Chairperson of the Japanese Communist Party explained

Post:	Chairperson
Insignia:	Nihon Kyōsantō Logo.svg
Type:	Party leader
Incumbent:	Tomoko Tamura
Incumbentsince:	18 January 2024
Formation:	7 July 1970
Inaugural:	Kenji Miyamoto
Body:	the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party
Insigniacaption:	Logo for the Japanese Communist Party
Native Name:	Japanese: 日本共産党中央委員会幹部会委員長
Deputy:	Vice Chairpersons
Department:	Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party
Termlength:	Two to three years
Flag:	Flag of the Japanese Communist Party.svg
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Japanese Communist Party
Appointer:	Central Committee
Member Of:	Executive Committee of the Central Committee

The is the highest position within the Japanese Communist Party. The current chairperson is Tomoko Tamura, who took office on 10 January 2024.

Elections

The chairperson is elected by the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party, which also elects other members of the executive committee including the vice-chairpersons, and the head of the secretariat.^[1]

History

The Japanese Communist party was founded on 15 July, 1922. The original leadership position of the party was the General Affairs Chief Secretary. The first General Affairs Chief Secretary was Arakawa Katsuzō.

The party was outlawed by the Japanese government in 1923, and was not refounded until 1945 after the end of World War 2, and political reforms under the American Occupation rule. When the party was reformed, the leadership title was changed to General Secretary.

In 1970 the leadership title was changed once again, this time to Chairperson - which is the currently used title.

List of leaders

No.	Photo	Name	Constituency / title	Term of office
				Took office	Left office
General Affairs Chief Secretary (1922–1923)
1		Arahata Katsuzō	None	5 July 1922	1923		Katō To.
							Yamamoto
2		Sakai Toshihiko	None	1923	1923
Party outlawed by the Government
General Secretary (1945–1970)
1		Kyuichi Tokuda	Rep forTokyo 2nd(1946)Tokyo 3rd(1947–1950)	3 December 1945	14 October 1953		Shidehara
							Yoshida
							Katayama
							Ashida
							Yoshida
2		Sanzō Nosaka	Cou forTokyo at-large(1956–1977)	14 October 1953	1 August 1958
							Hatoyama I.
							Ishibashi
							Kishi
3		Kenji Miyamoto	None	1 August 1958	7 July 1970
							Ikeda
							Satō
Chairperson (1970–present)
1		Kenji Miyamoto	Cou forNational PR(1977–1989)	7 July 1970	31 July 1982		Satō
							Tanaka K.
							Miki
							Fukuda T.
							Ōhira
							Ito Acting
							Suzuki Z.
2		Tetsuzo Fuwa	Rep forTokyo 6th	31 July 1982	29 November 1987
							Nakasone
							Takeshita
3		Hiromu Murakami	Rep forOsaka 3rd	29 November 1987	29 May 1989
4		Tetsuzo Fuwa	Rep forTokyo 6th(1969–1996)Tokyo PR block(1996–2003)	29 May 1989	24 November 2000
							Uno
							Kaifu
							Miyazawa
							Hosokawa
							Hata
							Murayama
							Hashimoto
							Obuchi
							Mori
5		Kazuo Shii	Rep forSouthern KantoPR block	24 November 2000	18 January 2024
							Koizumi
							Abe S.
							Fukuda Y.
							Asō
							Hatoyama Y.
							Kan
							Noda
							Abe S.
							Suga
							Kishida
6		Tomoko Tamura	Cou forNational PR	18 January 2024	Incumbent
							Ishiba

References

1. Web site: Constitution of the Japanese Communist Party . 19 September 2022 . Japanese Communist Party.