List of presidents of the House of Councillors (Japan)
List of presidents (gichō) and vice presidents (fuku-gichō) of the House of Councillors.
Presidents of the House of Councillors
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| Portrait | Name Office (Lifespan) |
Term of office | Party | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||
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Tsuneo Matsudaira 松平 恒雄 Councillor for Fukushima (1877–1949) |
20 May 1947 |
14 November 1949 |
2 years, 179 days | Ryokufūkai | |
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Naotake Satō 佐藤 尚武 Councillor for Aomori (1882–1971) |
15 November 1949 |
19 May 1953 |
3 years, 186 days | Ryokufūkai | |
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Yahachi Kawai 河井 彌八 Councillor for Shizuoka (1877–1960) |
19 May 1953 |
3 April 1956 |
2 years, 321 days | Ryokufūkai | |
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Tsuruhei Matsuno 松野 鶴平 Councillor for Kumamoto (1883–1962) |
3 April 1956 |
6 August 1962 |
6 years, 126 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Yūzō Shigemune 重宗 雄三 Councillor for National (1894–1976) |
6 August 1962 |
17 July 1971 |
8 years, 346 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Kenzō Kōno 河野 謙三 Councillor for Kanagawa (1901–1983) |
17 July 1971 |
3 July 1977 |
5 years, 352 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Ken Yasui 安井 謙 Councillor for Tokyo (1911–1986) |
28 July 1977 |
7 July 1980 |
2 years, 346 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Masatoshi Tokunaga 徳永 正利 Councillor for National (1913–1990) |
17 July 1980 |
9 July 1983 |
2 years, 358 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Mutsuo Kimura 木村 睦男 Councillor for Okayama (1913–2001) |
18 July 1983 |
22 July 1986 |
3 years, 5 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Masaaki Fujita 藤田 正明 Councillor for Hiroshima (1922–1996) |
22 July 1986 |
30 September 1988 |
2 years, 71 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Yoshihiko Tsuchiya 土屋 義彦 Councillor for Saitama (1922–1996) |
30 September 1988 |
4 October 1991 |
3 years, 5 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Yūji Osada 長田 裕二 Councillor for National PR (1917–2003) |
4 October 1991 |
9 July 1992 |
280 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Bunbē Hara 原 文兵衛 Councillor for Tokyo (1913–1999) |
7 August 1992 |
22 July 1995 |
2 years, 350 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Jūrō Saitō 斎藤 十朗 Councillor for Mie (1940–2025) |
4 August 1995 |
19 October 2000 |
5 years, 77 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Yutaka Inoue 井上 裕 Councillor for Chiba (1927–2008) |
19 October 2000 |
22 April 2002 |
1 year, 186 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Hiroyuki Kurata 倉田 寛之 Councillor for Chiba (1938–2020) |
22 April 2002 |
30 July 2004 |
2 years, 100 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Chikage Oogi 扇 千景 Councillor for National PR (1933–2023) |
30 July 2004 |
28 July 2007 |
2 years, 364 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Satsuki Eda 江田 五月 Councillor for Okayama (1941–2021) |
28 July 2007 |
25 July 2010 |
2 years, 363 days | Democratic | |
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Takeo Nishioka 西岡 武夫 Councillor for National PR (1936–2011) |
30 July 2010 |
5 November 2011 |
1 year, 99 days | Democratic | |
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Kenji Hirata 平田 健二 Councillor for Gifu (born 1944) |
14 November 2011 |
28 July 2013 |
1 year, 257 days | Democratic | |
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Masaaki Yamazaki 山崎 正昭 Councillor for Fukui (born 1942) |
2 August 2013 |
25 July 2016 |
2 years, 359 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Chūichi Date 伊達 忠一 Councillor for Hokkaido (born 1939) |
1 August 2016 |
28 July 2019 |
2 years, 362 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Akiko Santō 山東 昭子 Councillor for National PR (born 1942) |
1 August 2019 |
3 August 2022 |
3 years, 3 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Hidehisa Otsuji 尾辻 秀久 Councillor for Kagoshima (born 1940) |
3 August 2022 |
11 November 2024 |
2 years, 101 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Masakazu Sekiguchi 関口 昌一 Councillor for Saitama (born 1953) |
11 November 2024 |
Incumbent | 1 year, 157 days | Liberal Democratic | |
List of vice presidents of the House of Councillors
[change | change source]| Portrait | Name Office (Lifespan) |
Term of office | Party | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||
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Jiichirō Matsumoto 松本 治一郎 Councillor for National (1887–1966) |
20 May 1947 |
24 February 1949 |
1 year, 281 days | Socialist | |
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Kisaku Matsushima 松嶋 喜作 Councillor for National (1891–1977) |
26 March 1949 |
2 May 1950 |
1 year, 38 days | Democratic Liberal | |
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Jirō Miki 三木 治朗 Councillor for Kanagawa (1885–1963) |
12 July 1950 |
2 May 1953 |
2 years, 295 days | Socialist | |
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Yūzō Shigemune 重宗 雄三 Councillor for National (1894–1976) |
19 May 1953 |
9 May 1956 |
2 years, 357 days | Liberal | |
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Yutaka Terao 寺尾 豊 Councillor for Kochi (1898–1972) |
9 May 1956 |
12 June 1958 |
2 years, 35 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Tarō Hirai 平井 太郎 Councillor for Kagawa (1905–1973) |
16 June 1958 |
7 July 1962 |
4 years, 22 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Yōtoku Shigemasa 重政 庸徳 Councillor for National (1895–1977) |
6 August 1962 |
1 June 1965 |
2 years, 300 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Kenzō Kōno 河野 謙三 Councillor for Kanagawa (1901–1983) |
30 July 1965 |
3 August 1968 |
3 years, 5 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Ken Yasui 安井 謙 Councillor for Tokyo (1911–1986) |
3 August 1968 |
17 July 1971 |
2 years, 349 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Yasoichi Mori 森 八三一 Councillor for National (1899–1990) |
17 July 1971 |
7 July 1974 |
2 years, 356 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Kazuo Maeda 前田 佳都男 Councillor for Wakayama (1910–1978) |
27 July 1974 |
28 July 1977 |
3 years, 2 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Kan Kase 加瀬 完 Councillor for Chiba (1910–1995) |
28 July 1977 |
30 August 1979 |
2 years, 34 days | Socialist | |
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Chōzō Akiyama 秋山 長造 Councillor for Okayama (1917–2010) |
30 August 1979 |
9 July 1983 |
3 years, 314 days | Socialist | |
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Noboru Agune 阿具根 登 Councillor for National (1912–2004) |
18 July 1983 |
7 July 1986 |
2 years, 355 days | Socialist | |
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Hideyuki Seya 瀬谷 英行 Councillor for Saitama (1919–2008) |
22 July 1986 |
7 August 1989 |
3 years, 17 days | Socialist | |
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Akira Ono 小野 明 Councillor for Fukuoka (1920–1990) |
7 August 1989 |
19 April 1990 |
256 days | Socialist | |
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Ippei Koyama 小山 一平 Councillor for Nagano (1914–2011) |
25 April 1990 |
7 July 1992 |
2 years, 74 days | Socialist | |
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Misao Akagiri 赤桐 操 Councillor for Chiba (1920–2010) |
7 August 1992 |
4 August 1995 |
2 years, 363 days | Socialist | |
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Misao Akagiri 松尾 官平 Councillor for Aomori (1927–2013) |
4 August 1995 |
25 July 1998 |
2 years, 356 days | New Frontier | |
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Hisamitsu Sugano 菅野 久光 Councillor for Hokkaido (1928–2006) |
30 July 1998 |
22 July 2001 |
2 years, 358 days | Democratic | |
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Shōji Motooka 本岡 昭次 Councillor for Hyōgo (1931–2017) |
7 August 2001 |
25 July 2004 |
2 years, 354 days | Democratic | |
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Giichi Tsunoda 角田 義一 Councillor for Gunma (1937–2024) |
30 July 2004 |
30 January 2007 |
2 years, 185 days | Democratic | |
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Akira Imaizumi 今泉 昭 Councillor for Chiba (1934–2021) |
30 January 2007 |
28 July 2007 |
180 days | Democratic | |
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Akiko Santō 山東 昭子 Councillor for National PR (born 1942) |
7 August 2007 |
30 July 2010 |
2 years, 358 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Hidehisa Otsuji 尾辻 秀久 Councillor for National PR (born 1940) |
30 July 2010 |
16 December 2012 |
2 years, 140 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Masaaki Yamazaki 山崎 正昭 Councillor for Fukui (born 1942) |
16 December 2012 |
2 August 2013 |
230 days | Liberal Democratic | |
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Azuma Koshiishi 輿石 東 Councillor for Yamanashi (born 1936) |
2 August 2013 |
25 July 2016 |
2 years, 359 days | Democratic | |
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Akira Gunji 郡司 彰 Councillor for Ibaraki (born 1949) |
1 August 2016 |
1 August 2019 |
3 years, 1 day | Democratic | |
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Toshio Ogawa 小川 敏夫 Councillor for Tokyo (born 1948) |
1 August 2019 |
3 August 2022 |
3 years, 3 days | Constitutional Democratic | |
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Hiroyuki Nagahama 長浜 博行 Councillor for Chiba (born 1958) |
3 August 2022 |
1 August 2025 |
2 years, 364 days | Constitutional Democratic | |
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Tetsuro Fukuyama 福山 哲郎 Councillor for Kyoto (born 1962) |
1 August 2025 |
Incumbent | 259 days | Constitutional Democratic | |
Other websites
[change | change source]- House of Councillors: List of Presidents and Vice Presidents (in Japanese)
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