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Prime Minister of Japan

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Prime Minister of Japan
日本国内閣総理大臣
File:Emblem of the Prime Minister of Japan.svg
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The Seal & Standard of the Prime Minister of Japan
Executive Branch of the Japanese Government
Office of the Prime Minister
StyleHis Excellency (formal)
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationPMOJ
Member ofCabinet
National Security Council
National Diet
ResidenceKantei
SeatTokyo, Japan
NominatorNational Diet
AppointerThe Emperor
(Naruhito
since 1 May 2019)
The monarch invites the designated prime minister confirmed by the Diet to form a government
Term lengthFour years or fewer, renewable indefinitely.[a]
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Japan
PrecursorShogun of Japan
Inaugural holderItō Hirobumi
Formation22 December 1885 (1885-12-22)
(139 years, 9 months ago)
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Japan
Salary¥ 40,490,000 ($377,180) annually[1]
Websitewww.kantei.go.jp

The Lua error in Module:Nihongo at line 88: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). is the head of the government of Japan as well as the director and chief of the executive branch of the central government. The prime minister appoints the cabinet and wields the power to dismiss any cabinet minister.

The current prime minister is Shigeru Ishiba since 1 October 2024.

List of prime ministers[change]

Living former prime ministers[change]

Number Name Tenure Date of birth Age
1 Tomiichi Murayama 1994–1996 (1924-03-03)3 March 1924 101 years, 212 days
2 Yasuo Fukuda 2007–2008 (1936-07-16)16 July 1936 89 years, 77 days
3 Yoshirō Mori 2000–2001 (1937-07-14)14 July 1937 88 years, 79 days
4 Morihiro Hosokawa 1993–1994 (1938-01-14)14 January 1938 87 years, 260 days
5 Tarō Asō 2008–2009 (1940-09-20)20 September 1940 85 years, 11 days
6 Junichiro Koizumi 2001–2006 (1942-01-08)8 January 1942 83 years, 266 days
7 Naoto Kan 2010–2011 (1946-10-10)10 October 1946 78 years, 356 days
8 Yukio Hatoyama 2009–2010 (1947-02-11)11 February 1947 78 years, 232 days
9 Yoshihide Suga 2020–2021 (1948-12-06)6 December 1948 76 years, 299 days
10 Yoshihiko Noda 2011–2012 (1957-05-20)20 May 1957 68 years, 134 days
11 Fumio Kishida 2021–2024 (1957-07-29)29 July 1957 68 years, 64 days

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References[change]

  1. "IG.com Pay Check". IG. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  2. Updated daily according to UTC.

Notes[change]

  1. The Cabinet shall resign en masse after a general election of members of the House of Representatives. Their term of office is four years which can be terminated earlier. No limits are imposed on the number of terms or tenures the Prime Minister may hold. The Prime Minister is, by convention, the leader of the victorious party, though some prime ministers have been elected from junior coalition partners or minority parties.

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