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The president of the Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党総裁, Jiyū-Minshutō Sōsai) is the highest position within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.The current holder of the position is Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, who was elected to the position on 27 September 2024, following his victory in the party's presidential election.
The Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党, Jiyū-Minshutō), frequently abbreviated to LDP or Jimintō (自民党), is a major conservative [15] and nationalist [16] political party in Japan. Since its foundation in 1955, the LDP has been in power almost continuously—a period called the 1955 System —except between 1993 and 1994, and ...
Kishida announcing that he will not seek re-election as President of the party, 14 August 2024. On 14 August, Fumio Kishida announced that he would not seek a second term as President of the Liberal Democratic Party. [59] This effectively made the race an "open field" for new candidates. [60]
Fumio Kishida (Japanese: 岸田 文雄; born 29 July 1957) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2021 to 2024. He has been a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet since 1993.
The 2021 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election was held on 29 September 2021 to elect the next President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan. Fumio Kishida was elected to lead the party and assumed the premiership on 4 October. He led the party into the 2021 Japanese general election. [1]
According to the LDP constitution, the secretary-general assists the party president in their duties. [2] As the LDP vice president is a largely ceremonial position, the secretary-general is de facto the second-most-powerful person in the party. [1] The secretary-general is authorized to raise political donations and controls the party finances.
The vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党副総裁, Jiyū-Minshutō Fuku Sōsai) 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.
2008 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election; 2009 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election; 2012 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election; 2015 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election; 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election; 2020 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan ...