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

Chronological list

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  1. 1946–1947
    Shigeru Yoshida 1 yearLiberal
  2. 1947–1948
    Tetsu Katayama 1 yearSocialist
  3. 1948–1948
    Hitoshi Ashida less than a yearDemocrat
  4. 1948–1954
    Shigeru Yoshida 6 yearsLiberal
  5. 1954–1956
    Ichiro Hatoyama 2 yearsLDP
  6. 1956–1957
    Tanzan Ishibashi 1 yearLDP
  7. 1957–1960
    Nobusuke Kishi 3 yearsLDP
  8. 1960–1964
    Hayato Ikeda 4 yearsLDP
  9. 1964–1972
    Eisaku Sato 8 yearsLDP
  10. 1972–1974
    Kakuei Tanaka 2 yearsLDP
  11. 1974–1976
    Takeo Miki 2 yearsLDP
  12. 1976–1978
    Takeo Fukuda 2 yearsLDP
  13. 1978–1980
    Masayoshi Ohira 2 yearsLDP
  14. 1980–1982
    Zenko Suzuki 2 yearsLDP
  15. 1982–1987
    Yasuhiro Nakasone 5 yearsLDP
  16. 1987–1989
    Noboru Takeshita 2 yearsLDP
  17. 1989–1991
    Toshiki Kaifu 2 yearsLDP
  18. 1991–1993
    Kiichi Miyazawa 2 yearsLDP
  19. 1993–1994
    Morihiro Hosokawa 1 yearNihon Shinto
  20. 1994–1996
    Tomiichi Murayama 2 yearsSocialist
  21. 1996–1998
    Ryutaro Hashimoto 2 yearsLDP
  22. 1998–2000
    Keizo Obuchi 2 yearsLDP
  23. 2000–2001
    Yoshiro Mori 1 yearLDP
  24. 2001–2006
    Junichiro Koizumi 5 yearsLDP
  25. 2006–2007
    Shinzo Abe 1 yearLDP
  26. 2007–2008
    Yasuo Fukuda 1 yearLDP
  27. 2008–2009
    Taro Aso 1 yearLDP
  28. 2009–2010
    Yukio Hatoyama 1 yearDPJ
  29. 2010–2011
    Naoto Kan 1 yearDPJ
  30. 2011–2012
    Yoshihiko Noda 1 yearDPJ
  31. 2012–2020
    Shinzo Abe 8 yearsLDP
  32. 2020–2021
    Yoshihide Suga 1 yearLDP
  33. 2021–2024
    Fumio Kishida 3 yearsLDP
  34. since 2024
    Shigeru Ishiba In office 2 yearsLDP