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Itō Hirobumi became the first Japanese prime minister in 1885 and is the only person to have served on four separate occasions. Shinzo Abe is the longest-serving prime minister with over eight years on two separate occasions, while Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni is the shortest-serving at eight weeks.
The prime minister of Japan is the country's head of government and the leader of the Cabinet. This is a list of prime ministers of Japan, from when the first Japanese prime minister (in the modern sense), Itō Hirobumi, took office in 1885, until the present day. 32 prime ministers under the Meiji Constitution had a mandate from the Emperor.
Living as of January 2025 [citation needed]; Prime Minister Date of birth Premiership Tomiichi Murayama 3 March 1924 (age 100)1994–1996 Yasuo Fukuda 16 July 1936 (age 88)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned due to his health reasons, such as ulcerative colitis, and he was replaced by his successor Yoshihide Suga at one month later. 2021: 7 January to 1 October: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared the second, third, and fourth state of emergencies amid rising COVID-19 infections and deaths ...
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Prime Minister Governing party Emperor; Constituted Concluded 1 First Itō Cabinet: 22 December 1885 () 30 April 1888 () Itō Hirobumi: None (Meiji oligarchy) Meiji : 2 Kuroda Cabinet: 30 April 1888 () 25 October 1889 () Kuroda Kiyotaka - Sanjō caretaker cabinet: 25 October 1889 ()
The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. The prime minister also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Japan Self Defence Forces [2] and is a sitting member of either house of the National Diet (typically the House of Representatives).
Born on 1 April 1870, Hamaguchi Osachi was the first prime minister born after the establishment of the Empire of Japan. Born on 6 December 1948, Yoshihide Suga was the first prime minister born after the establishment of the post-war state of Japan. The number of prime ministers per provinces and prefectures in which they were born are: