Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

National Diet of Japan

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House of Representatives
Kijūrō Shidehara

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1872; d. March 10 1951.

Democratic Liberal Party

1949 – 1951

Nobutaka Machimura

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1944; d. June 1 2015.

Liberal Democratic Party

2014 – 2015




House of Peers

Chairman of the Genrōin
Ōki Takatō

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1832; d. September 26 1899.

1880 – 1881

Count Ōki Takatō

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1832; d. September 26 1899.

1885 – 1889


President of the House of Peers
Count Itō Hirobumi

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1841; d. October 26 1909.

Independent

1890 – 1891

Prince Fumimaro Konoe

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1891; d. December 16 1945.

Independent

1933 – 1937