Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The is a high-ranking member within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the deputy to the party president.

The vice president is appointed by the president and approved by the LDP Convention. According to the LDP constitution, the vice president assists the president in their duties and acts on their behalf in the event the president cannot fulfill their duties or if the office becomes vacant. The vice president is considered to be a mostly ceremonial role, and has been called by The Japan Times as an effectively being a "pre-retirement job for elder statesmen". The current vice president is former Prime Minister Taro Aso, appointed on 7 October 2025.

List of officeholders No.PresidentPortraitTook officeLeft office -Office not in useApril 1956July 19571Banboku ŌnoJuly 1957July 1960 -Office not in useJuly 1960July 19612Banboku ŌnoJuly 1961May 19643Shojiro KawashimaJuly 1964December 1966 -Office not in useDecember 1966November 19674Shojiro KawashimaNovember 1967November 1970 -Office not in useNovember 1970August 19725Etsusaburo ShiinaAugust 1972December 1976 -Office not in useDecember 1976November 19776Funada NakaNovember 1977December 19787Eiichi NishimuraJanuary 1979November 1980 -Office not in useNovember 1980April 19848Susumu NikaidōApril 1984July 1986 -Office not in useJuly 1986January 19929Shin KanemaruJanuary 1992August 1992 -Office not in useAugust 1992July 199410Keizō ObuchiJuly 1994October 1995 -Office not in useOctober 1995September 200311Taku YamasakiSeptember 2003November 2003 -Office not in useNovember 2003September 201012Tadamori ŌshimaSeptember 2010September 201213Masahiko KōmuraSeptember 2012October 2018 -Office not in useOctober 20188 October 202114Tarō Asō8 October 202127 September 202415Yoshihide Suga30 September 20247 October 202516(14)Tarō Asō7 October 2025Incumbent

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