List of Japanese prime ministers by longevity
This is a list of Japanese Prime Ministers by longevity. It consists of Prime Ministers and Interim Prime Ministers of Japan who have held the office. If a Prime Minister served more than one non-consecutive term, the dates given are for the beginning of their first term, and the end of their last term.
To avoid confusion and maintain consistency, the name of the Prime Ministers are listed in the Western style (given name, family name). Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 19 April 2024.
Overview
The median age of a Prime Minister first taking office is 61 years and 2 months. This falls between Tomosaburō Katō and Keizō Obuchi. The youngest Prime Minister was the first, Hirobumi Itō, who took office at the age of 44 years, 67 days. The oldest Prime Minister to first take office was Kantarō Suzuki, who became Prime Minister at the age of 77 years, 79 days.
The oldest living Prime Minister is Yasuhiro Nakasone, born 27 May 1918 (age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.). The youngest living former Prime Minister is Yoshihiko Noda, born 20 May 1957 (age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.).
The longest-lived Prime Minister was Naruhiko Higashikuni, who died at the age of 102 years, 48 days. If the oldest living Prime Minister, Yasuhiro Nakasone (born 27 May 1918) lives to 13 July 2020, he will tie this record. The shortest-lived Prime Minister was Sanetomi Sanjō, who died at the age of 53 years and 352 days.
Longevity of Japanese Prime Ministers
# |
Prime Minister |
Date of birth |
Start date of (first) term |
Age at beginning of (first) term |
End date of (final) term |
Total time in office |
Date of death |
Lifespan |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hirobumi Itō | 16 October 1841 | 22 December 1885 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 10 May 1901 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 26 October 1909 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
2 | Kiyotaka Kuroda | 16 October 1840 | 30 April 1888 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 18 September 1896 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 23 August 1900 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
3 | Sanetomi Sanjō | 13 March 1837 | 25 October 1889 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 24 December 1889 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 28 February 1891 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
4 | Aritomo Yamagata | 14 June 1838 | 24 December 1889 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 19 October 1900 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 1 February 1922 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
5 | Masayoshi Matsukata | 25 February 1835 | 6 May 1891 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 12 January 1898 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 2 July 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
6 | Shigenobu Ōkuma | 11 March 1838 | 30 June 1898 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 9 October 1916 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 10 January 1922 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
7 | Kinmochi Saionji | 23 October 1849 | 10 May 1901 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 21 December 1912 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 24 November 1940 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
8 | Tarō Katsura | 4 January 1848 | 2 June 1901 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 20 February 1913 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 10 October 1913 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
9 | Gonnohyōe Yamamoto | 26 November 1852 | 20 February 1913 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 7 January 1924 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 8 December 1933 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
10 | Masatake Terauchi | 5 February 1852 | 9 October 1916 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 29 September 1918 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 3 November 1919 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
11 | Takashi Hara | 9 February 1856 | 29 September 1918 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 4 November 1921[1] | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 4 November 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
12 | Kosai Uchida | 17 November 1865 | 4 November 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2 September 1923 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 12 March 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
13 | Korekiyo Takahashi | 27 July 1854 | 13 November 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 26 May 1932 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 26 February 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
14 | Tomosaburō Katō | 22 February 1861 | 12 June 1922 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 24 August 1923[2] | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 24 August 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
15 | Keigo Kiyoura | 14 February 1850 | 7 January 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 11 June 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 5 November 1942 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
16 | Takaaki Katō | 3 January 1860 | 11 June 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 28 January 1926[2] | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 28 January 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
17 | Reijirō Wakatsuki | 21 March 1866 | 28 January 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 13 December 1931 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 20 November 1949 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
18 | Giichi Tanaka | 22 June 1864 | 20 April 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2 July 1929 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 29 September 1929 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
19 | Osachi Hamaguchi | 1 April 1870 | 2 July 1929 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 14 April 1931 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 26 August 1931 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
20 | Kijūrō Shidehara | 11 August 1872 | 14 November 1930 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 22 May 1946 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 10 March 1951 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
21 | Tsuyoshi Inukai | 20 April 1855 | 13 December 1931 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 15 May 1932[1] | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 15 May 1932 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
22 | Makoto Saitō | 27 October 1858 | 26 May 1932 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 8 July 1934 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 26 February 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
23 | Keisuke Okada | 20 January 1868 | 8 July 1934 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 9 March 1936 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 7 October 1952 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
24 | Fumio Gotō | 7 March 1884 | 26 February 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 29 February 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 1 May 1980 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
25 | Kōki Hirota | 14 February 1878 | 9 March 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2 February 1937 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 23 December 1948 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
26 | Senjūrō Hayashi | 23 February 1876 | 2 February 1937 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 4 June 1937 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 4 February 1943 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
27 | Fumimaro Konoe | 12 October 1891 | 4 June 1937 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 18 October 1941 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 16 December 1945 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
28 | Kiichirō Hiranuma | 28 September 1867 | 5 January 1939 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 30 August 1939 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 22 August 1952 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
29 | Nobuyuki Abe | 24 November 1875 | 30 August 1939 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 16 January 1940 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 7 September 1953 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
30 | Mitsumasa Yonai | 2 March 1880 | 16 January 1940 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 22 July 1940 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 20 April 1948 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
31 | Hideki Tōjō | 30 December 1884 | 18 October 1941 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 22 July 1944 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 23 December 1948 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
32 | Kuniaki Koiso | 22 March 1880 | 22 July 1944 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 7 April 1945 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 3 November 1950 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
33 | Kantarō Suzuki | 18 January 1868 | 7 April 1945 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 17 August 1945 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 17 April 1948 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
34 | Naruhiko Higashikuni | 3 December 1887 | 17 August 1945 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 9 October 1945 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 20 January 1990 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
35 | Shigeru Yoshida | 22 September 1878 | 22 May 1946 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 10 December 1954 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | 20 October 1967 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
36 | Tetsu Katayama | 28 July 1887 | 24 May 1947 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 10 March 1948 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 30 May 1978 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
37 | Hitoshi Ashida | 15 November 1887 | 10 March 1948 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 15 October 1948 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 20 June 1959 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
38 | Ichirō Hatoyama | 1 January 1883 | 10 December 1954 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 23 December 1956 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 7 March 1959 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
39 | Tanzan Ishibashi | 25 September 1884 | 23 December 1956 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 31 January 1957 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 25 April 1973 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
40 | Nobusuke Kishi | 13 November 1896 | 31 January 1957 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 19 July 1960 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 7 August 1987 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
41 | Hayato Ikeda | 3 December 1899 | 19 July 1960 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 9 November 1964 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 13 August 1965 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
42 | Eisaku Satō | 27 March 1901 | 9 November 1964 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 7 July 1972 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 3 June 1975 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
43 | Kakuei Tanaka | 4 May 1918 | 7 July 1972 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 9 December 1974 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 16 December 1993 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
44 | Takeo Miki | 17 March 1907 | 9 December 1974 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 24 December 1976 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 4 November 1988 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
45 | Takeo Fukuda | 14 January 1905 | 24 December 1976 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 7 December 1978 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 5 July 1995 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
46 | Masayoshi Ōhira | 12 March 1910 | 7 December 1978 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 12 June 1980[2] | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 12 June 1980 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
47 | Masayoshi Ito | 15 December 1913 | 12 June 1980 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 17 July 1980 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 20 May 1994 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
48 | Zenko Suzuki | 11 January 1911 | 17 July 1980 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 27 November 1982 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 19 July 2004 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
49 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | 27 May 1918 | 27 November 1982 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 6 November 1987 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
50 | Noboru Takeshita | 26 February 1924 | 6 November 1987 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 3 June 1989 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 19 June 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
51 | Sōsuke Uno | 27 August 1922 | 3 June 1989 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 10 August 1989 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 19 May 1998 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
52 | Toshiki Kaifu | 2 January 1931 | 10 August 1989 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 5 November 1991 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
53 | Kiichi Miyazawa | 8 October 1919 | 5 November 1991 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 9 August 1993 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 28 June 2007 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
54 | Morihiro Hosokawa | 14 January 1938 | 9 August 1993 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 28 April 1994 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
55 | Tsutomu Hata | 24 August 1935 | 28 April 1994 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 30 June 1994 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
56 | Tomiichi Murayama | 3 March 1924 | 30 June 1994 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 11 January 1996 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
57 | Ryutaro Hashimoto | 29 July 1937 | 11 January 1996 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 30 July 1998 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 1 July 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
58 | Keizō Obuchi | 25 June 1937 | 30 July 1998 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 5 April 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | 14 May 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
59 | Yoshirō Mori | 14 July 1937 | 5 April 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 26 April 2001 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
60 | Junichiro Koizumi | 8 January 1942 | 26 April 2001 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 26 September 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
61 | Shinzō Abe | 21 September 1954 | 26 September 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Incumbent | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
62 | Yasuo Fukuda | 16 July 1936 | 26 September 2007 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 24 September 2008 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
63 | Taro Aso | 20 September 1940 | 24 September 2008 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 16 September 2009 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
64 | Yukio Hatoyama | 11 February 1947 | 16 September 2009 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 8 June 2010 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
65 | Naoto Kan | 10 October 1946 | 8 June 2010 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2 September 2011 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
66 | Yoshihiko Noda | 20 May 1957 | 2 September 2011 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 26 December 2012 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) | |
# | Prime Minister | Date of birth | Start date of (first) term |
Age at beginning of (first) term |
End date of (final) term |
Total time in office |
Date of death | Lifespan |
References
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