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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.
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. Katsura Tarō was the longest-serving prime minister in the Imperial period (1885–1947) and the only person to have served on three separate occasions.
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)
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).
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Wikipedia categories named after prime ministers of Japan (5 C) Pages in category "Prime ministers of Japan" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.