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|2010–2011
|{{Birth date and age|1946|10|10|df=y}}
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===Prime Ministers of the Empire of Japan (1868–1947)===
 
====Prime Ministers during the Meiji period (1868–1912)====
 
''Under the [[Emperor Meiji|Meiji Emperor]]''
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
!rowspan=2 style="width:25px;"|№
!colspan=2 style="width:280px;"|Prime Minister
!colspan=3|Term of office
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|Political Party
! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"|Government
!rowspan=2|Elected
!rowspan=2 style="width:20px;"|Ref
|-
!Portrait
!width=180px|Name
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Days
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 1
|rowspan=2|[[File:Itō Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Itō Hirobumi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">伊藤 博文</span></span><br>{{small|''Itō Hirobumi''<br/>(1841–1909)}}
|22 December 1885
|30 April 1888
|{{age in days|1885|12|22|1888|4|30}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''1.'' [[:ja:第1次伊藤内閣|Itō I]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Ito>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/01.html |title=第1•5•7•10代 伊藤 博文 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=1st/5th/7th/10th Itō Hirobumi |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left| {{small|The first Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 2
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kiyotaka Kuroda 2.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Kuroda Kiyotaka]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">黑田 清隆</span></span><br>{{small|''Kuroda Kiyotaka''<br/>(1840–1900)}}
|30 April 1888
|25 October 1889
|{{age in days|1888|4|30|1889|10|25}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''2.'' [[:ja:黑田内閣|Kuroda]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/02.html |title=第2代 黑田 清隆 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=2nd Kuroda Kiyotaka |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left| {{small|Oversaw promulgation of the [[Meiji Constitution]]. Failed to secure revision of the [[Unequal treaty|unequal treaties]]; resigned.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| —
|rowspan=2|[[File:Sanetomi Sanjo formal cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Sanjō Sanetomi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">三條 實美</span></span><br>{{small|''Sanjō Sanetomi''<br/>(1837–1891)}}
|25 October 1889
|24 December 1889
|{{age in days|1889|10|25|1889|12|24}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|[[:ja:三條内閣|Sanjō]] (''interim'')
| —
|rowspan=2|
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Upon the resignation of Kuroda’s government, the [[Emperor Meiji|Emperor]] only accepted Kuroda’s resignation and invited Sanjō to head the government for two more months. Today, however, Sanjō’s government is generally regarded as a continuation of Kuroda’s. Held concurrently by the [[Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]].}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 3
|rowspan=2|[[File:Yamagata Aritomo.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yamagata Aritomo]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">山縣 有朋</span></span><br>{{small|''Yamagata Aritomo''<br/>(1838–1922)}}
|24 December 1889
|6 May 1891
|{{age in days|1889|12|24|1891|5|6}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''3.'' [[:ja:第1次山縣内閣|Yamagata I]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1890|1890]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Yamagata>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/03.html |title=第3•9代 山縣 有朋 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=3rd/9th Yamagata Aritomo |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 4
|rowspan=2|[[File:Masayoshi Matsukata suit.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Matsukata Masayoshi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">松方 正義</span></span><br>{{small|''Matsukata Masayoshi''<br/>(1835–1924)}}
|6 May 1891
|8 August 1892
|{{age in days|1891|5|6|1892|8|8}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''4.'' [[:ja:第1次松方内閣|Matsukata I]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1892|1892]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Matsukata>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/04.html |title=第4•5代 松方 正義 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=3rd/9th Matsukata Masayoshi |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| {{small|(1)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Itō Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Itō Hirobumi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">伊藤 博文</span></span><br>{{small|''Itō Hirobumi''<br/>(1841–1909)}}
|8 August 1892
|31 August 1896
|{{age in days|1892|8|8|1896|8|31}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''5.'' [[:ja:第2次伊藤内閣|Itō II]]
|[[Japanese general election, March 1894|{{small|Mar.}} 1894]]<br/>[[Japanese general election, September 1894|{{small|Sept.}} 1894]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Ito"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Resigned.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan=10| During this interval, Privy Council Chairman [[Kuroda Kiyotaka]] (<span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">黑田 清隆</span></span> ''Kuroda Kiyotaka'') was the Acting Prime Minister.
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| {{small|(4)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Masayoshi Matsukata suit.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Matsukata Masayoshi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">松方 正義</span></span><br>{{small|''Matsukata Masayoshi''<br/>(1835–1924)}}
|18 September 1896
|12 January 1898
|{{age in days|1896|9|18|1898|1|12}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''6.'' [[:ja:第2次松方内閣|Matsukata II]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Matsukata"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| {{small|(1)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Itō Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Itō Hirobumi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">伊藤 博文</span></span><br>{{small|''Itō Hirobumi''<br/>(1841–1909)}}
|12 January 1898
|30 June 1898
|{{age in days|1898|1|12|1898|6|30}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''7.'' [[:ja:第3次伊藤内閣|Itō III]]
|[[Japanese general election, March 1898|{{small|Mar.}} 1898]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Ito"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Kenseito/meta/color}};"| 5
|rowspan=2|[[File:Ōkuma Shigenobu.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Ōkuma Shigenobu]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">大隈 重信</span></span><br>{{small|''Ōkuma Shigenobu''<br/>(1838–1922)}}
|30 June 1898
|8 November 1898
|{{age in days|1898|6|30|1898|11|8}}
| style="background:{{Kenseito/meta/color}};"|[[Kenseitō]]
|''8.'' [[:ja:第1次大隈内閣|Ōkuma I]]
|[[Japanese general election, September 1898|{{small|Sept.}} 1898]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Okuma>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/08.html |title=第8•17代 大隈 重信 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=8th/17th Ōkuma Shigenobu |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| {{small|(3)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Yamagata Aritomo.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yamagata Aritomo]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">山縣 有朋</span></span><br>{{small|''Yamagata Aritomo''<br/>(1838–1922)}}
|8 November 1898
|19 October 1900
|{{age in days|1898|11|8|1900|10|19}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''9.'' [[:ja:第2次山縣内閣|Yamagata II]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Yamagata"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"| {{small|(1)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Itō Hirobumi.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Itō Hirobumi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">伊藤 博文</span></span><br>{{small|''Itō Hirobumi''<br/>(1841–1909)}}
|19 October 1900
|10 May 1901
|{{age in days|1900|10|19|1901|5|10}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|''10.'' [[:ja:第4次伊藤内閣|Itō IV]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Ito"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Resigned.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan=10 | During this interval, Privy Council Chairman [[Saionji Kinmochi]] (<span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">西園寺 公望</span></span> ''Saionji Kinmochi'') was the Acting Prime Minister.
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 6
|rowspan=2|[[File:Taro Katsura suit.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Katsura Tarō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">桂 太郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Katsura Tarō''<br/>(1848–1913)}}
|2 June 1901
|7 January 1906
|{{age in days|1901|6|2|1906|1|7}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None {{small|(Retired General)}}
|''11.'' [[:ja:第1次桂内閣|Katsura I]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1902|1902]]<br/>[[Japanese general election, 1903|1903]]<br/>[[Japanese general election, 1904|1904]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Katsura>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/11.html |title=第11•13•15代 桂 太郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=8th/17th Katsura Tarō |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"| 7
|rowspan=2|[[File:PM Kinmochi Saionji cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Saionji Kinmochi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">西園寺 公望</span></span><br>{{small|''Saionji Kinmochi''<br/>(1849–1940)}}
|7 January 1906
|14 July 1908
|{{age in days|1906|1|7|1908|7|14}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|''12.'' [[:ja:第1次西園寺内閣|Saionji I]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1908|1908]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Saionji>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/14.html |title=第12•14代 西園寺 公望 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=12th/14th Saionji Kinmochi |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| {{small|(6)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Taro Katsura suit.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Katsura Tarō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">桂 太郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Katsura Tarō''<br/>(1848–1913)}}
|14 July 1908
|30 August 1911
|{{age in days|1908|7|14|1911|8|30}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None {{small|(Retired General)}}
|''13.'' [[:ja:第2次桂内閣|Katsura II]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Katsura"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"| {{small|(7)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:PM Kinmochi Saionji cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Saionji Kinmochi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">西園寺 公望</span></span><br>{{small|''Saionji Kinmochi''<br/>(1849–1940)}}
|30 August 1911
|21 December 1912
|{{age in days|1911|8|30|1912|12|21}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|''14.'' [[:ja:第2次西園寺内閣|Saionji II]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1912|1912]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Saionji"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|}
 
====Prime Ministers during the Taishō period (1912–1926)====
 
''Under the [[Emperor Taishō|Taishō Emperor]]''
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
!rowspan=2 style="width:25px;"|№
!colspan=2 style="width:280px;"|Prime Minister
!colspan=3|Term of office
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|Political Party
! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"|Government
!rowspan=2|Elected
!rowspan=2 style="width:20px;"|Ref
|-
!Portrait
!width=180px|Name
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Days
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| {{small|(6)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Taro Katsura suit.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Katsura Tarō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">桂 太郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Katsura Tarō''<br/>(1848–1913)}}
|21 December 1912
|20 February 1913
|{{age in days|1912|12|21|1913|2|20}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None {{small|(Retired General)}}
|''15.'' [[:ja:第3次桂内閣|Katsura III]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Katsura"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| 8
|rowspan=2|[[File:Gonbee Yamamoto later years cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yamamoto Gonnohyōe]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">山本 權兵衛</span></span><br>{{small|''Yamamoto Gonnohyōe''<br/>(1852–1933)}}
|20 February 1913
|16 April 1914
|{{age in days|1913|2|20|1914|4|16}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])}}
|''16.'' [[:ja:第1次山本内閣|Yamamoto I]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Yamamoto>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/16.html |title=第16•22代 山本 權兵衞 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=16th/22nd Yamamoto Gonnohyōe |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Doshikai/meta/color}};"| {{small|(5)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Ōkuma Shigenobu.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Ōkuma Shigenobu]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">大隈 重信</span></span><br>{{small|''Ōkuma Shigenobu''<br/>(1838–1922)}}
|16 April 1914
|9 October 1916
|{{age in days|1914|4|16|1916|10|9}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Doshikai/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Dōshikai]]
|''17.'' [[:ja:第2次大隈内閣|Ōkuma II]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1915|1915]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Okuma"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| 9
|rowspan=2|[[File:Masatake Terauchi uniform.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Terauchi Masatake]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">寺内 正毅</span></span><br>{{small|''Terauchi Masatake''<br/>(1852–1919)}}
|9 October 1916
|29 September 1918
|{{age in days|1916|10|9|1918|9|29}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Army|Army]])}}
|''18.'' [[:ja:寺內内閣|Terauchi]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1917|1917]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/18.html |title=第18代 寺内 正毅 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=18th Terauchi Masatake |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"| 10
|rowspan=2|[[File:Takashi Hara posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Hara Takashi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">原 敬</span></span><br>{{small|''Hara Takashi''<br/>(1856–1921)}}
|29 September 1918
|4 November 1921
|{{age in days|1918|9|29|1921|11|4}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|''19.'' [[:ja:原内閣|Hara]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1920|1920]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/19.html |title=第19代 原 敬 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=19th Hara Takashi |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Assassinated.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan=10 | During this interval, Foreign Minister [[Uchida Kosai]] (<span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">内田 康哉</span></span> ''Uchida Kōsai'') was the Acting Prime Minister.
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"| 11
|rowspan=2|[[File:Takahashi korekiyo giving an address cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Takahashi Korekiyo]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">高橋 是清</span></span><br>{{small|''Takahashi Korekiyo''<br/>(1854–1936)}}
|13 November 1921
|12 June 1922
|{{age in days|1921|11|4|1922|6|12}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|''20.'' [[:ja:高橋内閣|Takahashi]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/20.html |title=第20代 高橋 是清 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=20th Takahashi Korekiyo |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| 12
|rowspan=2|[[File:Admiral Kato Tomosaburo cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Katō Tomosaburō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">加藤 友三郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Katō Tomosaburō''<br/>(1861–1923)}}
|12 June 1922
|24 August 1923
|{{age in days|1922|6|12|1923|8|24}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])}}
|''21.'' [[:ja:加藤友三郎内閣|Katō To.]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/21.html |title=第21代 加藤 友三郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=21st Katō Tomosaburō |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Died in office of natural causes.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan=10 | During this interval, Foreign Minister [[Uchida Kosai]] (<span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">内田 康哉</span></span> ''Uchida Kōsai'') was the Acting Prime Minister.
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| {{small|(8)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Gonbee Yamamoto later years cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yamamoto Gonnohyōe]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">山本 權兵衛</span></span><br>{{small|''Yamamoto Gonnohyōe''<br/>(1852–1933)}}
|2 September 1923
|7 January 1924
|{{age in days|1923|9|4|1924|1|7}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])}}
|''22.'' [[:ja:第2次山本内閣|Yamamoto II]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Yamamoto"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 13
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kiyoura Keigo.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Kiyoura Keigo]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">清浦 奎吾</span></span><br>{{small|''Kiyoura Keigo''<br/>(1850–1942)}}
|7 January 1924
|11 June 1924
|{{age in days|1924|1|7|1924|6|11}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''23.'' [[:ja:清浦内閣|Kiyoura]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1924|1924]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/23.html |title=第23代 清浦 奎吾 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=23rd Kiyoura Keigo |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=3 style="background:{{Kenseikai/meta/color}};"| 14
|rowspan=3|[[File:Takaaki Kato suit.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Katō Takaaki]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">加藤 高明</span></span><br>{{small|''Katō Takaaki''<br/>(1860–1926)}}
|11 June 1924
|2 August 1925
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|1924|6|11|1926|1|28}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{Kenseikai/meta/color}};"|[[Kenseikai]]
|rowspan=2|''24.'' [[:ja:加藤高明内閣|Katō Ta.]]
|rowspan=2| —
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/24.html |title=第24代 加藤 高明 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=24th Katō Takaaki |accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|2 August 1925
|28 January 1926
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Resigned after the “Grand Coalition of the Three Pro-Constitution Parties” collapsed. Katō was then reinvited by the [[Hirohito#Early life|Prince Regent]] to form a new government with his own party, Kenseitō. Today, however, his second term is generally regarded as continuation of his first. Died in office of natural causes.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan=10 | During this interval, Interior Minister [[Wakatsuki Reijirō]] (<span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">若槻 禮次郎</span></span> ''Wakatsuki Reijirō'') was the Acting Prime Minister.
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Kenseikai/meta/color}};"| 15
|rowspan=2|[[File:Reijiro Wakatsuki posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Wakatsuki Reijirō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">若槻 禮次郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Wakatsuki Reijirō''<br/>(1866–1949)}}
|30 January 1926
|20 April 1927
|{{age in days|1926|1|30|1927|4|20}}
| style="background:{{Kenseikai/meta/color}};"|[[Kenseikai]]
|''25.'' [[:ja:第1次若槻内閣|Wakatsuki I]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Wakatsuki>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/25.html |title=第25•28代 若槻 禮次郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=25th/28th Wakatsuki Reijirō |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|}
 
====Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period (1926–1947)====
 
''Under the [[Hirohito|Shōwa Emperor]]''
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
!rowspan=2 style="width:25px;"|№
!colspan=2 style="width:280px;"|Prime Minister
!colspan=3|Term of office
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|Political Party
! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"|Government
!rowspan=2|Elected
!rowspan=2 style="width:20px;"|Ref
|-
!Portrait
!width=180px|Name
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Days
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"| 16
|rowspan=2|[[File:Giichi Tanaka posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Tanaka Giichi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">田中 義一</span></span><br>{{small|''Tanaka Giichi''<br/>(1864–1929)}}
|20 April 1927
|2 July 1929
|{{age in days|1927|4|20|1929|7|2}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|''26.'' [[:ja:田中義一内閣|Tanaka G.]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1928|1928]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/26.html |title=第26代 田中 義一 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=26th Tanaka Giichi |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Minseito/meta/color}};"| 17
|rowspan=2|[[File:Osachi Hamaguchi posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Osachi Hamaguchi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">濱口 雄幸</span></span><br>{{small|''Hamaguchi Osachi''<br/>(1870–1931)}}
|2 July 1929
|14 April 1931
|{{age in days|1929|7|2|1931|4|14}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Minseito/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Minseito|Rikken Minseitō]]
|''27.'' [[:ja:濱口内閣|Hamaguchi]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1930|1930]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/27.html |title=第27代 濱口 雄幸 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=27th Osachi Hamaguchi |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Incapacitated due to serious wound from assassination plot on 14 November 1930. Foreign Minister [[Kijūrō Shidehara|Shidehara Kijūrō]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until Hamaguchi’s return to the office on 10 March 1931.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Minseito/meta/color}};"| {{small|(15)}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Reijiro Wakatsuki posing cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Wakatsuki Reijirō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">若槻 禮次郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Wakatsuki Reijirō''<br/>(1866–1949)}}
|14 April 1931
|13 December 1931
|{{age in days|1931|4|14|1931|12|13}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Minseito/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Minseito|Rikken Minseitō]]
|''28.'' [[:ja:第2次若槻内閣|Wakatsuki II]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Wakatsuki"/>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"| 18
|rowspan=2|[[File:Tsuyoshi Inukai facing left cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Inukai Tsuyoshi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">犬養 毅</span></span><br>{{small|''Inukai Tsuyoshi''<br/>(1855–1932)}}
|13 December 1931
|15 May 1932
|{{age in days|1931|12|13|1932|5|15}}
| style="background:{{Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color}};"|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|''29.'' [[:ja:犬養内閣|Inukai]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1932|1932]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/29.html |title=第29代 犬養 毅 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=29th Inukai Tsuyoshi |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Assassinated.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan=10 | During this interval, Finance Minister [[Takahashi Korekiyo]] (<span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">高橋 是清</span></span> ''Takahashi Korekiyo'') was the Acting Prime Minister.
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| 19
|rowspan=2|[[File:Makoto Saito 2.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Saitō Makoto]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">齋藤 實</span></span><br>{{small|''Saitō Makoto''<br/>(1858–1936)}}
|26 May 1932
|8 July 1934
|{{age in days|1932|5|26|1934|7|8}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])}}
|''30.'' [[:ja:齋藤内閣|Saitō]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/30.html |title=第30代 齋藤 實 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=30th Saito Makoto |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| 20
|rowspan=2|[[File:Keisuke Okada 2 cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Keisuke Okada]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">岡田 啓介</span></span><br>{{small|''Okada Keisuke''<br/>(1868–1952)}}
|8 July 1934
|9 March 1936
|{{age in days|1934|7|8|1936|3|9}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])}}
|''31.'' [[Okada Cabinet|Okada]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1936|1936]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/31.html |title=第31代 岡田 啓介 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=31st Keisuke Okada |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Thought to be killed by renegade soldiers during the [[February 26 Incident]]. Interior Minister [[Fumio Gotō|Gotō Fumio]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until Okada was found alive on 28 February 1936.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 21
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kohki Hirota suit cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Kōki Hirota]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">廣田 弘毅</span></span><br>{{small|''Hirota Kōki''<br/>(1878–1948)}}
|9 March 1936
|2 February 1937
|{{age in days|1936|3|9|1937|2|2}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''32.'' [[:ja:廣田内閣|Hirota]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/32.html |title=第32代 廣田 弘毅 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=32nd Koki Hirota |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| 22
|rowspan=2|[[File:Senjuro Hayashi suit.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Senjūrō Hayashi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">林 銑十郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Hayashi Senjūrō''<br/>(1876–1943)}}
|2 February 1937
|4 June 1937
|{{age in days|1937|2|2|1937|6|4}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Army|Army]])}}
|''33.'' [[:ja:林内閣|Hayashi]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1937|1937]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/33.html |title=第33代 林 銑十郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=33rd Senjuro Hayashi |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 23
|rowspan=2|[[File:Konoe Humimaro.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Fumimaro Konoe]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">近衞 文麿</span></span><br>{{small|''Konoe Fumimaro''<br/>(1891–1945)}}
|4 June 1937
|5 January 1939
|{{age in days|1937|6|4|1939|1|5}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''34.'' [[:ja:第1次近衞内閣|Konoe I]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Konoe>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/34.html |title=第34•38•39代 近衞 文麿 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=34th/38th/39th Fumimaro Konoe |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 24
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kiichiro Hiranuma.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Hiranuma Kiichirō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">平沼 騏一郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Hiranuma Kiichirō''<br/>(1867–1952)}}
|5 January 1939
|30 August 1939
|{{age in days|1939|1|5|1939|8|30}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''35.'' [[:ja:平沼内閣|Hiranuma]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/35.html |title=第35代 平沼 騏一郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=35th Hiranuma Kiichiro |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| 25
|rowspan=2|[[File:Nobuyuki Abe formal.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Nobuyuki Abe]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">阿部 信行</span></span><br>{{small|''Abe Nobuyuki''<br/>(1875–1953)}}
|30 August 1939
|16 January 1940
|{{age in days|1939|8|30|1940|1|16}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Army|Army]])}}
|''36.'' [[:ja:阿部内閣|Abe N.]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/36.html |title=第36代 阿部 信行 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=36th Nobuyuki Abe |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| 26
|rowspan=2|[[File:Yonai Mitsumasa.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Mitsumasa Yonai]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">米内 光政</span></span><br>{{small|''Yonai Mitsumasa''<br/>(1880–1948)}}
|16 January 1940
|22 July 1940
|{{age in days|1940|1|16|1940|7|22}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]])}}
|''37.'' [[:ja:米内内閣|Yonai]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/37.html |title=第37代 米内 光政 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=37th Mitsumasa Yonai |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=3 style="background:{{Taisei Yokusankai/meta/color}}; color:white;"|{{small|(23)}}
|rowspan=3|[[File:Konoe Humimaro.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Fumimaro Konoe]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">近衞 文麿</span></span><br>{{small|''Konoe Fumimaro''<br/>(1891–1945)}}
|22 July 1940
|18 July 1941
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|1940|7|22|1941|10|18}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{Taisei Yokusankai/meta/color}};"|[[Taisei Yokusankai|{{color|lightgrey|Taisei Yokusankai}}]]
|''38.'' [[:ja:第2次近衞内閣|Konoe II]]
| —
|rowspan=3|<ref name="Konoe"/>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|18 July 1941
|18 October 1941
|''39.'' [[:ja:第3次近衞内閣|Konoe III]]
| —
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Taisei Yokusankai/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 27
|rowspan=2|[[File:Hideki Tojo uniform.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Hideki Tōjō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">東條 英機</span></span><br>{{small|''Tōjō Hideki''<br/>(1884–1948)}}
|18 October 1941
|22 July 1944
|{{age in days|1941|10|18|1944|7|22}}
| style="background:{{Taisei Yokusankai/meta/color}};"|[[Taisei Yokusankai|{{color|lightgrey|Taisei Yokusankai}}]]
|''40.'' [[:ja:東條内閣|Tōjō]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1942|1942]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/40.html |title=第40代 東條 英機 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=40th Hideki Tojo |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"| 28
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kuniaki Koiso.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Kuniaki Koiso]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">小磯 國昭</span></span><br>{{small|''Koiso Kuniaki''<br/>(1880–1950)}}
|22 July 1944
|7 April 1945
|{{age in days|1944|7|22|1945|4|7}}
| style="background:{{Military (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Military of Japan|Military]] {{small|([[Imperial Japanese Army|Army]])}}
|''41.'' [[:ja:小磯内閣|Koiso]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/41.html |title=第41代 小磯 國昭 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=41st Kuniaki Koiso |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Taisei Yokusankai/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 29
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kantaro Suzuki suit cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Kantarō Suzuki]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">鈴木 貫太郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Suzuki Kantarō''<br/>(1868–1948)}}
|7 April 1945
|17 August 1945
|{{age in days|1945|4|7|1945|8|17}}
| style="background:{{Taisei Yokusankai/meta/color}};"|[[Taisei Yokusankai|{{color|lightgrey|Taisei Yokusankai}}]]
|''42.'' [[:ja:鈴木貫太郎内閣|Suzuki K.]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/42.html |title=第42代 鈴木 貫太郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=42nd Kantaro Suzuki |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Imperial House of Japan/meta/color}};"| 30
|rowspan=2|[[File:HIH Prince Naruhiko of Higashikuni.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2 nowrap|'''[[Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni|Higashikuni Naruhiko]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">東久邇宮 稔彦 王</span></span><br>{{small|''Higashikuni no miya Naruhiko ō''<br/>(1887–1990)}}
|17 August 1945
|9 October 1945
|{{age in days|1945|8|17|1945|10|9}}
| style="background:{{Imperial House of Japan/meta/color}};"|[[Imperial House of Japan|Imperial Family]]
|''43.'' [[:ja:東久邇宮内閣|Higashikuni]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/43.html |title=第43代 東久邇宮 稔彦 王 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=43rd Higashikuni Naruhiko |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left| {{small|The only member of the Imperial Family to serve as Prime Minister.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"| 31
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kijuro Shidehara.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Kijūrō Shidehara]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">幣原 喜重郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Shidehara Kijūrō''<br/>(1872–1951)}}
|9 October 1945
|22 May 1946
|{{age in days|1945|10|9|1946|5|22}}
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};"|None
|''44.'' [[:ja:幣原内閣|Shidehara]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/44.html |title=第44代 幣原 喜重郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=44th Kijuro Shidehara |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 32
|rowspan=2|[[File:Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Shigeru Yoshida]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">吉田 茂</span></span><br>{{small|''Yoshida Shigeru''<br/>(1878–1967)}}
|22 May 1946
|24 May 1947
|{{age in days|1946|5|22|1947|5|24}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Party/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)|{{color|lightgrey|Japan Liberal}}]]
|''45.'' [[:ja:第1次吉田内閣|Yoshida I]]
|[[Japanese general election, 1946|1946]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Yoshida>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/45.html |title=第45•48•49•50•51代 吉田 茂 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=45th/48th/49th/50th/51st Shigeru Yoshida |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|
|}
 
===Prime Ministers of the State of Japan (1947 – present)===
 
====Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period (1947–1989)====
 
''Under the [[Hirohito|Shōwa Emperor]]''
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
!rowspan=2 style="width:25px;"|№
!colspan=2 style="width:280px;"|Prime Minister
!colspan=3|Term of office
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|Political Party
! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"|Government
!colspan=2|Elected
!rowspan=2 style="width:20px;"|Ref
|-
!Portrait
!width=180px|Name
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Days
!Gen.
!Coun.
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Japan Socialist Party/meta/color}};"|33
|rowspan=2|[[File:Tetsu Katayama.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Tetsu Katayama]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">片山 哲</span></span><br>{{small|''Katayama Tetsu''<br/>(1887–1978)<br/>Rep for [[Kanagawa 3rd district (1947–1993)|Kanagawa 3rd]]}}
|24 May 1947
|10 March 1948
|{{age in days|1947|5|24|1948|3|10}}
| style="background:{{Japan Socialist Party/meta/color}};"|[[Japan Socialist Party|JSP<br/><small>Nihon Shakaitō]]
|''46.'' [[:ja:片山内閣|Katayama]]<br/>{{small|[[Japan Socialist Party|JSP]]–[[Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)|DP]]–[[:ja:国民協同党|PCP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1947|1947]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1947|1947]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/46.html |title=第46代 片山 哲 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=46th Tetsu Katayama |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|Under [[Occupation of Japan|Allied Occupation]]. The first Prime Minister and the first socialist to serve as Prime Minister of Japan. Member of Diet from 1930 to 1963. Formed a coalition government with the [[Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)|Democratic Party]] and the [[People's Cooperative Party]].}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:blue; color:white"| 34
|rowspan=2|[[File:Hitoshi Ashida.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Hitoshi Ashida]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">芦田 均</span></span><br>{{small|''Ashida Hitoshi''<br/>(1887–1959)<br/>Rep for [[Kyoto 2nd district (1947–1993)|Kyōto 2nd]]}}
|10 March 1948
|15 October 1948
|{{age in days|1948|3|10|1948|10|15}}
| style="background:blue;"|[[Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)|{{color|lightgrey|DP<br/><small>Minshutō}}]]
|''47.'' [[:ja:芦田内閣|Ashida]]<br/>{{small|[[Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)|DP]]–[[Japan Socialist Party|JSP]]–[[:ja:国民協同党|PCP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/47.html |title=第47代 芦田 均 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=47th Hitoshi Ashida |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|Under [[Occupation of Japan|Allied Occupation]]. Ashida's cabinet resigned after seven months in office, due to alleged ministerial corruption in the Showa Electric scandal.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=5 style="background:{{Liberal Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|{{small|(32)}}
|rowspan=5|[[File:Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=5|'''[[Shigeru Yoshida]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">吉田 茂</span></span><br>{{small|''Yoshida Shigeru''<br/>(1878–1967)<br/>Rep for [[Kōchi At-large district (House of Representatives)|Kōchi At-large]]}}
|15 October 1948
|16 February 1949
|rowspan=4|{{age in days|1948|10|15|1954|12|10}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Party/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)|{{color|lightgrey|DLP<br/><small>Minshu Jiyūtō}}]]
|''48.'' [[:ja:第2次吉田内閣|Yoshida II]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)|DLP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=5|<ref name="Yoshida"/>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|16 February 1949
|30 October 1952
|rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Party/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)|{{color|lightgrey|Liberal<br/><small>Jiyūtō}}]]
|''49.'' [[:ja:第3次吉田内閣|Yoshida III]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第3次吉田内閣 (第1次改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:第3次吉田内閣 (第2次改造)|2]] · [[:ja:第3次吉田内閣 (第3次改造)|3]])<br/>[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)|DLP/Lib.]]–[[Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)|DP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1949|1949]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1950|1950]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|30 October 1952
|21 May 1953
|''50.'' [[:ja:第4次吉田内閣|Yoshida IV]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)|Liberal]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1952|1952]]
| —
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|21 May 1953
|10 December 1954
|''51.'' [[:ja:第5次吉田内閣|Yoshida V]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)|Liberal]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1953|1953]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1953|1953]]
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|Under [[Occupation of Japan|Allied Occupation]] until the [[Treaty of San Francisco]] came into force on 28 April 1952. Developed the [[Yoshida Doctrine]], prioritising economic development and reliance on [[United States]] military protection.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:solid 0 gray; background:blue; color:white" valign=bottom| 35
|rowspan=4|[[File:Hatoyama Ichirō.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=4 style="border-bottom:solid 0 gray;|'''[[Ichirō Hatoyama]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">鳩山 一郎</span></span><br>{{small|Hatoyama Ichirō<br/>(1883–1959)<br/>Rep for [[Tokyo 1st district (1947–1993)|Tokyo 1st]]}}
|10 December 1954
|19 March 1955
|rowspan=3|{{age in days|1954|12|10|1956|12|23}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:blue;"|[[Japan Democratic Party (1954)|{{color|lightgrey|JDP<br/><small>Nihon Minshutō}}]]
|''52.'' [[:ja:第1次鳩山一郎内閣|Hatoyama I. I]]<br/>{{small|[[Japan Democratic Party (1954)|JDP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/52.html |title=第52•53•54代 鳩山 一郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=52nd/53rd/54th Sosuke Uno |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|19 March 1955
|22 November 1955
|''53.'' [[:ja:第2次鳩山一郎内閣|Hatoyama I. II]]<br/>{{small|[[Japan Democratic Party (1954)|JDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1955|1955]]
| —
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="border-top:solid 0 gray; background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|
|22 November 1955
|23 December 1956
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''54.'' [[:ja:第3次鳩山一郎内閣|Hatoyama I. III]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
| —
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|Rebuilt diplomatic ties with the [[Soviet Union]]. Favored parole for some of the Class A war criminals who had been sentenced to life imprisonment at the [[Tokyo Trial]].}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 36
|rowspan=2|[[File:Tanzan Ishibashi.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Tanzan Ishibashi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">石橋 湛山</span></span><br>{{small|''Ishibashi Tanzan''<br/>(1884–1973)<br/>Rep for [[Shizuoka 2nd district (1947–1993)|Shizuoka 2nd]]}}</span>
|23 December 1956
|25 February 1957
|{{age in days|1956|12|23|1957|2|25}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''55.'' [[:ja:石橋内閣|Ishibashi]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1956|1956]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/55.html |title=第55代 石橋 湛山 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=55th Tanzan Ishibashi |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|{{small|Incapacitated due to minor stroke on 31 January 1957. Foreign Minister [[Nobusuke Kishi|Kishi Nobusuke]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until 25 February 1957.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 37
|rowspan=3|[[File:Nobusuke Kishi Dec 14, 1956.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Nobusuke Kishi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">岸 信介</span></span><br>{{small|''Kishi Nobusuke''<br/>(1896–1987)<br/>Rep for [[Yamaguchi 1st district (1947–1993)|Yamaguchi 1st]]}}
|25 February 1957
|12 June 1958
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|1957|2|25|1960|7|19}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''56.'' [[:ja:第1次岸内閣|Kishi I]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第1次岸内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/56.html |title=第56•57代 岸 信介 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=56th/57th Nobusuke Kishi |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|12 June 1958
|19 July 1960
|''57.'' [[:ja:第2次岸内閣|Kishi II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次岸内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1958|1958]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1959|1959]]
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=4 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 38
|rowspan=4|[[File:Hayato Ikeda.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=4|'''[[Hayato Ikeda]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">池田 勇人</span></span><br>{{small|''Ikeda Hayato''<br/>(1899–1965)<br/>Rep for [[Hiroshima 2nd district (1947–1993)|Hiroshima 2nd]]}}</span>
|19 July 1960
|8 December 1960
|rowspan=3|{{age in days|1960|7|19|1964|11|9}}
|rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''58.'' [[:ja:第1次池田内閣|Ikeda I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/58.html |title=第58•59•60代 池田 勇人 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=58th/59th/60th Hayato Ikeda |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|8 December 1960
|9 December 1963
|''59.'' [[:ja:第2次池田内閣|Ikeda II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次池田内閣 (第1次改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:第2次池田内閣 (第2次改造)|2]] · [[:ja:第2次池田内閣 (第3次改造)|3]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1960|1960]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1962|1962]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|9 December 1963
|9 November 1964
|''60.'' [[:ja:第3次池田内閣|Ikeda III]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第3次池田内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1963|1963]]
| —
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=4 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 39
|rowspan=4|[[File:Eisaku Sato 01.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=4|'''[[Eisaku Satō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">佐藤 榮作</span></span><br>{{small|''Satō Eisaku''<br/>(1901–1975)<br/>Rep for [[Yamaguchi 2nd district (1947–1993)|Yamaguchi 2nd]]}}</span>
|9 November 1964
|17 February 1967
|rowspan=3|{{age in days|1964|11|9|1972|7|7}}
|rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''61.'' [[:ja:第1次佐藤内閣|Satō I]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第1次佐藤内閣 (第1次改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:第1次佐藤内閣 (第2次改造)|2]] · [[:ja:第1次佐藤内閣 (第3次改造)|3]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1965|1965]]
|rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/61.html |title=第61•62•63代 佐藤 榮作 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=61st/62nd/63rd Eisaku Sato |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|17 February 1967
|14 January 1970
|''62.'' [[:ja:第2次佐藤内閣|Satō II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次佐藤内閣 (第1次改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:第2次佐藤内閣 (第2次改造)|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1967|1967]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1968|1968]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|14 January 1970
|7 July 1972
|''63.'' [[:ja:第3次佐藤内閣|Satō III]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第3次佐藤内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1969|1969]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1971|1971]]
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 40
|rowspan=3|[[File:Tanaka Cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Kakuei Tanaka]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">田中 角榮</span></span><br>{{small|''Tanaka Kakuei''<br/>(1918–1993)<br/>Rep for [[Niigata 3rd district (1947–1993)|Niigata 3rd]]}}
|7 July 1972
|22 December 1972
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|1972|7|7|1974|12|9}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''64.'' [[:ja:第1次田中角榮内閣|Tanaka K. I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/64.html |title=第64•65代 田中 角榮 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=64th/65th Kakuei Tanaka |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|22 December 1972
|9 December 1974
|''65.'' [[:ja:第2次田中角榮内閣|Tanaka K. II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次田中角榮内閣 (第1次改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:第2次田中角榮内閣 (第2次改造)|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1972|1972]]
| —
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 41
|rowspan=2|[[File:Takeo Miki Small.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Takeo Miki]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">三木 武夫</span></span><br>{{small|''Miki Takeo''<br/>(1907–1988)<br/>Rep for [[Tokushima At-large district (House of Representatives)|Tokushima At-large]]}}
|9 December 1974
|24 December 1976
|{{age in days|1974|12|9|1976|12|24}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''66.'' [[:ja:三木内閣|Miki]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:三木内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1974|1974]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/66.html |title=第66代 三木 武夫 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=66th Takeo Miki |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 42
|rowspan=2|[[File:Takeo Fukuda 1977.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Takeo Fukuda]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">福田 赳夫</span></span><br>{{small|''Fukuda Takeo''<br/>(1905–1995)<br/>Rep for [[Gunma 3rd district (1947–1993)|Gunma 3rd]]}}
|24 December 1976
|7 December 1978
|{{age in days|1976|12|24|1978|12|7}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''67.'' [[:ja:福田赳夫内閣|Fukuda T.]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:福田赳夫内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1976|1976]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1977|1977]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/67.html |title=第67代 福田 赳夫 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=67th Takeo Fukuda |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 43
|rowspan=3|[[File:Masayoshi Ohira at Andrews AFB 1 Jan 1980 walking cropped 2.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Masayoshi Ōhira]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">大平 正芳</span></span><br>{{small|''Ōhira Masayoshi''<br/>(1910–1980)<br/>Rep for [[Kagawa 2nd district (1947–1993)|Kagawa 2nd]]}}
|7 December 1978
|9 November 1979
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|1978|12|7|1980|6|12}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''68.'' [[:ja:第1次大平内閣|Ōhira I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/68.html |title=第68•69代 大平 正芳 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=68/69th Masayoshi Ohira |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|9 November 1979
|12 June 1980
|''69.'' [[:ja:第2次大平内閣|Ōhira II]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1979|1979]]
| —
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|{{small|Died in office of natural causes.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan=11 | During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary [[Masayoshi Ito]] (<span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">伊東 正義</span></span> ''Itō Masayoshi'') was the Acting Prime Minister.
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 44
|rowspan=2|[[File:Suzuki Zenko small.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Zenkō Suzuki]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">鈴木 善幸</span></span><br>{{small|''Suzuki Zenkō''<br/>(1911–2004)<br/>Rep for [[Iwate 1st district (1947–1993)|Iwate 1st]]}}
|17 July 1980
|27 November 1982
|{{age in days|1980|7|17|1982|11|27}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''70.'' [[:ja:鈴木善幸内閣|Suzuki Z.]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:鈴木善幸内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1980|1980]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1980|1980]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/70.html |title=第70代 鈴木 善幸 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=70th Zenkō Suzuki |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=4 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 45
|rowspan=4|[[File:Yasuhiro Nakasone in Andrews cropped.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=4|'''[[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">中曽根 康弘</span></span><br>{{small|''Nakasone Yasuhiro''<br/>(1918– )<br/>Rep for [[Gunma 3rd district (1947–1993)|Gunma 3rd]]}}
|27 November 1982
|27 December 1983
|rowspan=3|{{age in days|1982|11|27|1987|11|6}}
|rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''71.'' [[:ja:第1次中曾根内閣|Nakasone I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/71.html |title=第71•72•73代 中曽根 康弘 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=71st/72nd/73rd Yasuhiro Nakasone |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|27 December 1983
|22 July 1986
|''72.'' [[:ja:第2次中曾根内閣|Nakasone II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次中曾根内閣 (第1次改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:第2次中曾根内閣 (第2次改造)|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Liberal Club|NLC]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1983|1983]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1983|1983]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|22 July 1986
|6 November 1987
|''73.'' [[:ja:第3次中曾根内閣|Nakasone III]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1986|1986]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1986|1986]]
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 46
|rowspan=2|[[File:Takeshita very small.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Noboru Takeshita]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">竹下 登</span></span><br>{{small|''Takeshita Noboru''<br/>(1924–2000)<br/>Rep for [[Shimane At-large district (House of Representatives)|Shimane At-large]]}}
|6 November 1987
|3 June 1989
|{{age in days|1987|11|6|1989|6|3}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''74.'' [[:ja:竹下内閣|Takeshita]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:竹下内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/74.html |title=第74代 竹下 登 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=74th Noboru Takeshita |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref>
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===Prime Ministers during the Heisei period (1989–present)===
 
''Under [[Akihito|Emperor Akihito]]''
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
!rowspan=2 style="width:25px;"|№
!colspan=2 style="width:280px;"|Prime Minister
!colspan=3|Term of office
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|Political Party
! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"|Government
!colspan=2|Elected
!rowspan=2 style="width:20px;"|Ref
|-
!Portrait
!width=180px|Name
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Days
!Gen.
!Coun.
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 47
|rowspan=2|[[File:Sosuke Uno 1977.png|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Sōsuke Uno]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">宇野 宗佑</span></span><br>{{small|''Uno Sōsuke''<br/>(1922–1998)<br/>Rep for [[Shiga At-large district (House of Representatives)|Shiga At-large]]}}
|3 June 1989
|10 August 1989
|{{age in days|1989|6|3|1989|8|10}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''75.'' [[:ja:宇野内閣|Uno]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1989|1989]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/75.html |title=第75代 宇野 宗佑 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=75th Sosuke Uno |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Soon after he was elected Prime Minister, allegations arose that he had an extramarital relationship with a geisha, which damaged his reputation and his party's performance in the [[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1989|1989 House of Councillors election]], for which he resigned. He died in 1998. Served as [[Minister of Defense (Japan)|Minister of Defense]] (1974), [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Chief of the Science and Technology Agency]] (1976–1977), [[Chief of the Civil Administration Agency]] (1979–1980), [[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)|Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (1983), and [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] (1987–1989). Member of the Diet from 1960 to 1996.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 48
|rowspan=3|[[File:Toshiki Kaifu 1991.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Toshiki Kaifu]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">海部 俊樹</span></span><br>{{small|''Kaifu Toshiki''<br/>(1931– )<br/>Rep for [[Aichi 3rd district (1947–1993)|Aichi 3rd]]}}
|10 August 1989
|28 February 1990
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|1989|8|10|1991|11|5}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''76.'' [[:ja:第1次海部内閣|Kaifu I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/76.html |title=第76•77代 海部 俊樹 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=76th/77th Toshiki Kaifu |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|28 February 1990
|5 November 1991
|''77.'' [[:ja:第2次海部内閣|Kaifu II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次海部内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1990|1990]]
| —
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Defeated in 2009, he was the longest-serving member of the lower house of the Diet, and he was also the first former prime minister to be defeated at a re-election since 1963. Served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (1974–1976), [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Minister of Education]] (1976–1977, 1985–1986). Member of the Diet from 1960 to 2009.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 49
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kiichi.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Kiichi Miyazawa]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">宮澤 喜一</span></span><br>{{small|''Miyazawa Kiichi''<br/>(1919–2007)<br/>Rep for [[Hiroshima 3rd district (1947–1993)|Hiroshima 3rd]]}}
|5 November 1991
|9 August 1993
|{{age in days|1991|11|5|1993|8|9}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''78.'' [[:ja:宮澤内閣|Kiichi]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:宮澤内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
| —
| [[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1992|1992]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/78.html |title=第78代 宮澤 喜一 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=78th Kiichi Miyazawa |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Originally a bureaucrat in the Treasury Ministry, he accompanied Prime Minister [[Shigeru Yoshida]] at the [[Treaty of San Francisco]]. A firm critic of the revision of the constitution, he advocated peace throughout his political career. After his party's stunning defeat in the [[Japanese general election, 1993|1993 general election]], he was forced to resign the Prime Ministership, but became Minister of Finance in the cabinet of [[Keizo Obuchi]] and [[Yoshiro Mori]] from 1998 to 2001. He died in 2007. Served as [[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)|Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (1962–1964, 1966–1968, 1970–1971, 1977–1978), [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] (1980–1982), [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (1986–1988), [[Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)|Minister of Posts and Telecommunications]] (1993) and [[Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]] (1993). Member of the [[House of Councillors]] (1952–1965). Member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] (1967–2003).}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Eight-party Alliance/meta/color}};"| 50
|rowspan=2|[[File:Goshichi no kiri.svg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Morihiro Hosokawa]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">細川 護熙</span></span><br>{{small|''Hosokawa Morihiro''<br/>(1938– )<br/>Rep for [[Kumamoto 1st district (1947–1993)|Kumamoto 1st]]}}
|9 August 1993
|28 April 1994
|{{age in days|1993|8|9|1994|4|28}}
| style="background:{{Eight-party Alliance/meta/color}};"|[[Japan New Party|JNP<br/><small>Nihon Shintō]]
|''79.'' [[:ja:細川内閣|Hosokawa]]<br/>{{small|[[Japan New Party|JNP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|JSP]]–[[Japan Renewal Party|JRP]]–[[Komeitō]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]–[[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)|DSP]]–SDF}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1993|1993]]
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/79.html |title=第79代 細川 護煕 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=79th Morihiro Hosokawa |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| He is a member of a noble family that ruled Kumamoto since Medieval times, and during Imperial Japan, his family was part of the aristocracy, his grandfather [[Konoe Fumimaro]] having served as Prime Minister (1937–1939, 1940–1941). Originally member of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], he left the party in 1992 to form the [[Japan New Party]], which garnered 35 members in the [[Japanese general election, 1993|1993 general election]]. He served as Prime Minister in 8-party coalition government and spearheaded a reform to changed the electoral system. He resigned after allegations arose that he had misused personal funds in the 1980s. Served as Governor of [[Kumamoto Prefecture]] (1983–1991). Member of the [[House of Councilors]] from 1971 to 1983 and 1992 to 1993. Member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] from 1993 to 1998. }}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Japan Renewal Party/meta/color}};"| 51
|rowspan=2|[[File:Goshichi no kiri.svg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Tsutomu Hata]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">羽田 孜</span></span><br>{{small|''Hata Tsutomu''<br/>(1935– )<br/>Rep for [[Nagano 2nd district (1947–1993)|Nagano 2nd]]}}
|28 April 1994
|30 June 1994
|{{age in days|1994|4|28|1994|6|30}}
| style="background:{{Japan Renewal Party/meta/color}};"|[[Japan Renewal Party|JRP<br/><small>Shinseitō]]
|''80.'' [[:ja:羽田内閣|Hata]]<br/>{{small|[[Japan Renewal Party|JRP]]–[[Japan New Party|JNP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|JSP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|SDP]]–SDF–[[Komeitō]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]}}
| —
| —
!rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/80.html |title=第80代 羽田 孜 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=80th Tsutomu Hata |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left|{{small| Originally member of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], he left the party in 1993 with [[Ichirō Ozawa]] to establish the [[Renewal Party|Japan Renewal Party]], which garnered 44 seats in the [[Japanese general election, 1993|1993 general election]]. He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of [[Morihiro Hosokawa]], until the latter resigned after his implication in a banking scandal. Hata then assumed the Prime Ministership, but since the [[Socialist Party of Japan|Socialist Party]] had left the coalition, his minority government was forced to resign after a non-confidence vote had passed. Currently a member of the [[Democratic Party of Japan]], he is now one of the elder politicians of the party. Served as [[Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]] (1985–1986, 1988–1989), [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (1991–1992), and [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]. Member of the Diet from 1969 to 2012.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Japan Socialist Party/meta/color}};"| 52
|rowspan=2|[[File:Tomiichi Murayama cropped 2 21st G7 summit member 19950616.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Tomiichi Murayama]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">村山 富市</span></span><br>{{small|''Murayama Tomiichi''<br/>(1924– )<br/>Rep for [[Ōita 1st district (1947–1993)|Ōita 1st]]}}
|30 June 1994
|11 January 1996
|{{age in days|1994|6|30|1996|1|11}}
| style="background:{{Japan Socialist Party/meta/color}};"|[[Japan Socialist Party|JSP<br/><small>Nihon Shakaitō]]
|''81.'' [[Murayama Cabinet|Murayama]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:村山内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|JSP]]–[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]}}
| —
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1995|1995]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/murayamasouri/index.html |title=第81代 村山 富市 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=81st Tomiichi Murayama |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Presided over a coalition that consisted of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], the [[Socialist Party of Japan|Socialist Party]], and the [[New Party Sakigake]]. During his tenure, the [[Great Hanshin earthquake]] erupted and a [[Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway]] occurred that left 13 dead. He resigned after his party suffered defeat in the [[Japanese general election, 1996|1996 general election]]. Served as General Secretary of the [[Socialist Party of Japan|Socialist Party]]. Member of the Diet from 1972 to 2000.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 53
|rowspan=3|[[File:Hashimoto Ryūtarō.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Ryutaro Hashimoto]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">橋本 龍太郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Hashimoto Ryūtarō''<br/>(1937–2006)<br/>Rep for [[Okayama 4th district|Okayama 4th]]}}
|11 January 1996
|7 November 1996
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|1996|1|11|1998|7|30}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''82.'' [[:ja:第1次橋本内閣|Hashimoto I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|JSP]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/hasimotosouri/index.html |title=第82•83代 橋本 龍太郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=82nd/83rd Ryutaro Hashimoto |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|7 November 1996
|30 July 1998
|''83.'' [[:ja:第2次橋本内閣|Hashimoto II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次橋本内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|JSP]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1996|1996]]
| —
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| He spearheaded widespread reforms during his tenure, including reforms to restructure the health, finance, and the bureaucratic system. He resigned after his party suffered massive defeat in the 1998 House of Councilors Election. He died in 2006. Served as [[Minister of Health]] (1978–1979), [[Minister of Transportation]] (1986–1987), [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (1989–1991), [[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)|Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (1994–1996). Member of the Diet from 1963 to 2005.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 54
|rowspan=2|[[File:Keizo Obuchi cropped 2.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Keizō Obuchi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">小渕 恵三</span></span><br>{{small|''Obuchi Keizō''<br/>(1937–2000)<br/>Rep for [[Gunma 5th district|Gunma 5th]]}}
|30 July 1998
|5 April 2000
|{{age in days|1998|7|30|2000|4|5}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''84.'' [[:ja:小渕内閣|Obuchi]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:小渕内閣 (第1次改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:小渕内閣 (第2次改造)|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–([[Liberal Party (Japan, 1998)|Lib.]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]])}}
| —
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1998|1998]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/obutisouri/index.html |title=第84代 小渕 恵三 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=84th Keizo Obuchi |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| His government was credited with stimulating the economy after a depression caused by the bubble crash. After suffering from a stroke, he fell into a coma on 3 April, and died on 14 May 2000. Chief Cabinet Secretary [[Mikio Aoki|Aoki Mikio]] served as Deputy Prime Minister until 5 April. Served as [[Chief of the Okinawa Development Agency]] (1979–1980), Minister of the Prime Minister's Office (1979–1980), [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] (1987–1989), and [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] (1997–1998). Member of the Diet from 1963 to 2000.<!-- Note: Obuchi was brain dead by the morning of 3 April but did not leave the office until the 5th. -->}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 55
|rowspan=3|[[File:Mori Yoshirō.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Yoshirō Mori]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">森 喜朗</span><br></span>{{small|''Mori Yoshirō''<br/>(1937– )<br/>Rep for [[Ishikawa 2nd district|Ishikawa 2nd]]}}
|5 April 2000
|4 July 2000
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|2000|4|5|2001|4|26}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''85.'' [[:ja:第1次森内閣|Mori I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]]–[[New Conservative Party|NCP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/morisouri/index.html |title=第85•86代 森 喜朗 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=85th/86th Yoshiro Mori |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|4 July 2000
|26 April 2001
|''86.'' [[:ja:第2次森内閣|Mori II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次森内閣 (改造 中央省庁再編前)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:第2次森内閣 (改造 中央省庁再編後)|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]]–[[New Conservative Party|NCP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2000|2000]]
| —
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| His appointment was decided after a secret meeting by major power brokers within the Liberal Democratic Party after the unexpected death of Prime Minister [[Keizo Obuchi]]. His gaffes and his government's low legitimacy was detrimental to his government's approval ratings, for which he resigned in 2001. Served as [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Minister of Education]] (1983–1984), [[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)|Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (1992–1993), [[Minister of Construction]] (1995–1996). Member of the Diet from 1969 to 2012.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=4 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white"| 56
|rowspan=4|[[File:Koizumi 2010 cropped.png|80px]]
|rowspan=4|'''[[Junichiro Koizumi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">小泉 純一郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Koizumi Jun'ichirō''<br/>(1942– )<br/>Rep for [[Kanagawa 11th district|Kanagawa 11th]]}}
|26 April 2001
|19 November 2003
|rowspan=3|{{age in days|2001|4|26|2006|9|26}}
|rowspan=3 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''87.'' [[:ja:第1次小泉内閣|Koizumi I]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第1次小泉内閣 (第1次改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:第1次小泉内閣 (第2次改造)|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]]–[[New Conservative Party|NCP]]}}
| —
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2001|2001]]
|rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/koizumisouri/index.html |title=第87•88•89代 小泉 純一郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=87th/88th/89th Junichiro Koizumi |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|19 November 2003
|21 September 2005
|''88.'' [[:ja:第2次小泉内閣|Koizumi II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次小泉内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2003|2003]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2004|2004]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|21 September 2005
|26 September 2006
|''89.'' [[:ja:第3次小泉内閣|Koizumi III]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第3次小泉内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2005|2005]]
| —
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Resigned due to term limits of the Presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party. Served as Vice Minister of Finance (1979), [[Minister of Health and Welfare (Japan)|Minister of Health and Welfare]] (1988–1989), [[Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)|Minister of Posts and Telecommunications]] (1992), [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)|Minister of Health and Welfare]] (1996–1998), and [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (2002). Member of Diet from 1972 to 2009.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 57
|rowspan=2|[[File:Abe Shinzō.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Shinzō Abe]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">安倍 晋三</span></span><br>{{small|''Abe Shinzō''<br/>(1954– )<br/>Rep for [[Yamaguchi 4th district|Yamaguchi 4th]]}}
|26 September 2006
|26 September 2007
|{{age in days|2006|9|26|2007|9|26}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''90.'' [[:ja:第1次安倍内閣|Abe S. I]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第1次安倍内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]]}}
| —
| [[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2007|2007]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Abe>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/abesouri/index.html |title=第90代 安倍 晋三 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=90th Shinzo Abe |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|Resigned after suffering from low approval ratings and poor health. Served as [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] (2005–2006). Member of Diet since 1993.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 58
|rowspan=2|[[File:Yasuo Fukuda 26 April 2008.png|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yasuo Fukuda]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">福田 康夫</span></span><br>{{small|''Fukuda Yasuo''<br/>(1936– )<br/>Rep for [[Gunma 4th district|Gunma 4th]]}}
|26 September 2007
|24 September 2008
|{{age in days|2007|9|26|2008|9|24}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''91.'' [[:ja:福田康夫内閣|Fukuda Y.]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:福田康夫内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]]}}
| —
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/hukudasouri/index.html |title=第91代 福田 康夫 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=91st Yasuo Fukuda |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Resigned after asserting the need to improve the flow of the political process. Served as Minister for Okinawa Development (2000), [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] (2000–2004), and Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs (2001–2004). Member of Diet from 1990 to 2012.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
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|rowspan=2|[[File:Aso Taro 1-2.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Tarō Asō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">麻生 太郎</span></span><br>{{small|''Asō Tarō''<br/>(1940– )<br/>Rep for [[Fukuoka 8th district|Fukuoka 8th]]}}
|24 September 2008
|16 September 2009
|{{age in days|2008|9|24|2009|9|16}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''92.'' [[:ja:麻生内閣|Asō]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]]}}
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/asosouri/index.html |title=第92代 麻生 太郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=92nd Tarō Asō |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Resigned after the [[Japanese general election, 2009|2009 general election]] to accept the responsibility for the worst defeat of the history of the Liberal Democratic Party. Served as Director of Economic Planning Agency (1996–1997), Minister in charge of Economic and Financial Policies (2001), [[Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications]] (2003–2005), and [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (2005–2007). Member of Diet since 1979.}}
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|rowspan=2|[[File:Hatoyama Yukio 1-3.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yukio Hatoyama]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">鳩山 由紀夫</span></span><br>{{small|''Hatoyama Yukio''<br/>(1947– )<br/>Rep for [[Hokkaido 9th district|Hokkaido 9th]]}}
|16 September 2009
|8 June 2010
|{{age in days|2009|9|16|2010|6|8}}
| style="background:{{Democratic Party of Japan/meta/color}};"|[[Democratic Party of Japan|{{color|lightgrey|DPJ<br/><small>Minshutō}}]]
|''93.'' [[:ja:鳩山由紀夫内閣|Hatoyama Y.]]<br/>{{small|[[Democratic Party of Japan|DPJ]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|SDP]]–[[People's New Party|PNP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2009|2009]]
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/hatoyamasouri/index.html |title=第93代 鳩山 由紀夫 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=93rd Yukio Hatoyama |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Won a majority in the [[Japanese general election, 2009|2009 general election]] defeating [[Tarō Asō]] (LDP). Resigned after public uproar was spurred after he broke a campaign promise to close [[Marine Corps Air Station Futenma]] in [[Okinawa Prefecture]]. Member of Diet from 1986 to 2012.}}
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|rowspan=2|[[File:Naoto Kan cropped 3 Naoto Kan 2 20110129.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Naoto Kan]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">菅 直人</span></span><br>{{small|''Kan Naoto''<br/>(1946– )<br/>Rep for [[Tokyo 18th district|Tokyo 18th]]}}
|8 June 2010
|2 September 2011
|{{age in days|2010|6|8|2011|9|2}}
| style="background:{{Democratic Party of Japan/meta/color}};"|[[Democratic Party of Japan|{{color|lightgrey|DPJ<br/><small>Minshutō}}]]
|''94.'' [[:ja:菅内閣|Kan]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:菅内閣 (第1次改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:菅内閣 (第2次改造)|2]])<br/>[[Democratic Party of Japan|DPJ]]–[[People's New Party|PNP]]}}
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|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2010|2010]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/kan/kansouri.html |title=第94代 菅 直人 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=94th Naoto Kan |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Resigned due to poor approval rate and handling of the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] and [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]]. Served as [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)|Minister of Health and Welfare]] (1996), Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (2009–2010), Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy (2009–2010), Minister of State in charge of National Strategy (2009–2010), [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy]] (2009–2010), and [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (2010). Member of Diet since 1980.}}
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|rowspan=2|[[File:Yoshihiko Noda-3.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yoshihiko Noda]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">野田 佳彦</span></span><br>{{small|''Noda Yoshihiko''<br/>(1957– )<br/>Rep for [[Chiba 4th district|Chiba 4th]]}}
|2 September 2011
|26 December 2012
|{{age in days|2011|9|2|2012|12|26}}
| style="background:{{Democratic Party of Japan/meta/color}};"|[[Democratic Party of Japan|{{color|lightgrey|DPJ<br/><small>Minshutō}}]]
|''95.'' [[:ja:野田内閣|Noda]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:野田内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle 1]] · [[:ja:野田内閣 (第2次改造)|2]] · [[:ja:野田内閣 (第3次改造)|3]])<br/>[[Democratic Party of Japan|DPJ]]–[[People's New Party|PNP]]}}
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/noda/nodasouri.html |title=第95代 野田 佳彦 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=Japanese |trans_title=95th Yoshihiko Noda |accessdate=26 December 2012}}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|Resigned after the [[Japanese general election, 2012|2012 general election]] to accept the responsibility for the defeat of the Democratic Party. Served as Senior Vice Minister of Finance (2009–2010) and [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (2010–2011). Member of Diet since 1993.}}
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|rowspan=2|[[File:Abe Shinzo 2012 02 (cropped).jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Shinzō Abe]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style=font-size:125%;>安倍 晋三</span></span><br>{{small|Abe Shinzō<br/>(1954– )<br/>Rep for [[Yamaguchi 4th district|Yamaguchi 4th]]}}
|26 December 2012
|Incumbent
|{{age in days|2012|12|26}}
| style="background:{{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō}}]]
|''96.'' [[:ja:第2次安倍内閣|Abe S. II]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Komeito Party|NKP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2012|2012]]
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|Current Prime Minister of Japan. Won a majority in the [[Japanese general election, 2012|2012 general election]] defeating [[Yoshihiko Noda]] (DPJ). Served as the 90th term Prime Minister (2006–2007), [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] (2005–2006). Member of Diet since 1993.}}
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