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This is a historical list of individuals who have served as Prime Minister of Japan . Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed but not counted: e.g., while Koizumi Junichiro is the listed as the 56th individual to hold this position, his administration is the 87th since Ito Hirobumi.
Names are given in the Japanese order (family name first).
Name
Took Office
Left Office
Party
1
Ito Hirobumi
22 December 1885
30 April 1888
None
2
Kuroda Kiyotaka
30 April 1888
24 December 1889
None
3
Yamagata Aritomo
24 December 1889
6 May 1891
None
4
Matsukata Masayoshi
6 May 1891
8 August 1892
None
Ito Hirobumi , 2nd time
8 August 1892
18 September 1896
None
Matsukata Masayoshi , 2nd time
18 September 1896
12 January 1898
None
Ito Hirobumi , 3rd time
12 January 1898
30 June 1898
None
5
Okuma Shigenobu
30 June 1898
8 November 1898
Constitutional (Kenseito)
Yamagata Aritomo , 2nd time
8 November 1898
10 October 1900
None
Ito Hirobumi , 4th time
10 October 1900
2 June 1901
Constitutional (Seiyukai)
6
Katsura Taro
2 June 1901
7 January 1906
None
7
Saionji Kinmochi
7 January 1906
14 July 1908
Constitutional (Seiyukai)
Katsura Taro , 2nd time
14 July 1908
30 August 1911
None
Saionji Kinmochi , 2nd time
30 August 1911
19 December 1912
Constitutional (Seiyukai)
8
Yamamoto Gonnohyoe
19 December 1912
15 April 1914
Military
Okuma Shigenobu , 2nd time
15 April 1914
9 October 1916
Constitutional Nationalist
9
Terauchi Masatake , 2nd time
9 October 1916
29 September 1918
Military
10
Hara Takashi
9 October 1916
4 November 1921
Constitutional (Seiyukai)
11
Takahashi Korekiyo
13 November 1921
12 June 1922
Constitutional (Seiyukai)
12
Kato Tomosaburo
12 June 1922
24 August 1923
Military
Yamamoto Gonnohyoe , 2nd time
12 September 1923
5 January 1924
Military
13
Kiyoura Keigo
5 January 1924
11 June 1924
None
14
Kato Takaaki
11 June 1924
27 January 1926
Constitutional (Kenseito)
15
Wakatsuki Reijiro
30 January 1926
19 April 1927
Constitutional (Kenseito)
16
Tanaka Giichi
19 April 1927
2 July 1929
Constitutional (Seiyukai)
17
Hamaguchi Osachi
2 July 1929
14 April 1931
Constitutional Democratic
Wakatsuki Reijiro , 2nd time
14 April 1931
13 December 1931
Constitutional Democratic
18
Inukai Tsuyoshi
13 December 1931
16 May 1932
Constitutional (Seiyukai)
19
Saito Makoto
26 May 1932
8 July 1934
Military
20
Okada Keisuke
8 July 1934
9 March 1936
Military
21
Hirota Koki
9 March 1936
2 February 1937
None
22
Hayashi Senjuro
2 February 1937
2 June 1937
Military
23
Konoe Fumimaro
2 June 1937
4 January 1939
None
24
Hiranuma Kiichiro
4 January 1939
29 August 1939
None
25
Abe Nobuyuki
29 August 1939
15 January 1940
Military
26
Yonai Mitsumasa
15 January 1940
21 July 1940
Military
Konoe Fumimaro , 2nd time
21 July 1940
18 October 1941
Imperial Rule
27
Tojo Hideki
18 October 1941
22 July 1944
Military
28
Koiso Kuniaki
22 July 1944
7 April 1945
Military
29
Suzuki Kantaro
7 April 1945
16 August 1945
Military
30
Higashikuni Naruhiko
16 August 1945
8 October 1945
Military
31
Shidehara Kijuro
8 October 1945
20 May 1946
None
32
Yoshida Shigeru
20 May 1946
21 May 1947
Liberal
33
Katayama Tetsu
21 May 1947
23 February 1948
Socialist
34
Ashida Hitoshi
23 February 1948
15 October 1948
Democratic
Yoshida Shigeru , 2nd time
15 October 1948
10 December 1954
Liberal
35
Hatoyama Ichiro
10 December 1954
23 December 1956
Liberal Democratic
36
Ishibashi Tanzan
23 December 1956
24 February 1957
Liberal Democratic
37
Kishi Nobusuke
24 February 1957
18 July 1960
Liberal Democratic
38
Ikeda Hayato
18 July 1960
9 November 1964
Liberal Democratic
39
Sato Eisaku
9 November 1964
6 July 1972
Liberal Democratic
40
Tanaka Kakuei
6 July 1972
9 December 1974
Liberal Democratic
41
Miki Takeo
9 December 1974
24 December 1976
Liberal Democratic
42
Fukuda Takeo
24 December 1976
7 December 1978
Liberal Democratic
43
Ohira Masayoshi
7 December 1978
12 June 1980
Liberal Democratic
44
Suzuki Zenko
17 July 1980
26 November 1982
Liberal Democratic
45
Nakasone Yasuhiro
26 November 1982
6 November 1987
Liberal Democratic
46
Takeshita Noboru
6 November 1987
2 June 1989
Liberal Democratic
47
Uno Sosuke
2 June 1989
9 August 1989
Liberal Democratic
48
Kaifu Toshiki
9 August 1989
6 November 1991
Liberal Democratic
49
Miyazawa Kiichi
6 November 1991
9 August 1993
Liberal Democratic
50
Hosokawa Morihiro
9 August 1993
25 April 1994
New
51
Hata Tsutomu
25 April 1994
29 June 1994
Renewal
52
Murayama Tomiichi
29 June 1994
11 January 1996
Social Democrats
53
Hashimoto Ryutaro
11 January 1996
30 July 1998
Liberal Democrats
54
Obuchi Keizo
30 July 1998
5 April 2000
Liberal Democrats
55
Mori Yoshiro
5 April 2000
26 April 2001
Liberal Democrats
56
Koizumi Junichiro
26 April 2001
(present)
Liberal Democrats
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