Leader of the Opposition (Japan) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Leader of the Opposition of Japan野党の指導者 |
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Style | The Honourable |
Inaugural holder | Shigeru Yoshida |
Formation | 24 May 1947 |
The Leader of the Opposition (野党の指導者, Yatō no shidō-sha) is the leader of the largest opposing party to the Japanese government. The role is not an official office.
Leaders of the Opposition of the State of Japan (1947–present)
Leaders of the Opposition during the Shōwa period (1947–1989)
- Under the Shōwa Emperor
No.
(Terms) |
Opposition Leader | Term of office | Political Party | ||||
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Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
1 | Shigeru Yoshida 吉田 茂 Yoshida Shigeru (1878-1967) |
24 May 1947 | 15 October 1948 | 510 | Liberal Party | ||
2 | Tetsu Katayama 片山 哲 Katayama Tetsu (1887-1978) |
15 October 1948 | 16 January 1950 | 458 | Socialist Party | ||
3 | Inejirō Asanuma 浅沼 稲次郎 Asanuma Inejirō (1898-1960) |
16 January 1950 | 19 January 1951 | 368 | Socialist Party | ||
4
(1) |
Mosaburō Suzuki 鈴木 茂三郎 Suzuki Mosaburō (1893-1970) |
19 January 1951 | 18 January 1953 | 730 | Socialist Party | ||
5
(1) |
Jōtarō Kawakami 河上 丈太郎 Kawakami Jōtarō (1889-1965) |
18 January 1953 | 27 February 1955 | 770 | Rightist Socialist Party | ||
4
(2-3) |
Mosaburō Suzuki 鈴木 茂三郎 Suzuki Mosaburō (1893-1970) |
27 February 1955 | 13 October 1955 | 228 | Leftist Socialist Party | ||
13 October 1955 | 23 March 1960 | 1623 | Socialist Party | ||||
3
(2) |
Inejirō Asanuma 浅沼 稲次郎 Asanuma Inejirō (1898-1960) |
23 March 1960 | 12 October 1960 | 203 | Socialist Party | ||
6 | Saburō Eda 江田 三郎 Eda Saburō (1907-1977) |
12 October 1960 | 6 March 1961 | 145 | Socialist Party | ||
5
(2) |
Jōtarō Kawakami 河上 丈太郎 Kawakami Jōtarō (1889-1965) |
6 March 1961 | 6 May 1965 | 1522 | Socialist Party | ||
7 | Kouzou Sasaki 佐々木 更三 Sasaki Kouzou (1900-1985) |
6 May 1965 | 19 August 1967 | 835 | Socialist Party | ||
8 | Seiichi Katsumata 勝間田 清一 Katsumata Seiichi (1908-1989) |
19 August 1967 | 4 October 1968 | 412 | Socialist Party | ||
9 | Tomomi Narita 成田 知巳 Narita Tomomi (1912-1979) |
4 October 1968 | 26 September 1977 | 3279 | Socialist Party | ||
10 | Ichio Asukata 飛鳥田 一雄 Asukata Ichio (1915-1990) |
26 September 1977 | 7 September 1983 | 2172 | Socialist Party | ||
11 | Masashi Ishibashi 石橋 政嗣 Ishibashi Masashi (b. 1924) |
7 September 1983 | 8 September 1986 | 1097 | Socialist Party | ||
12 (1) |
Takako Doi 土井 たか子 Doi Takako (1928-2014) |
8 September 1986 | 7 January 1989 | 852 | Socialist Party |
Leaders of the Opposition during the Heisei period (1989–present)
- Under Emperor Akihito
No.
(Terms) |
Opposition Leader | Term of office | Political Party | ||||
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Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
12
(2) |
Takako Doi 土井 たか子 Doi Takako (1928-2014) |
7 January 1989 | 31 July 1991 | 935 | Socialist Party | ||
13 | Makoto Tanabe 田邊 誠 Makoto Tanabe (1922-2015) |
31 July 1991 | 19 January 1993 | 538 | Socialist Party | ||
14 | Sadao Yamahana 山花 貞夫 Yamahana Sadao (1936-1999) |
19 January 1993 | 9 August 1993 | 202 | Socialist Party | ||
15 | Yōhei Kōno 河野 洋平 Kōno Yōhei (b. 1937) |
9 August 1993 | 30 June 1994 | 325 | Liberal Democratic Party | ||
16 | Toshiki Kaifu 海部 俊樹 Kaifu Toshiki (b. 1931) |
30 June 1994 | 28 December 1995 | 546 | New Frontier Party | ||
17 (1) |
Ichirō Ozawa 小沢 一郎 Ozawa Ichirō (b. 1942) |
28 December 1995 | 31 December 1997 | 720 | New Frontier Party | ||
18 (1) |
Naoto Kan 菅 直人 Kan Naoto (b. 1946) |
31 December 1997 | 25 September 1999 | 633 | Democratic Party (1996–1998)→ Democratic Party (1998–2016) |
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19 (1) |
Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio (b. 1947) |
25 September 1999 | 10 December 2002 | 1172 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | ||
18 (2) |
Naoto Kan 菅 直人 Kan Naoto (b. 1946) |
10 December 2002 | 18 May 2004 | 525 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | ||
20 (1) |
Katsuya Okada 岡田 克也 Okada Katsuya (b. 1953) |
18 May 2004 | 17 September 2005 | 487 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | ||
21 (1) |
Seiji Maehara 前原 誠司 Maehara Seiji (b. 1962) |
17 September 2005 | 7 April 2006 | 202 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | ||
17 (2) |
Ichirō Ozawa 小沢 一郎 Ozawa Ichirō (b. 1942) |
7 April 2006 | 16 May 2009 | 1135 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | ||
19 (2) |
Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio (b. 1947) |
16 May 2009 | 16 September 2009 | 123 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | ||
- | Masatoshi Wakabayashi 若林 正俊 Wakabayashi Masatoshi (b. 1934) (Acting) |
16 September 2009 | 28 September 2009 | 12 | Liberal Democratic Party | ||
22 | Sadakazu Tanigaki 谷垣 禎一 Tanigaki Sadakazu (b. 1945) |
28 September 2009 | 26 September 2012 | 1094 | Liberal Democratic Party | ||
23 | Shinzō Abe 安倍 晋三 Abe Shinzō (b. 1954) |
26 September 2012 | 26 December 2012 | 91 | Liberal Democratic Party | ||
24 | Banri Kaieda 海江田 万里 Kaieda Banri (b. 1949) |
26 December 2012 | 14 December 2014 | 718 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | ||
20 (2) |
Katsuya Okada 岡田 克也 Okada Katsuya (b. 1953) |
14 December 2014 | 1 October 2016 | 657 | Democratic Party (1998–2016)→ Democratic Party (2016–2018) |
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25 | Renhō 村田 蓮舫 Murata Renhō (b. 1967) |
1 October 2016 | 27 July 2017 | 299 | Democratic Party (2016–2018) | ||
21 (2) |
Seiji Maehara 前原 誠司 Maehara Seiji (b. 1962) |
1 September 2017 | 23 October 2017 | 52 | Democratic Party (2016–2018) | ||
26 | Yukio Edano 枝野 幸男 Edano Yukio (b. 1964) |
23 October 2017 | Incumbent | 2567 | Constitutional Democratic Party |
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