. Name Party Start End Duration
1 Shigeru Yoshida Libéral 1946 1947 1 year
2 Tetsu Katayama Socialiste 1947 1948 1 year
3 Hitoshi Ashida Démocrate 1948 1948 0 year
4 Shigeru Yoshida Libéral 1948 1954 6 years
5 Ichiro Hatoyama PLD 1954 1956 2 years
6 Tanzan Ishibashi PLD 1956 1957 1 year
7 Nobusuke Kishi PLD 1957 1960 3 years
8 Hayato Ikeda PLD 1960 1964 4 years
9 Eisaku Sato PLD 1964 1972 8 years
10 Kakuei Tanaka PLD 1972 1974 2 years
11 Takeo Miki PLD 1974 1976 2 years
12 Takeo Fukuda PLD 1976 1978 2 years
13 Masayoshi Ohira PLD 1978 1980 2 years
14 Zenko Suzuki PLD 1980 1982 2 years
15 Yasuhiro Nakasone PLD 1982 1987 5 years
16 Noboru Takeshita PLD 1987 1989 2 years
17 Toshiki Kaifu PLD 1989 1991 2 years
18 Kiichi Miyazawa PLD 1991 1993 2 years
19 Morihiro Hosokawa Nihon Shinto 1993 1994 1 year
20 Tomiichi Murayama Socialiste 1994 1996 2 years
21 Ryutaro Hashimoto PLD 1996 1998 2 years
22 Keizo Obuchi PLD 1998 2000 2 years
23 Yoshiro Mori PLD 2000 2001 1 year
24 Junichiro Koizumi PLD 2001 2006 5 years
25 Shinzo Abe PLD 2006 2007 1 year
26 Yasuo Fukuda PLD 2007 2008 1 year
27 Taro Aso PLD 2008 2009 1 year
28 Yukio Hatoyama PDJ 2009 2010 1 year
29 Naoto Kan PDJ 2010 2011 1 year
30 Yoshihiko Noda PDJ 2011 2012 1 year
31 Shinzo Abe PLD 2012 2020 8 years
32 Yoshihide Suga PLD 2020 2021 1 year
33 Fumio Kishida PLD 2021 2024 3 years
34 Shigeru Ishiba In office PLD 2024 — 2 years