Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan; 内閣総理大臣
	Emblem of the Prime Minister of Japan
	Incumbent; Yoshihide Suga; since 16 September 2020
Style	Prime Minister; (informal) ; His Excellency; (formal, diplomatic)
Residence	Kantei
Nominator	National Diet
Appointer	HIM The Emperor
Term length	Four years or fewer, renewable indefinitely.
Inaugural holder	Itō Hirobumi
Formation	22 December 1885; 134 years ago
Website	www.kantei.go.jp

The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣, Naikaku sōri daijin) 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 Yoshihide Suga since 16 September 2020.

List of Prime MinistersEdit

Living former Prime MinistersEdit

Number	Name	Tenure	Date of birth	Age
1	Tomiichi Murayama	1994–1996	(1924-03-03)3 March 1924	96 years, 239 days
2	Toshiki Kaifu	1989–1991	(1931-01-02)2 January 1931	89 years, 300 days
3	Yasuo Fukuda	2007–2008	(1936-07-16)16 July 1936	84 years, 104 days
4	Yoshirō Mori	2000–2001	(1937-07-14)14 July 1937	83 years, 106 days
5	Morihiro Hosokawa	1993–1994	(1938-01-14)14 January 1938	82 years, 288 days
6	Tarō Asō	2008–2009	(1940-09-20)20 September 1940	80 years, 38 days
7	Junichiro Koizumi	2001–2006	(1942-01-08)8 January 1942	78 years, 294 days
8	Naoto Kan	2010–2011	(1946-10-10)10 October 1946	74 years, 18 days
9	Yukio Hatoyama	2009–2010	(1947-02-11)11 February 1947	73 years, 260 days
10	Shinzo Abe	2006–2007, 2012–2020	(1954-09-21)21 September 1954	66 years, 37 days
11	Yoshihiko Noda	2011–2012	(1957-05-20)20 May 1957	63 years, 161 days

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ReferencesEdit

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NotesEdit

↑ 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.

Other websitesEdit

Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official website

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[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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Prime Minister of Japan 内閣総理大臣
Emblem of the Prime Minister of Japan
Incumbent Yoshihide Suga since 16 September 2020
Style	Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic)
Residence	Kantei
Nominator	National Diet
Appointer	HIM The Emperor
Term length	Four years or fewer, renewable indefinitely.^[a]
Inaugural holder	Itō Hirobumi
Formation	22 December 1885; 134 years ago (1885-12-22)
Website	www.kantei.go.jp