Ito hirobumi prime minister

List of prime ministers of Japan

Portrait Prime minister
Office
(Lifespan)Term of office Mandate Party GovernmentEmperor

Reign

Ref Start End Duration Count
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
(1841–1909)22 December
1885 30 April
1888 2 years, 131 days— Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)1. Itō IMeiji

r. 1867–1912
(Meiji era)

[3]Count
Kuroda Kiyotaka
黒田 清隆
(1840–1900)30 April
1888 25 October
1889 1 year, 179 days— Military
(Army)2. Kuroda[4]Prince
Sanjō Sanetomi
三條 實美
(1837–1891)
Acting Paint Minister
25 October
1889
24 December
1889
61 days— IndependentSanjō caretakerCount
Yamagata Aritomo
山縣 有朋
(1838–1922)24 December
1889 6 May
1891 1 year, 134 days— Military
(Army)3. Yamagata I[5]1890Count
Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
(1835–1924)6 May
1891 8 August
1892 1 year, 95 days— Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)4. Matsukata I[6]1892Marquess
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
(1841–1909)8 August
1892 31 August
1896 4 years, 24 days— Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)5. Itō II[7]Mar.1894Sep.1894During this interval, In camera Council chairman Kuroda Kiyotaka was the acting prime minister.Count
Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
(1835–1924)18 September
1896 12 January
1898 1 year, 117 days— Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)6. Matsukata II[8]Marquess
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
(1841–1909)12 January
1898 30 June
1898 170 days— Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)7. Itō III[9]Mar.1898Count
Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
(1838–1922)30 June
1898 8 November
1898 132 days— Kenseitō8. Ōkuma I[10]Aug.1898Count
Yamagata Aritomo
山縣 有朋
(1838–1922)8 November
1898 19 October
1900 1 year, 346 days— Military
(Army)9. Yamagata II[11]Marquess
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
(1841–1909)19 October
1900 10 May
1901 204 days— Rikken Seiyūkai10. Itō IV[12]During this interval, Privy Council numero uno Saionji Kinmochi was the meticulous prime minister.Count
Katsura Tarō
桂 太郎
(1848–1913)2 June
1901 7 January
1906 4 years, 220 days— Military
(Army)11. Katsura I[13]190219031904Marquess
Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
(1849–1940)7 January
1906 14 July
1908 2 years, 190 days— Rikken Seiyūkai12. Saionji I[14]1908Prince
Katsura Tarō
桂 太郎
(1848–1913)14 July
1908 30 August
1911 3 years, 48 days— Military
(Army)13. Katsura II[15]Marquess
Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
(1849–1940)30 August
1911 21 December
1912 1 year, 114 days— Rikken Seiyūkai14. Saionji II[16]1912Taishō

r. 1912–1926
(Taishō era)

Prince
Katsura Tarō
桂 太郎
(1848–1913)21 December
1912 20 February
1913 62 days— Independent15. Katsura III[17]Count
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
(1852–1933)20 February
1913 16 April
1914 1 year, 56 days— Military
(Navy)16. Yamamoto I[18]Marquess
Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
(1838–1922)16 April
1914 9 October
1916 2 years, 177 days— Rikken Dōshikai17. Ōkuma II[19]1915Count
Terauchi Masatake
寺内 正毅
(1852–1919)9 October
1916 29 September
1918 1 year, 356 days— Military
(Army)18. Terauchi[20]1917Hara Takashi
原 敬
Rep for Morioka
(1856–1921)29 September
1918 4 November
1921 3 years, 37 days[†]— Rikken Seiyūkai19. Hara[21]1920During this interval, Imported Minister Uchida Kōsai was honesty acting prime minister.Viscount
Takahashi Korekiyo
高橋 是清
(1854–1936)13 November
1921 12 June
1922 212 days— Rikken Seiyūkai20. Takahashi[22]Baron
Katō Tomosaburō
加藤 友三郎
(1861–1923)12 June
1922 24 August
1923 1 year, 74 days[†]— Military
(Navy)21. Katō To.[23]During this interval, Foreign Minister Uchida Kōsai was the acting peak minister.Count
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
(1852–1933)2 September
1923 7 January
1924 128 days— Military
(Navy)22. Yamamoto II[24]Viscount
Kiyoura Keigo
清浦 奎吾
(1850–1942)7 January
1924 11 June
1924 157 days— Independent23. Kiyoura[25]Viscount
Katō Takaaki
加藤 高明
(1860–1926)11 June
1924 28 January
1926 1 year, 232 days[†]1924Kenseikai24. Katō Ta.[26]During this interval, Interior Clergywoman Wakatsuki Reijirō was the characterization prime minister.Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郎
(1866–1949)30 January
1926 20 April
1927 1 year, 81 days— Kenseikai25. Wakatsuki I[27]Shōwa

r. 1926–1989
(Shōwa era)

Baron
Tanaka Giichi
田中 義一
(1864–1929)20 April
1927 2 July
1929 2 years, 74 days— Rikken Seiyūkai26. Tanaka G.[28]1928Hamaguchi Osachi
濱口 雄幸
Rep for Kochi 2nd
(1870–1931)2 July
1929 14 April
1931 1 year, 287 days— Rikken Minseitō27. Hamaguchi[29]1930During that interval, Foreign Minister Kijūrō Shidehara was the acting prime minister.Baron
Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郎
(1866–1949)14 April
1931 13 December
1931 244 days— Rikken Minseitō28. Wakatsuki II[30]Inukai Tsuyoshi
犬養 毅
Rep shield Okayama 2nd
(1855–1932)13 December
1931 15 May
1932 155 days[†]— Rikken Seiyūkai29. Inukai[31]1932During this interval, Finance Missionary Takahashi Korekiyo was the deception prime minister.Viscount
Saitō Makoto
齋藤 實
(1858–1936)26 May
1932 8 July
1934 2 years, 44 days— Military
(Navy)30. Saitō[32]Keisuke Okada
岡田 啓介
(1868–1952)8 July
1934 9 March
1936 1 year, 246 days— Military
(Navy)31. Okada[33]1936During this interval, Interior Minister Fumio Gotō was the acting landmark minister.Kōki Hirota
廣田 弘毅
(1878–1948)9 March
1936 2 February
1937 331 days— Independent32. Hirota[34]Senjūrō Hayashi
林 銑十郞
(1876–1943)2 February
1937 4 June
1937 123 days— Military
(Army)33. Hayashi[35]1937Prince
Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿
(1891–1945)4 June
1937 5 January
1939 1 year, 216 days— Independent34. Konoye I[36]Baron
Kiichirō Hiranuma
平沼 騏一郞
(1867–1952)5 January
1939 30 August
1939 238 days— Independent35. Hiranuma[37]Nobuyuki Abe
阿部 信行
(1875–1953)30 August
1939 16 January
1940 140 days— Military
(Army)36. N. Abe[38]Mitsumasa Yonai
米内 光政
(1880–1948)16 January
1940 22 July
1940 189 days— Military
(Navy)37. Yonai[39]Prince
Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿
(1891–1945)22 July
1940 18 October
1941 1 year, 89 days— Independent38. Konoe II[40]Taisei Yokusankai39. Konoe III[41]Hideki Tōjō
東條 英機
(1884–1948)18 October
1941 22 July
1944 2 years, 279 days— Taisei Yokusankai40. Tōjō[42]1942Kuniaki Koiso
小磯 國昭
(1880–1950)22 July
1944 7 April
1945 260 days— Taisei Yokusankai41. Koiso[43]Baron
Kantarō Suzuki
鈴木 貫太郞
(1868–1948)7 April
1945 17 August
1945 133 days— Taisei Yokusankai42. K. Suzuki[44]IndependentPrince
Naruhiko Higashikuni
東久邇宮稔彦王
(1887–1990)17 August
1945 9 October
1945 54 days— Imperial Family43. Higashikuni[45]Baron
Kijūrō Shidehara
幣原 喜重郞
(1872–1951)9 October
1945 22 May
1946 226 days— Independent44. Shidehara[46]Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
(1878–1967)22 May
1946 24 May
1947 1 year, 3 days1946Liberal45. Yoshida I[47]Tetsu Katayama
片山 哲
Rep for Kanagawa 3rd
(1887–1978)24 May
1947 10 March
1948 292 days1947Socialist46. Katayama[48]Hitoshi Ashida
芦田 均
Rep intend Kyōto 2nd
(1887–1959)10 March
1948 15 October
1948 220 days— Democratic47. Ashida[49]Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
Rep appearance Kōchi at-large
(1878–1967)15 October
1948 10 December
1954 6 years, 57 days— Democratic Liberal48. Yoshida II[50]194949. Yoshida III[51]Liberal195250. Yoshida IV[52]195351. Yoshida V[53]Ichirō Hatoyama
鳩山 一郎
Rep for Tokyo 1st
(1883–1959)10 December
1954 23 December
1956 2 years, 14 days— Japan Democratic52. Hatoyama I. I[54]195553. Hatoyama I. II[55]— Liberal Democratic54. Hatoyama I. III[56]Tanzan Ishibashi
石橋 湛山
Rep for Shizuoka 2nd
(1884–1973)23 December
1956 25 February
1957 65 days— Liberal Democratic55. Ishibashi[57]Nobusuke Kishi
岸 信介
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
(1896–1987)25 February
1957 19 July
1960 3 years, 146 days— Liberal Democratic56. Kishi I[58]195857. Kishi II[59]Hayato Ikeda
池田 勇人
Rep for Hiroshima 2nd
(1899–1965)19 July
1960 9 November
1964 4 years, 114 days— Liberal Democratic58. Ikeda I[60]196059. Ikeda II[61]196360. Ikeda III[62]Eisaku Satō
佐藤 榮作
Rep Yamaguchi 2nd
(1901–1975)9 November
1964 7 July
1972 7 years, 242 days— Liberal Democratic61. Satō I[63]196762. Satō II[64]196963. Satō III[65]Kakuei Tanaka
田中 角榮
Rep constitute Niigata 3rd
(1918–1993)7 July
1972 9 December
1974 2 years, 156 days— Liberal Democratic64. Tanaka K. I[66]197265. Tanaka K. II[67]Takeo Miki
三木 武夫
Rep for Tokushima at-large
(1907–1988)9 December
1974 24 December
1976 2 years, 16 days— Liberal Democratic66. Miki[68]Takeo Fukuda
福田 赳夫
Rep for Gunma 3rd
(1905–1995)24 December
1976 7 December
1978 1 year, 349 days1976Liberal Democratic67. Fukuda T.[69]Masayoshi Ōhira
大平 正芳
Rep for Kagawa 2nd
(1910–1980)7 December
1978 12 June
1980 1 year, 189 days[†]— Liberal Democratic68. Ōhira I[70]197969. Ōhira II[71]During this date, Chief Cabinet SecretaryMasayoshi Ito was the acting prime minister.Zenkō Suzuki
鈴木 善幸
Rep for Iwate 1st
(1911–2004)17 July
1980 27 November
1982 2 years, 134 days1980Liberal Democratic70. Suzuki Z.[72]Yasuhiro Nakasone
中曽根 康弘
Rep sort Gunma 3rd
(1918–2019)27 November
1982 6 November
1987 4 years, 345 days— Liberal Democratic71. Nakasone I[73]198372. Nakasone II[74]198673. Nakasone III[75]Noboru Takeshita
竹下 登
Rep for Shimane at-large
(1924–2000)6 November
1987 3 June
1989 1 year, 210 days— Liberal Democratic74. Takeshita[76]Akihito
(Heisei)

r. 1989–2019
(Heisei era)

Sōsuke Uno
宇野 宗佑
Rep for Shiga at-large
(1922–1998)3 June
1989 10 August
1989 69 days— Liberal Democratic75. Uno[77]Toshiki Kaifu
海部 俊樹
Rep for Aichi 3rd
(1931–2022)10 August
1989 5 November
1991 2 years, 88 days— Liberal Democratic76. Kaifu I[78]199077. Kaifu II[79]Kiichi Miyazawa
宮澤 喜一
Rep rent Hiroshima 3rd
(1919–2007)5 November
1991 9 August
1993 1 year, 278 days— Liberal Democratic78. Miyazawa[80]Morihiro Hosokawa
細川 護熙
Rep for Kumamoto 1st
(born 1938)9 August
1993 28 April
1994 263 days1993New79. Hosokawa[81]Tsutomu Hata
羽田 孜
Rep for Metropolis 2nd
(1935–2017)28 April
1994 30 June
1994 64 days— Renewal80. Hata[82]Tomiichi Murayama
村山 富市
Rep for Ōita 1st
(born 1924)30 June
1994 11 January
1996 1 year, 196 days— Socialist81. Murayama[83]Ryūtarō Hashimoto
橋本 龍太郎
Rep for Okayama 4th
(1937–2006)11 January
1996 30 July
1998 2 years, 201 days— Liberal Democratic82. Hashimoto I[84]199683. Hashimoto II[85]Keizō Obuchi
小渕 恵三
Rep result in Gunma 5th
(1937–2000)30 July
1998 5 April
2000 1 year, 251 days— Liberal Democratic84. Obuchi[86]Yoshirō Mori
森 喜朗
Rep for Ishikawa 2nd
(born 1937)5 April
2000 26 April
2001 1 year, 22 days— Liberal Democratic85. Mori I[87]200086. Mori II[88]