Current Cabinet Offices
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1838; d. January 10 1922.
1897
Baron Kiyoura Keigo
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14/March 27 1850; d. November 5 1942.
1903 – 1906
Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1854; d. February 26 1936.
1924 – 1925
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1854; d. February 26 1936.
1925
Fumio Gotō
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1884; d. May 13 1980.
1932 – 1934
Shigeru Yoshida
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1878; d. October 20 1967.
1947
Takeo Fukuda
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1905; d. July 5 1995.
1959 – 1960
Zenkō Suzuki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1911; d. July 19 2004.
1976 – 1977
Tsutomu Hata
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1935; d. August 28 2017.
1985 – 1986
Tsutomu Hata
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1935; d. August 28 2017.
1988 – 1989
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1993
Yoshio Yatsu
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1934; d. June 3 2021.
2000 – 2001
Toshikatsu Matsuoka
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1945; d. May 28 2007.
2006 – 2007
Takehiko Endo
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1945; d. May 28 2007.
2007
Seiichi Ota
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1945; d. December 4 2024.
2008
Shigeru Ishiba
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1957.
2008 – 2009
Hirotaka Akamatsu
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1948.
2009 – 2010
Yoshimasa Hayashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1961.
2012 – 2014
Yoshimasa Hayashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1961.
2015
Hiroshi Moriyama
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1945.
2015 – 2016
Cabinet Secretariat
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Ichirō Hatoyama
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1883; d. March 7 1959.
1927 – 1929
Eisaku Satō
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1901; d. June 3 1975.
1948 – 1949
Masayoshi Ōhira
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1910; d. June 12 1980.
1960 – 1962
Zenkō Suzuki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1911; d. July 19 2004.
1964
Noboru Takeshita
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1924; d. June 19 2000.
1971 – 1972
Noboru Takeshita
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1924; d. June 19 2000.
1974
Masayoshi Ito
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1913; d. May 21 1994.
1979 – 1980
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1980 – 1982
Keizō Obuchi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1937; d. May 14 2000.
1987 – 1989
Yōhei Kōno
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1937.
1992 – 1993
Koken Nosaka
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1924; d. April 18 2004.
1995 – 1996
Seiroku Kajiyama
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1926; d. June 6 2000.
1996 – 1997
Mikio Aoki
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 8 1934; d. June 11 2023.
1999 – 2000
Yasuo Fukuda
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1936.
2000 – 2004
Shinzo Abe
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1954; d. July 8 2022.
2005 – 2006
Nobutaka Machimura
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1944; d. June 1 2015.
2007 – 2008
Yoshihide Suga
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.
2012 – 2020
Yoshimasa Hayashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1961.
2023 – present
Ministry of Defence
Director-General of the Japan Defence Agency
Tanzan Ishibashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1884; d. April 25 1973.
1956 – 1957
Sōsuke Uno
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1922; d. May 19 1998.
1974
Gen Nakatani
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1957.
2001 – 2002
Shigeru Ishiba
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1957.
2002 – 2004
Yoshinori Ohno
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1935; d. July 16 2023.
2004 – 2005
Minister of Defence
Masahiko Kōmura
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1942.
2007
Shigeru Ishiba
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1957.
2007 – 2008
Yoshimasa Hayashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1961.
2008
Naoki Tanaka
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1940.
2012
Itsunori Onodera
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1960.
2012 – 2014
Gen Nakatani
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1957.
2014 – 2016
Fumio Kishida (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1957.
2017
Itsunori Onodera
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1960.
2017 – 2018
Takeshi Iwaya
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1957.
2018 – 2019
Taro Kono
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1963.
2019 – 2020
Gen Nakatani
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1957.
2024 – present
Digital Agency
Minister for Digital Transformation
Taro Kono
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1963.
2022 – 2024
Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1962 – 1964
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1966 – 1968
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1977 – 1978
Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry
Toshimitsu Motegi
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1955.
2012 – 2014
Kōichi Hagiuda
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1963.
2021 – 2022
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
Minister of Education
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1855; d. May 15 1932.
1898
Prince Katsura Tarō
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1848; d. October 10 1913.
1905 – 1906
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1855; d. May 15 1932.
1923
Ichirō Hatoyama
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1883; d. March 7 1959.
1931 – 1934
Viscount Saitō Makoto (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. February 26 1936.
1934
Senjūrō Hayashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1876; d. February 4 1943.
1937
Hideki Tojo
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1884; d. December 23 1948.
1943
Toshiki Kaifu
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1931; d. January 9 2022.
1976 – 1977
Yoshirō Mori
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1937.
1983 – 1984
Toshiki Kaifu
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1931; d. January 9 2022.
1985 – 1986
Kosuke Hori
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1934; d. November 4 2023.
1990
Minister of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture
Nobutaka Machimura
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1944; d. June 1 2015.
1997 – 1998
Nobutaka Machimura
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1944; d. June 1 2015.
2000 – 2001
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
Nobutaka Machimura
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1944; d. June 1 2015.
2001
Yoshimasa Hayashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1961.
2017 – 2018
Kōichi Hagiuda
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1963.
2019 – 2021
Ministry of the Environment
Minister of the Environment
Takeo Miki
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1907; d. November 14 1988.
1972 – 1974
Shun’ichi Suzuki
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1953.
2002 – 2003
Tetsuo Saito
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1952.
2008 – 2009
Nobuteru Ishihara
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1957.
2012 – 2014
Shinjirō Koizumi
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1981.
2019 – 2021
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1838; d. January 10 1922.
1873 – 1880
Prince Katsura Tarō
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1848; d. October 10 1913.
1908 – 1911
Wakatsuki Reijirō
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1866; d. November 20 1949.
1912 – 1913
Baron Takahashi Korekiyo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1854; d. February 26 1936.
1913 – 1914
Wakatsuki Reijirō
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1866; d. November 20 1949.
1914 – 1915
Field Marshal Count Terauchi Masatake
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1852; d. November 3 1919.
1916
Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1854; d. February 26 1936.
1918 – 1922
Hamaguchi Osachi
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1870; d. August 26 1931.
1924 – 1926
Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1854; d. February 26 1936.
1927
Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1854; d. February 26 1936.
1931 – 1934
Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1854; d. February 26 1936.
1934 – 1936
Tanzan Ishibashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1884; d. April 25 1973.
1946 – 1947
Tetsu Katayama*
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1887; d. May 30 1978.
1947
Hayato Ikeda
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1899; d. August 13 1965.
1949 – 1952
Hayato Ikeda
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1899; d. August 13 1965.
1956 – 1957
Kakuei Tanaka
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1961.
1962 – 1965
Takeo Fukuda
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1905; d. July 5 1995.
1965 – 1966
Takeo Fukuda
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1905; d. July 5 1995.
1968 – 1971
Takeo Fukuda
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1905; d. July 5 1995.
1973 – 1974
Masayoshi Ōhira
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1910; d. June 12 1980.
1974 – 1976
Noboru Takeshita
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1924; d. June 19 2000.
1979 – 1980
Noboru Takeshita
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1924; d. June 19 2000.
1982 – 1986
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1986 – 1988
Noboru Takeshita (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1924; d. June 19 2000.
1988
Ryutaro Hashimoto
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1937; d. July 1 2006.
1989 – 1991
Toshiki Kaifu
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1931; d. January 9 2022.
1991
Tsutomu Hata
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1935; d. August 28 2017.
1991 – 1992
Wataru Kubo
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1929; d. June 24 2003.
1996
Ryutaro Hashimoto
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1937; d. July 1 2006.
1998
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1998 – 2001
Sadakazu Tanigaki
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1945.
2003 – 2006
Naoto Kan
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1946.
2010
Yoshihiko Noda
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1957.
2010 – 2011
Tarō Asō
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1940.
2012 – 2021
Shun’ichi Suzuki
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1953.
2021 – 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1838; d. January 10 1922.
1888 – 1889
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1838; d. January 10 1922.
1896 – 1897
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1838; d. January 10 1922.
1898
Katō Takaaki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1860; d. January 28 1926.
1900 – 1901
Katō Takaaki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1860; d. January 28 1926.
1906
Count Hayashi Tadasu
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1850; d. July 10 1913.
1906 – 1908
General Viscount Terauchi Masatake (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1852; d. November 3 1919.
1908
Viscount Uchida Kōsai
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1865; d. March 12 1936.
1911 – 1912
Prince Katsura Tarō (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1848; d. October 10 1913.
1912 – 1913
Katō Takaaki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1860; d. January 28 1926.
1913
Baron Katō Takaaki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1860; d. January 28 1926.
1914 – 1915
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1838; d. January 10 1922.
1915
Field Marshal Count Terauchi Masatake (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1852; d. November 3 1919.
1916
Count Uchida Kōsai
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1865; d. March 12 1936.
1918 – 1923
Count Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1852; d. December 8 1933.
1923
Baron Kijūrō Shidehara
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1872; d. March 10 1951.
1924 – 1927
Baron Tanaka Giichi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1864; d. September 29 1929.
1927 – 1929
Baron Kijūrō Shidehara
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1872; d. March 10 1951.
1929 – 1931
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1855; d. May 15 1932.
1931 – 1932
Viscount Saitō Makoto
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. February 26 1936.
1932
Count Uchida Kōsai
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1865; d. March 12 1936.
1932 – 1933
Kōki Hirota
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1878; d. December 23 1948.
1933 – 1936
Senjūrō Hayashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1876; d. February 4 1943.
1937
Kōki Hirota
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1878; d. December 23 1948.
1937 – 1938
Prince Fumimaro Konoe
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1891; d. December 16 1945.
1938
Nobuyuki Abe
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1875; d. September 7 1953.
1939
Hideki Tojo
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1884; d. December 23 1948.
1942
Baron Kantarō Suzuki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1868; d. April 17 1948.
1945
Shigeru Yoshida
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1878; d. October 20 1967.
1945 – 1947
Hitoshi Ashida
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1887; d. June 20 1959.
1947 – 1948
Shigeru Yoshida
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1878; d. October 20 1967.
1948 – 1952
Nobusuke Kishi
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1896; d. August 7 1987.
1956 – 1957
Masayoshi Ōhira
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1910; d. June 12 1980.
1962 – 1964
Takeo Miki
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1907; d. November 14 1988.
1966 – 1968
Takeo Fukuda
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1905; d. July 5 1995.
1971 – 1972
Masayoshi Ōhira
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1910; d. June 12 1980.
1972 – 1974
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1974 – 1976
Masayoshi Ito
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1913; d. May 21 1994.
1980 – 1981
Sōsuke Uno
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1922; d. May 19 1998.
1987 – 1989
Tsutomu Hata
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1935; d. August 28 2017.
1993 – 1994
Yōhei Kōno
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1937.
1994 – 1996
Keizō Obuchi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1937; d. May 14 2000.
1997 – 1998
Masahiko Kōmura
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1942.
1998 – 1999
Yōhei Kōno
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1937.
1999 – 2001
Nobutaka Machimura
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1944; d. June 1 2015.
2004 – 2005
Tarō Asō
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1940.
2005 – 2007
Nobutaka Machimura
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1944; d. June 1 2015.
2007
Masahiko Kōmura
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1942.
2007 – 2008
Fumio Kishida
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1957.
2012 – 2017
Taro Kono
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1963.
2017 – 2019
Toshimitsu Motegi
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1955.
2019 – 2021
Fumio Kishida (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1957.
2021
Yoshimasa Hayashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1961.
2021 – 2023
Takeshi Iwaya
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1957.
2024 – present
Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare
Minister of Health
Hitoshi Ashida
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1887; d. June 20 1959.
1945 – 1946
Zenkō Suzuki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1911; d. July 19 2004.
1965 – 1966
Ryutaro Hashimoto
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1937; d. July 1 2006.
1978 – 1979
Minister of Health and Welfare
Junichiro Koizumi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1942.
1988 – 1989
Naoto Kan
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1946.
1996
Junichiro Koizumi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1942.
1996 – 1998
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of Post and Telecommunications
Junichiro Koizumi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1942.
1992 – 1993
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
Tarō Asō
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1940.
2003 – 2005
Yoshihide Suga
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.
2006 – 2007
Yoshitaka Shindō
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1958.
2012 – 2014
Sanae Takaichi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1961.
2014 – 2017
Sanae Takaichi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1961.
2019 – 2020
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice
Kiyoura Keigo
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14/March 27 1850; d. November 5 1942.
1896 – 1898
Kiyoura Keigo
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14/March 27 1850; d. November 5 1942.
1898 – 1900
Baron Kiyoura Keigo
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14/March 27 1850; d. November 5 1942.
1901 – 1903
Hara Takashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1856; d. November 4 1921.
1918 – 1920
Kiichirō Hiranuma
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1867; d. August 22 1952.
1923 – 1924
Prince Fumimaro Konoe
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1891; d. December 16 1945.
1941
Tetsu Katayama*
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1887; d. May 30 1978.
1947
Seiroku Kajiyama
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1926; d. June 6 2000.
1990
Takao Jinnouchi
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1999
Masahiko Kōmura
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1942.
2000 – 2001
Sadakazu Tanigaki
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1945.
2012 – 2014
Katsutoshi Kaneda
Date of birth/date of death: b. ??.
2016 – 2017
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism
Minister of Transport
Takeo Miki
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1907; d. November 14 1988.
1954 – 1955
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1918; d. November 29 2019.
1967 – 1968
Ryutaro Hashimoto
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1937; d. July 1 2006.
1986 – 1987
Minister of Construction
Yoshirō Mori
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1937.
1995 – 1996
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism
Nobuteru Ishihara
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1957.
2003 – 2004
Sadakazu Tanigaki
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1945.
2008
Tetsuo Saito
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1952.
2021 – 2024
Former Cabinet Offices
Ministry of Colonial Affairs
Minister of Colonial Affairs
Baron Tanaka Giichi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1864; d. September 29 1929.
1929
Baron Wakatsuki Reijirō
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1866; d. November 20 1949.
1931
Keisuke Okada
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1868; d. October 7 1952.
1934
Prince Fumimaro Konoe
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1891; d. December 16 1945.
1938
Kuniaki Koiso
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1880; d. November 3 1950.
1939
Kuniaki Koiso
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1880; d. November 3 1950.
1940
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1854; d. February 26 1936.
1925
Nobusuke Kishi
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1896; d. August 7 1987.
1941 – 1943
Hideki Tojo
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1884; d. December 23 1948.
1943
Tetsu Katayama
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1887; d. May 30 1978.
1947
Ministry of Communications
Minister of Communications
Hara Takashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1856; d. November 4 1921.
1900 – 1901
Hara Takashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1856; d. November 4 1921.
1908
Count Hayashi Tadasu
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1850; d. July 10 1913.
1911 – 1912
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1855; d. May 15 1932.
1923 – 1924
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1855; d. May 15 1932.
1924 – 1925
Keisuke Okada
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1868; d. October 7 1952.
1935
Tetsu Katayama
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1887; d. May 30 1978.
1947
Takeo Miki
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1907; d. November 14 1988.
1947 – 1948
Ministry of Construction
Minister of Construction
Noboru Takeshita
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1924; d. June 19 2000.
1976
Ministry of Greater East Asia
Minister of Greater East Asia
Baron Kantarō Suzuki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1868; d. April 17 1948.
1945
Ministry of Home Affairs
Minister of Home Affairs
Prince Katsura Tarō
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1848; d. October 10 1913.
1903 – 1904
Baron Kiyoura Keigo
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14/March 27 1850; d. November 5 1942.
1905 – 1906
Hara Takashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1856; d. November 4 1921.
1906 – 1908
Hara Takashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1856; d. November 4 1921.
1911 – 1912
Hara Takashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1856; d. November 4 1921.
1913 – 1914
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1838; d. January 10 1922.
1915
Wakatsuki Reijirō
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1866; d. November 20 1949.
1924 – 1926
Hamaguchi Osachi
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1870; d. August 26 1931.
1926 – 1927
Baron Tanaka Giichi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1864; d. September 29 1929.
1928
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1855; d. May 15 1932.
1932
Fumio Gotō
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1884; d. May 13 1980.
1934 – 1936
Baron Kiichirō Hiranuma
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1867; d. August 22 1952.
1940 – 1941
Hideki Tojo
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1884; d. December 23 1948.
1941 – 1942
Jirō Ishiba
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1908; d. September 16 1981.
1980
Ichirō Ozawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1942.
1985 – 1986
Seiroku Kajiyama
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1926; d. June 6 2000.
1987 – 1988
Kosuke Hori
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1934; d. November 4 2023.
1999 – 2000
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Hayato Ikeda
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1899; d. August 13 1965.
1950
Hayato Ikeda
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1899; d. August 13 1965.
1952
Tanzan Ishibashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1884; d. April 25 1973.
1954 – 1956
Hayato Ikeda
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1899; d. August 13 1965.
1959 – 1960
Takeo Miki
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1907; d. November 14 1988.
1965 – 1966
Masayoshi Ōhira
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1910; d. June 12 1980.
1968 – 1970
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1970 – 1971
Kakuei Tanaka
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1961.
1971 – 1972
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1918; d. November 29 2019.
1972 – 1974
Sōsuke Uno
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1922; d. May 19 1998.
1983
Seiroku Kajiyama
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1926; d. June 6 2000.
1989
Yoshirō Mori
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1937.
1992 – 1993
Ryutaro Hashimoto
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1937; d. July 1 2006.
1994 – 1996
Ministry of Munitions
Minister of Munitions
Hideki Tojo
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1884; d. December 23 1948.
1943 – 1944
Ministry of the Navy
Minister of the Navy
Admiral Baron Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1852; d. December 8 1933.
1898 – 1906
Admiral Baron Saitō Makoto
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. February 26 1936.
1906 – 1914
Admiral Baron Katō Tomosaburō
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1861; d. August 24 1923.
1915 – 1923
Admiral Keisuke Okada
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1868; d. October 7 1952.
1927 – 1929
Admiral Keisuke Okada
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1868; d. October 7 1952.
1932 – 1933
Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1880; d. April 20 1948.
1937 – 1939
Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1880; d. April 20 1948.
1944 – 1945
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Tanzan Ishibashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1884; d. April 25 1973.
1956
Kakuei Tanaka
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1961.
1957 – 1958
Zenkō Suzuki
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1911; d. July 19 2004.
1960
Kiichi Miyazawa
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1919; d. June 28 2007.
1993
Ministry of War
Minister of War
Prince Katsura Tarō
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1848; d. October 10 1913.
1898 – 1900
Minister of the Army
General Count Terauchi Masatake
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1852; d. November 3 1919.
1902 – 1911
General Baron Tanaka Giichi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1864; d. September 29 1929.
1918 – 1921
General Baron Tanaka Giichi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1864; d. September 29 1929.
1923 – 1924
General Senjūrō Hayashi
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1876; d. February 4 1943.
1934 – 1935
Hideki Tojo
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1884; d. December 23 1948.
1940 – 1944
Naruhito, Prince Higashikuni
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1887; d. January 20 1990.
1945