List of spouses of prime ministers of Japan explained

Post:Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan
Native Name:Japanese: 内閣総理大臣夫人
Incumbent:Yuko Kishida
Incumbentsince:4 October 2021
Residence:Kantei
Inaugural:Itō Umeko

This is a list of spouses of prime ministers of Japan. They have all been women.

Role and duties

The role of the prime minister's consort is not an official position, and so they are not given a salary or official duties.

Spouse of the prime ministers of the Japan

No.PortraitNameTenure beganTenure endedPrime minister
1Itō Umeko[1]
伊藤 梅子
22 December 188530 April 1888Itō Hirobumi
2Kuroda Taki[2]
黒田 滝子
30 April 188825 October 1889Kuroda Kiyotaka
3Yamagata Tomoko[3]
山縣 友子
24 December 18896 May 1891Yamagata Aritomo
4Matsukata Masako[4]
松方 満佐子
6 May 18918 August 1892Matsukata Masayoshi
(1)Itō Umeko
伊藤 梅子
8 August 189231 August 1896Itō Hirobumi
(4)Matsukata Masako
松方 満佐子
18 September 189612 January 1898Matsukata Masayoshi
(1)Itō Umeko
伊藤 梅子
12 January 189830 June 1898Itō Hirobumi
5Ōkuma Ayako[5]
大隈 綾子
30 June 18988 November 1898Ōkuma Shigenobu
–Vacant8 November 189819 October 1900Yamagata Aritomo
(1)Itō Umeko
伊藤 梅子
19 October 190010 May 1901Itō Hirobumi
6Katsura Kanako[6]
桂 可那子
2 June 19017 January 1906Katsura Tarō
–Vacant7 January 190614 July 1908Saionji Kinmochi
(6)Katsura Kanako
桂 可那子
14 July 190830 August 1911Katsura Tarō
–Vacant30 August 191121 December 1912Saionji Kinmochi
(6)Katsura Kanako
桂 可那子
21 December 191220 February 1913Katsura Tarō
7Yamamoto Tokiko[7]
山本 登喜子
20 February 191316 April 1914Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
(5)Ōkuma Ayako
大隈 綾子
16 April 19149 October 1916Ōkuma Shigenobu
8Terauchi Taki[8]
寺内 タキ
9 October 191629 September 1918Terauchi Masatake
9Hara Asa[9]
原 淺
29 September 19184 November 1921Hara Takashi
10Takahashi Shina[10]
高橋 志な
13 November 192112 June 1922Takahashi Korekiyo
11Kiyoko Katō[11]
加藤 喜代子
12 June 192224 August 1923Katō Tomosaburō
(7)Yamamoto Tokiko
山本 登喜子
2 September 19237 January 1924Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
12Kiyoura Tōko[12]
清浦 錬子
7 January 192411 June 1924Kiyoura Keigo
13Katō Haruji[13]
加藤 春路
11 June 192428 January 1926Katō Takaaki
14Tokuko Wakatsuki[14]
若槻 德子
28 January 192620 April 1927Wakatsuki Reijirō
15Sute Tanaka[15]
田中 壽天
20 April 19272 July 1929Tanaka Giichi
16Natsu Hamaguchi[16]
濱口 夏
2 July 192914 April 1931Hamaguchi Osachi
(14)Tokuko Wakatsuki
若槻 德子
14 April 193113 December 1931Wakatsuki Reijirō
17Chiyoko Inukai[17]
犬養 千代子
13 December 193115 May 1932Inukai Tsuyoshi
18Haruko Saitō[18]
齋藤 春子
26 May 19328 July 1934Saitō Makoto
–Vacant8 July 19349 March 1936Keisuke Okada
19Shizuko Hirota[19]
廣田 静子
9 March 19362 February 1937Kōki Hirota
20Hatsu Hayashi[20]
林 初治
2 February 19374 June 1937Senjūrō Hayashi
21Chiyoko Konoe[21]
近衞 千代子
4 June 19375 January 1939Fumimaro Konoe
–Vacant5 January 193930 August 1939Hiranuma Kiichirō
22Mitsuko Abe[22]
阿部 みつ子
30 August 193916 January 1940Nobuyuki Abe
23Koma Yonai[23]
米内 こま
16 January 194022 July 1940Mitsumasa Yonai
(21)Chiyoko Konoe
近衞 千代子
22 July 194018 October 1941Fumimaro Konoe
24Katsuko Tōjō[24]
東條 かつ子
17 October 194122 July 1944Hideki Tojo
25Kaoruko Koiso[25]
小磯 馨子
22 July 19447 April 1945Kuniaki Koiso
26Taka Suzuki[26]
鈴木 たか
7 April 194517 August 1945Kantarō Suzuki
27Princess Toshiko Higashikuni[27]
稔彦王妃 聡子内親王
17 August 19459 October 1945Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
28Masako Shidehara[28]
幣原 雅子
9 October 194522 May 1946Kijūrō Shidehara
29Kiyo Yoshida[29]
吉田 喜代
22 May 194624 May 1947Shigeru Yoshida
30Kikue Katayama[30]
片山 菊江
24 May 194710 March 1948Tetsu Katayama
31Sumi Ashida[31]
芦田 壽美
10 March 194815 October 1948Hitoshi Ashida
(29)Kiyo Yoshida
吉田 喜代
15 October 194810 December 1954Shigeru Yoshida
32Kaoru Hatoyama[32]
鳩山 薫
10 December 195423 December 1956Ichirō Hatoyama
33Ume Ishibashi[33]
石橋 うめ
23 December 195625 February 1957Tanzan Ishibashi
34Yoshiko Kishi[34]
岸 良子
25 February 195719 July 1960Nobusuke Kishi
35Mitsue Ikeda[35]
池田 滿枝
19 July 19609 November 1964Hayato Ikeda
36Hiroko Satō[36]
佐藤 寛子
9 November 19647 July 1972Eisaku Satō
37Hana Tanaka[37]
田中 はな
7 July 19729 December 1974Kakuei Tanaka
38Mutsuko Miki[38]
三木 睦子
9 December 197424 December 1976Takeo Miki
39Mie Fukuda[39]
福田 三枝
24 December 19767 December 1978Takeo Fukuda
40Shigeko Ōhira[40]
大平 志げ子
7 December 197812 June 1980Masayoshi Ōhira
41Sachi Suzuki[41]
鈴木 さち
12 June 198027 November 1982Zenkō Suzuki
42Tsutako Nakasone[42]
中曾根　蔦子
27 November 19826 November 1987Yasuhiro Nakasone
43Naoko Takeshita[43]
竹下 直子
6 November 19873 June 1989Noboru Takeshita
44Chiyo Uno[44]
宇野 千代
3 June 198910 August 1989Sōsuke Uno
45Sachiyo Kaifu[45]
海部 幸世
10 August 19895 November 1991Toshiki Kaifu
46Yoko Miyazawa[46]
宮澤 庸子
5 November 19919 August 1993Kiichi Miyazawa
47Kayoko Hosokawa[47]
細川 佳代子
9 August 199328 April 1994Morihiro Hosokawa
48Ayako Hata[48]
羽田 綏子
28 April 199430 June 1994Tsutomu Hata
49Yoshie Murayama[49]
村山 ヨシヱ
30 June 199411 January 1996Tomiichi Murayama
50Kumiko Hashimoto[50]
橋本 久美子
11 January 199630 July 1998Ryutaro Hashimoto
51Chizuko Obuchi[51]
小渕 千鶴子
30 July 19985 April 2000Keizō Obuchi
52Chieko Mori[52]
森 智恵子
5 April 200026 April 2001Yoshirō Mori
–Vacant26 April 200126 September 2006Junichirō Koizumi
53Akie Abe[53]
安倍 昭恵
26 September 200626 September 2007Shinzo Abe
54Kiyoko Fukuda[54]
福田 貴代子
26 September 200724 September 2008Yasuo Fukuda
55Chikako Asō[55]
麻生 千賀子
24 September 200816 September 2009Tarō Asō
56Miyuki Hatoyama[56]
鳩山 幸
16 September 20098 June 2010Yukio Hatoyama
57Nobuko Kan[57]
菅 伸子
8 June 20102 September 2011Naoto Kan
58Hitomi Noda[58]
野田 仁実
2 September 201126 December 2012Yoshihiko Noda
(53)Akie Abe
安倍 昭恵
26 December 201216 September 2020Shinzo Abe
59Mariko Suga
菅 真理子
16 September 20204 October 2021Yoshihide Suga
60Yuko Kishida
岸田 裕子
4 October 2021IncumbentFumio Kishida

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