List of spouses of Prime Ministers of Japan

Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan
Incumbent
Akie Abe
since 26 December 2012
Residence Kantei
Inaugural holder Itō Umeko
Formation 19 October 1900

The Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣夫人, Naikakusōridaijinfujin) is the wife or husband of the Prime Minister of Japan.

Role and duties

The role of the Prime Ministerial Consort is not an official office and as such they are not given a salary or official duties.

Spouse of the Prime Ministers of the State of Japan (1947–present)

Spouse of the Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period (1947–1989)

Spouse Tenure began Tenure ended Prime Minister
30 Kikue Katayama[1]
片山 菊江
Katayama Kikue		 24 May 1947 10 March 1948 Tetsu Katayama
31 Sumi Ashida[2]
芦田 壽美
Ashida Sumi		 10 March 1948 15 October 1948 Hitoshi Ashida
(29) Yukiko Yoshida
吉田 喜代子
Yoshida Yukiko		 15 October 1948 10 December 1954 Shigeru Yoshida
32 Kaoru Hatoyama[3]
鳩山 薫
Kaoru Hatoyama		 10 December 1954 23 December 1956 Ichirō Hatoyama
33 Ume Ishibashi[4]
石橋 うめ
Ishibashi Ume		 23 December 1956 25 February 1957 Tanzan Ishibashi
34 Yoshiko Kishi[5]
岸 良子
Kishi Yoshiko		 25 February 1957 19 July 1960 Nobusuke Kishi
35 Mitsue Ikeda[6]
池田 滿枝
Ikeda Mitsue		 19 July 1960 9 November 1964 Hayato Ikeda
36 Hiroko Satō[7]
佐藤 寛子
Satō Hiroko		 9 November 1964 7 July 1972 Eisaku Satō
37 Hana Tanaka[8]
田中 はな
Tanaka Hana		 7 July 1972 9 December 1974 Kakuei Tanaka
38 Mutsuko Miki[9]
三木 睦子
Miki Mutsuko		 9 December 1974 24 December 1976 Takeo Miki
39 Mie Fukuda[10]
福田 三枝
Fukuda Mie		 24 December 1976 7 December 1978 Takeo Fukuda
40 Shigeko Ōhira[11]
大平 志げ子
Ōhira Shigeko		 7 December 1978 12 June 1980 Masayoshi Ōhira
41 Sachi Suzuki[12]
鈴木 さち
Suzuki Sachi		 12 June 1980 27 November 1982 Zenkō Suzuki
42 Tsutako Nakasone[13]
中曾 根蔦子
Nakasone Tsutako		 27 November 1982 6 November 1987 Yasuhiro Nakasone
43 Naoko Takeshita[14]
竹下 直子
Takeshita Naoko		 6 November 1987 3 June 1989 Noboru Takeshita

Spouse of the Prime Ministers during the Akihito period (1989–present)

Spouse Tenure began Tenure ended Prime Minister
44 Chiyo Uno[15]
宇野 千代
Uno Chiyo		 3 June 1989 10 August 1989 Sōsuke Uno
45 Sachiyo Kaifu[16]
海部 幸世
Kaifu Sachiyo		 10 August 1989 5 November 1991 Toshiki Kaifu
46 Yoko Miyazawa[17]
宮澤 庸子
Miyazawa Yoko		 5 November 1991 9 August 1993 Kiichi Miyazawa
47 Kayoko Hosokawa[18]
細川 佳代子
Hosokawa Kayoko		 9 August 1993 28 April 1994 Morihiro Hosokawa
48 Ayako Hata[19]
羽田 綏子
Hata Ayako		 28 April 1994 30 June 1994 Tsutomu Hata
49 Yoshie Murayama[20]
村山 ヨシヱ
Murayama Yoshie		 30 June 1994 11 January 1996 Tomiichi Murayama
50 Kumiko Hashimoto[21]
橋本 久美子
Hashimoto Kumiko		 11 January 1996 30 July 1998 Ryutaro Hashimoto
51 Chizuko Obuchi[22]
小渕 千鶴子
Obuchi Chizuko		 30 July 1998 5 April 2000 Keizō Obuchi
52 Chieko Mori[23]
森 智恵子
Mori Chieko		 5 April 2000 26 April 2001 Yoshirō Mori
– Vacant 26 April 2001 26 September 2006 Junichirō Koizumi
53 Akie Abe[24]
安倍 昭恵
Abe Akie		 26 September 2006 26 September 2007 Shinzō Abe
54 Kiyoko Fukuda[25]
福田 貴代子
Fukuda Kiyoko		 26 September 2007 24 September 2008 Yasuo Fukuda
55 Chikako Asō[26]
麻生 千賀子
Asō Chikako		 24 September 2008 16 September 2009 Tarō Asō
56 Miyuki Hatoyama[27]
鳩山 幸
Hatoyama Miyuki		 16 September 2009 8 June 2010 Yukio Hatoyama
57 Nobuko Kan[28]
菅 伸子
Kan Nobuko		 8 June 2010 2 September 2011 Naoto Kan
58 Hitomi Noda[29]
野田 仁実
Noda Hitomi		 2 September 2011 26 December 2012 Yoshihiko Noda
(53) Akie Abe
安倍 昭恵
Abe Akie		 26 December 2012 Incumbent Shinzō Abe

References

  1. ↑ Translations on People's Republic of China. JPRS. 1978. p. 93.
  2. ↑ Watanabe, Akio (29 April 2016). The Prime Ministers of Postwar Japan, 1945–1995: Their Lives and Times. Lexington Books. p. 57.
  3. ↑ Itoh, Mayumi (2003). The Hatoyama Dynasty: Japanese Political Leadership Through the Generations. Springer. p. 2.
  4. ↑ Nolte, Sharon H. (1987). Liberalism in Modern Japan: Ishibashi Tanzan and His Teachers, 1905-1960. University of California Press. p. 112.
  5. ↑ Kurzman, Dan (1960). Kishi and Japan: The Search for the Sun. I. Obolensky. p. 85.
  6. ↑ Brown, James Robert (1999). The Ministry of Finance: Bureaucratic Practices and the Transformation of the Japanese Economy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 173.
  7. ↑ Calder, Kent E. (21 February 1991). Crisis and Compensation: Public Policy and Political Stability in Japan, 1949-1986. Princeton University Press. p. 524.
  8. ↑ Schlesinger, Jacob M. (1999). Shadow Shoguns: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Postwar Political Machine. Stanford University Press. p. 29.
  9. ↑ "Japanese activist, ex-first lady Mutsuko Miki dies at 95". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Daily Report: People's Republic of China, Issues 203-211. National Technical Information Service. 1978. p. 4.
  11. ↑ Rothacher, Albrecht (27 July 2016). The Japanese Power Elite. Springer. p. 88.
  12. ↑ Official Gazette. 77. 1981. p. 91.
  13. ↑ Lohr, Steve (27 November 1982). "Man in the News; Japan's New Prime Minister: Yasuhiro Nakasone". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  14. ↑ Haberman, Clyde (20 October 1987). "Man in the News; A 'Step-by-Step' Leader for Japan: Noboru Takeshita". The New York Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  15. ↑ Yunoki, Hiroshi; Numata, Daisuke (1988). 宇野宗佑・全人像 [Sōsuke Uno・Whole Figure] (in Japanese). 行研. p. 121.
  16. ↑ Weisman, Steven R. (9 August 1989). "Man in the News: Toshiki Kaifu; Japan's Troubled Successor". The New York Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  17. ↑ Lee, Hsien Loong (29 June 2007). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Condolence Letter to Mrs. Yoko Miyazawa" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  18. ↑ Japanese Magazine Review. The Office. 1994. p. 35.
  19. ↑ Daily Report: East Asia, Issues 94-104. The Service. 16 May 1994. p. 20.
  20. ↑ Daily Summary of Japanese Press. American Embassy. 1996. p. 17.
  21. ↑ Hashimoto, Kumiko (19 April 2007). "Remarks by Mrs Kumiko Hashimoto, Wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto". World Health Organization. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  22. ↑ Sims, Calvin (15 May 2000). "Keizo Obuchi, Premier Who Brought Stability as Japan's Economy Faltered, Dies at 62". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  23. ↑ Daily Summary of Japanese Press. American Embassy. 2000. p. 38.
  24. ↑ Estepa, Jessica (20 July 2017). "Despite what President Trump said, Japan's Akie Abe does speak English". USA Today. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  25. ↑ "Luncheon hosted by Mrs. Kiyoko Fukuda" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  26. ↑ Daily Summary of Japanese Press. American Embassy. 2006. p. 23.
  27. ↑ "Japan's new first lady says rode UFO to Venus". Reuters. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  28. ↑ Lah, Kyung (23 July 2010). "Japanese PM slammed by wife in new book". CNN. Tokyo. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  29. ↑ "'First lady' Hitomi Noda prefers to stay out of limelight". Japan Today. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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