List of Prime Ministers of Japan

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This is a historical list of individuals who have served as Prime Minister of Japan. Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed but not counted: e.g., while Koizumi Junichiro is the listed as the 56th individual to hold this position, his administration is the 87th since Ito Hirobumi.

Names are given in the Japanese order (family name first).

A#	I#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	1	Ito Hirobumi	22 December 1885	30 April 1888	None
2	2	Kuroda Kiyotaka	30 April 1888	25 October 1889	None
3	3	Yamagata Aritomo	24 December 1889	6 May 1891	None
4	4	Matsukata Masayoshi	6 May 1891	8 August 1892	None
5		Ito Hirobumi, 2nd term	8 August 1892	31 August 1896	None
6		Matsukata Masayoshi, 2nd term	18 September 1896	12 January 1898	None
7		Ito Hirobumi, 3rd term	12 January 1898	30 June 1898	None
8	5	Okuma Shigenobu	30 June 1898	8 November 1898	Constitutional (Kenseito)
9		Yamagata Aritomo, 2nd term	8 November 1898	19 October 1900	None
10		Ito Hirobumi, 4th term	19 October 1900	10 May 1901	Constitutional (Seiyukai)
11	6	Katsura Taro	2 June 1901	7 January 1906	None
12	7	Saionji Kinmochi	7 January 1906	14 July 1908	Constitutional (Seiyukai)
13		Katsura Taro, 2nd term	14 July 1908	30 August 1911	None
14		Saionji Kinmochi, 2nd term	30 August 1911	21 December 1912	Constitutional (Seiyukai)
15		Katsura Taro, 3rd term	21 December 1912	20 February 1913	None
16	8	Yamamoto Gonnohyoe	20 February 1913	16 April 1914	Military
17		Okuma Shigenobu, 2nd term	16 April 1914	9 October 1916	Constitutional Nationalist
18	9	Terauchi Masatake	9 October 1916	29 September 1918	Military
19	10	Hara Takashi	29 September 1918	4 November 1921	Constitutional (Seiyukai)
20	11	Takahashi Korekiyo	13 November 1921	12 June 1922	Constitutional (Seiyukai)
21	12	Kato Tomosaburo	12 June 1922	24 August 1923	Military
22		Yamamoto Gonnohyoe, 2nd term	2 September 1923	7 January 1924	Military
23	13	Kiyoura Keigo	7 January 1924	11 June 1924	None
24	14	Kato Takaaki	11 June 1924	28 January 1926	Constitutional (Kenseito)
25	15	Wakatsuki Reijiro	30 January 1926	20 April 1927	Constitutional (Kenseito)
26	16	Tanaka Giichi	20 April 1927	2 July 1929	Constitutional (Seiyukai)
27	17	Hamaguchi Osachi	2 July 1929	14 April 1931	Constitutional Democratic
28		Wakatsuki Reijiro, 2nd term	14 April 1931	13 December 1931	Constitutional Democratic
29	18	Inukai Tsuyoshi	13 December 1931	16 May 1932	Constitutional (Seiyukai)
30	19	Saito Makoto	26 May 1932	8 July 1934	Military
31	20	Okada Keisuke	8 July 1934	9 March 1936	Military
32	21	Hirota Koki	9 March 1936	2 February 1937	None
33	22	Hayashi Senjuro	2 February 1937	4 June 1937	Military
34	23	Prince Konoe Fumimaro	4 June 1937	5 January 1939	None
35	24	Hiranuma Kiichiro	5 January 1939	30 August 1939	None
36	25	Abe Nobuyuki	30 August 1939	16 January 1940	Military
37	26	Yonai Mitsumasa	16 January 1940	22 July 1940	Military
38		Prince Konoe Fumimaro, 2nd term	22 July 1940	18 July 1941	Imperial Rule
39		Prince Konoe Fumimaro, 3rd term	18 July 1941	18 October 1941	Imperial Rule
40	27	Tojo Hideki	18 October 1941	22 July 1944	Military
41	28	Koiso Kuniaki	22 July 1944	7 April 1945	Military
42	29	Suzuki Kantaro	7 April 1945	17 August 1945	Military
43	30	Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko	17 August 1945	9 October 1945	Military
44	31	Shidehara Kijuro	9 October 1945	22 May 1946	None
45	32	Yoshida Shigeru	22 May 1946	24 May 1947	Liberal
46	33	Katayama Tetsu	24 May 1947	10 March 1948	Socialist
47	34	Ashida Hitoshi	10 March 1948	15 October 1948	Democratic
48		Yoshida Shigeru, 2nd term	15 October 1948	16 February 1949	Liberal
49		Yoshida Shigeru, 3rd term	16 February 1949	30 October 1952	Liberal
50		Yoshida Shigeru, 4th term	30 October 1952	21 May 1953	Liberal
51		Yoshida Shigeru, 5th term	21 May 1953	10 December 1954	Liberal
52	35	Hatoyama Ichiro	10 December 1954	19 March 1955	Liberal Democratic
53		Hatoyama Ichiro, 2nd term	19 March 1955	22 November 1955	Liberal Democratic
54		Hatoyama Ichiro, 3rd term	22 November 1955	23 December 1956	Liberal Democratic
55	36	Ishibashi Tanzan	23 December 1956	25 February 1957	Liberal Democratic
56	37	Kishi Nobusuke	25 February 1957	12 June 1958	Liberal Democratic
57		Kishi Nobusuke, 2nd term	12 June 1958	19 July 1960	Liberal Democratic
58	38	Ikeda Hayato	19 July 1960	8 December 1960	Liberal Democratic
59		Ikeda Hayato, 2n term	8 December 1960	9 December 1963	Liberal Democratic
60		Ikeda Hayato, 3rd term	9 December 1963	9 November 1964	Liberal Democratic
61	39	Sato Eisaku	9 November 1964	17 February 1967	Liberal Democratic
62		Sato Eisaku, 2nd term	17 February 1967	14 January 1970	Liberal Democratic
63		Sato Eisaku, 3rd term	14 January 1970	7 July 1972	Liberal Democratic
64	40	Tanaka Kakuei	7 July 1972	22 December 1972	Liberal Democratic
65		Tanaka Kakuei, 2n term	22 December 1972	9 December 1974	Liberal Democratic
66	41	Miki Takeo	9 December 1974	24 December 1976	Liberal Democratic
67	42	Fukuda Takeo	24 December 1976	7 December 1978	Liberal Democratic
68	43	Ohira Masayoshi	7 December 1978	9 November 1979	Liberal Democratic
69		Ohira Masayoshi, 2n term	9 November 1979	12 June 1980	Liberal Democratic
70	44	Suzuki Zenko	17 July 1980	27 November 1982	Liberal Democratic
71	45	Nakasone Yasuhiro	27 November 1982	27 December 1983	Liberal Democratic
72		Nakasone Yasuhiro, 2n term	27 December 1983	22 July 1986	Liberal Democratic
73		Nakasone Yasuhiro, 3rd term	22 July 1986	6 November 1987	Liberal Democratic
74	46	Takeshita Noboru	6 November 1987	3 June 1989	Liberal Democratic
75	47	Uno Sosuke	3 June 1989	10 August 1989	Liberal Democratic
76	48	Kaifu Toshiki	10 August 1989	28 February 1990	Liberal Democratic
77		Kaifu Toshiki, 2nd term	28 February 1990	5 November 1991	Liberal Democratic
78	49	Miyazawa Kiichi	5 November 1991	9 August 1993	Liberal Democratic
79	50	Hosokawa Morihiro	9 August 1993	28 April 1994	New
80	51	Hata Tsutomu	28 April 1994	30 June 1994	Renewal
81	52	Murayama Tomiichi	30 June 1994	11 January 1996	Social Democratic
82	53	Hashimoto Ryutaro	11 January 1996	7 November 1996	Liberal Democratic
83		Hashimoto Ryutaro, 2nd term	7 November 1996	30 July 1998	Liberal Democratic
84	54	Obuchi Keizo	30 July 1998	5 April 2000	Liberal Democratic
85	55	Mori Yoshiro	5 April 2000	4 July 2000	Liberal Democratic
86		Mori Yoshiro, 2nd term	4 July 2000	26 April 2001	Liberal Democratic
87	56	Koizumi Junichiro	26 April 2001	(present)	Liberal Democratic