List of prime ministers of Japan by time in office

This is a list of prime ministers of Japan by time in office.

Notable lengths

Of the 65 past prime ministers, six served more than 5 years while twenty served less than a year. Itō Hirobumi became the first Japanese prime minister in 1885 and is the only person to have served on four occasions. Shinzo Abe is the longest-serving prime minister with over eight years on two occasions, while Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni is the shortest-serving at eight weeks. Katsura Tarō was the longest-serving prime minister in the Imperial period (1885–1947) and the only person to have served on three occasions.

List of office holders by tenure

RankPrime Minister Party Start EndTenure length(term) Tenure length(total) Reason for exit 1 Shinzo Abe Liberal Democratic 26 September 2006 26 September 2007 Resigned due to illness 26 December 2012 16 September 2020 Resigned due to illness 2 Katsura Tarō Military (Army) 2 June 1901 7 January 1906 Resigned 14 July 1908 30 August 1911 Resigned Independent 21 December 1912 20 February 1913 Resigned 3 Eisaku Satō Liberal Democratic 9 November 1964 7 July 1972 Resigned 4 Itō Hirobumi Independent 22 December 1885 30 April 1888 Resigned 8 August 1892 31 August 1896 Resigned 12 January 1898 30 June 1898 Resigned Rikken Seiyūkai 19 October 1900 10 May 1901 Resigned 5 Shigeru Yoshida Liberal 22 May 1946 24 May 1947 Defeated in election Democratic Liberal15 October 194810 December 1954Resigned Liberal 6 Junichiro Koizumi Liberal Democratic 26 April 2001 26 September 2006 Resigned 7 Yasuhiro Nakasone Liberal Democratic 27 November 1982 6 November 1987 Resigned 8 Hayato Ikeda Liberal Democratic 19 July 1960 9 November 1964 Resigned due to illness 9 Saionji Kinmochi Rikken Seiyūkai 7 January 1906 14 July 1908 Resigned 30 August 1911 21 December 1912 Resigned 10 Nobusuke Kishi Liberal Democratic 31 January 1957 19 July 1960Resigned 11 Yamagata Aritomo Military (Army) 24 December 1889 6 May 1891 Resigned 8 November 1898 19 October 1900 Resigned 12 Hara Takashi Rikken Seiyūkai 29 September 1918 4 November 1921Assassinated 13 Fumio Kishida Liberal Democratic 4 October 2021 1 October 2024 Resigned 14 Ōkuma Shigenobu Kenseitō 30 June 1898 8 November 1898 Resigned Rikken Dōshikai 16 April 1914 9 October 1916 Resigned 15 Fumimaro Konoe Independent 4 June 1937 5 January 1939 Resigned Independent16 July 194018 October 1941Resigned Imperial Rule Assistance Association 16 Hideki Tojo Imperial Rule Assistance Association 18 October 1941 22 July 1944 Resigned 17 Matsukata Masayoshi Independent 6 May 1891 8 August 1892 Resigned 18 September 1896 12 January 1898 Resigned 18 Ryutaro Hashimoto Liberal Democratic 11 January 1996 30 July 1998 Resigned 19 Kakuei Tanaka Liberal Democratic 7 July 1972 9 December 1974 Resigned 20 Zenkō Suzuki Liberal Democratic 17 July 1980 27 November 1982 Resigned 21 Toshiki Kaifu Liberal Democratic 10 August 1989 5 November 1991 Resigned 22 Tanaka Giichi Rikken Seiyūkai 20 April 1927 2 July 1929 Resigned 23 Saitō Makoto Military (Navy) 26 May 1932 8 July 1934 Resigned 24 Takeo Miki Liberal Democratic 9 December 1974 24 December 1976 Lack of majority after election25Ichirō Hatoyama Japan Democratic10 December 195423 December 1956Resigned Liberal Democratic 26 Terauchi Masatake Military (Army) 9 October 1916 29 September 1918 Resigned 27 Takeo Fukuda Liberal Democratic 24 December 1976 7 December 1978 Resigned 28 Wakatsuki Reijirō Kenseikai 30 January 1926 20 April 1927 Resigned Rikken Minseitō 14 April 1931 13 December 1931 Resigned 29 Hamaguchi Osachi Rikken Minseitō 2 July 1929 14 April 1931 Resigned due to injury 30 Kiichi Miyazawa Liberal Democratic 5 November 1991 9 August 1993 Lack of majority after election 31 Keizō Obuchi Liberal Democratic 30 July 1998 5 April 2000 Resigned due to illness 32 Okada Keisuke Military (Navy) 8 July 1934 9 March 1936 Resigned 33 Katō Takaaki Kenseikai 11 June 1924 28 January 1926 Died 34 Noboru Takeshita Liberal Democratic 6 November 1987 3 June 1989 Resigned 35 Tomiichi Murayama Socialist 30 June 1994 11 January 1996 Resigned 36 Masayoshi Ōhira Liberal Democratic 7 December 1978 12 June 1980 Died 37 Yamamoto Gonnohyōe Military (Navy) 20 February 1913 16 April 1914 Resigned 2 September 1923 7 January 1924 Resigned 38 Kuroda Kiyotaka Military (Army) 30 April 1888 25 October 1889 Resigned 39 Yoshihiko Noda Democratic 2 September 2011 26 December 2012 Defeated in election 40 Naoto Kan Democratic 8 June 2010 2 September 2011 Resigned 41 Katō Tomosaburō Military (Navy) 12 June 1922 24 August 1923 Died 42 Yoshirō Mori Liberal Democratic 5 April 2000 26 April 2001 Resigned 43 Shigeru Ishiba Liberal Democratic 1 October 2024 21 October 2025 Resigned 44 Yoshihide Suga Liberal Democratic 16 September 2020 4 October 2021 Resigned 45 Yasuo Fukuda Liberal Democratic 26 September 2007 24 September 2008 Resigned 46 Tarō Asō Liberal Democratic 24 September 2008 16 September 2009 Defeated in election 47 Sanae Takaichi Liberal Democratic 21 October 2025 Incumbent Incumbent 48 Kōki Hirota Independent 9 March 1936 2 February 1937 Resigned 49 Tetsu Katayama Socialist 24 May 1947 10 March 1948 Resigned 50 Yukio Hatoyama Democratic 16 September 2009 8 June 2010 Resigned 51 Morihiro Hosokawa New 9 August 1993 28 April 1994 Resigned 52 Kuniaki Koiso Imperial Rule Assistance Association 22 July 1944 7 April 1945 Resigned 53 Hiranuma Kiichirō Independent 5 January 1939 30 August 1939 Resigned 54 Kijūrō Shidehara Independent 9 October 1945 22 May 1946 Defeated in election 55 Hitoshi Ashida Democratic 10 March 1948 15 October 1948 Resigned 56 Takahashi Korekiyo Rikken Seiyūkai 13 November 1921 12 June 1922 Resigned 57 Mitsumasa Yonai Military (Navy) 16 January 1940 22 July 1940 Resigned 58 Kiyoura Keigo Independent 7 January 1924 11 June 1924 Defeated in election 59 Inukai Tsuyoshi Rikken Seiyūkai 13 December 1931 15 May 1932 Assassinated 60 Nobuyuki Abe Military (Army) 30 August 1939 16 January 1940 Resigned 61 Kantarō Suzuki Imperial Rule Assistance Association 7 April 1945 17 August 1945 Resigned Independent 62 Senjūrō Hayashi Military (Army) 2 February 1937 4 June 1937 Resigned 63 Sōsuke Uno Liberal Democratic 3 June 1989 10 August 1989 Resigned 64 Tanzan Ishibashi Liberal Democratic 23 December 1956 25 February 1957 Resigned due to illness 65 Tsutomu Hata Renewal 28 April 1994 30 June 1994 Resigned 66 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Imperial Family 17 August 1945 9 October 1945 Resigned

See also List of prime ministers of Japan List of prime ministers of Japan by education List of prime ministers of Japan by home prefecture

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