Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan | |
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Residence | Kantei |
Inaugural holder | Itō Umeko |
Formation | 19 October 1900 |
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 | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Prime Minister | |
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1 | Itō Umeko[1] 伊藤 梅子 Itō Umeko |
22 December 1885 | 30 April 1888 | Itō Hirobumi |
2 | Kuroda Taki[2] 黑田 滝 Kuroda Taki |
30 April 1888 | 25 October 1889 | Kuroda Kiyotaka |
3 | Yamagata Tomoko[3] 山縣 友子 Yamagata Tomoko |
24 December 1889 | 6 May 1891 | Yamagata Aritomo |
4 | Matsukata Masako[4] 松方 滿佐子 Matsukata Masako |
6 May 1891 | 8 August 1892 | Matsukata Masayoshi |
(1) | Itō Umeko 伊藤 梅子 Itō Umeko |
8 August 1892 | 31 August 1896 | Itō Hirobumi |
(4) | Matsukata Masako 松方 滿佐子 Matsukata Masako |
18 September 1896 | 12 January 1898 | Matsukata Masayoshi |
(1) | Itō Umeko 伊藤 梅子 Itō Umeko |
12 January 1898 | 30 June 1898 | Itō Hirobumi |
5 | Ōkuma Ayako[5] 大隈 綾子 Ōkuma Ayako |
30 June 1898 | 8 November 1898 | Ōkuma Shigenobu |
(3) | Yamagata Tomoko 山縣 友子 Yamagata Tomoko |
8 November 1898 | 19 October 1900 | Yamagata Aritomo |
(1) | Itō Umeko 伊藤 梅子 Itō Umeko |
19 October 1900 | 10 May 1901 | Itō Hirobumi |
6 | Katsura Kanako[6] 桂 可那子 Katsura Kanako |
2 June 1901 | 7 January 1906 | Katsura Tarō |
- | Vacant | 7 January 1906 | 14 July 1908 | Saionji Kinmochi |
6 | Katsura Kanako 桂 可那子 Katsura Kanako |
14 July 1908 | 30 August 1911 | Katsura Tarō |
- | Vacant | 30 August 1911 | 21 December 1912 | Saionji Kinmochi |
Spouse | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Prime Minister | |
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6 | Katsura Kanako 桂 可那子 Katsura Kanako |
21 December 1912 | 20 February 1913 | Katsura Tarō |
7 | Yamamoto Tokiko[7] 山本 登喜子 Yamamoto Tokiko |
20 February 1913 | 16 April 1914 | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe |
(5) | Ōkuma Ayako 大隈 綾子 Ōkuma Ayako |
16 April 1914 | 9 October 1916 | Ōkuma Shigenobu |
8 | Terauchi Takiko[8] 寺内 タキコ Terauchi Takiko |
9 October 1916 | 29 September 1918 | Terauchi Masatake |
9 | Hara Asa[9] 原 淺 Hara Asa |
29 September 1918 | 4 November 1921 | Hara Takashi |
10 | Takahashi Shina[10] 高橋 志な Takahashi Shina |
13 November 1921 | 12 June 1922 | Takahashi Korekiyo |
11 | Kiyoko Katō[11] 加藤 喜代子 Katō Kiyoko |
12 June 1922 | 24 August 1923 | Katō Tomosaburō |
(7) | Yamamoto Tokiko 山本 登喜子 Yamamoto Tokiko |
2 September 1923 | 7 January 1924 | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe |
12 | Kiyoura Tōko[12] 清浦 錬子 Kiyoura Tōko |
7 January 1924 | 11 June 1924 | Kiyoura Keigo |
13 | Katō Haruji[13] 加藤 春路 Katō Haruji |
11 June 1924 | 28 January 1926 | Katō Takaaki |
14 | Tokuko Wakatsuki[14] 若槻 德子 Wakatsuki Tokuko |
28 January 1926 | 20 April 1927 | Wakatsuki Reijirō |
Spouse | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Prime Minister | |
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15 | Sute Tanaka[15] 田中 壽天 Tanaka Sute |
20 April 1927 | 2 July 1929 | Tanaka Giichi |
16 | Natsu Hamaguchi[16] 濱口 夏 Hamaguchi Natsu |
2 July 1929 | 14 April 1931 | Osachi Hamaguchi |
(14) | Tokuko Wakatsuki 若槻 德子 Wakatsuki Tokuko |
14 April 1931 | 13 December 1931 | Wakatsuki Reijirō |
17 | Chiyoko Inukai[17] 犬養 千代子 Inukai Chiyoko |
13 December 1931 | 15 May 1932 | Inukai Tsuyoshi |
18 | Haruko Saitō[18] 齋藤 春子 Saitō Haruko |
26 May 1932 | 8 July 1934 | Saitō Makoto |
- | Vacant | 8 July 1934 | 9 March 1936 | Keisuke Okada |
19 | Shizuko Hirota[19] 廣田 静子 Hirota Shizuko |
9 March 1936 | 2 February 1937 | Kōki Hirota |
20 | Hatsu Hayashi[20] 林 初治 Hayashi Hatsu |
2 February 1937 | 4 June 1937 | Senjūrō Hayashi |
21 | Chiyoko Konoe[21] 近衞 千代子 Konoe Chiyoko |
4 June 1937 | 5 January 1939 | Fumimaro Konoe |
- | Vacant | 5 January 1939 | 30 August 1939 | Hiranuma Kiichirō |
22 | Mitsuko Abe[22] 阿部 みつ子 Abe Mitsuko |
30 August 1939 | 16 January 1940 | Nobuyuki Abe |
23 | Koma Yonai[23] 米内 こま Yonai Koma |
16 January 1940 | 22 July 1940 | Mitsumasa Yonai |
(21) | Chiyoko Konoe 近衞 千代子 Konoe Chiyoko |
22 July 1940 | 18 October 1941 | Fumimaro Konoe |
24 | Katsuko Tōjō[24] 東條 かつ子 Tōjō Katsuko |
17 October 1941 | 22 July 1944 | Hideki Tōjō |
25 | Kaoruko Koiso[25] 小磯 馨子 Koiso Kaoruko |
22 July 1944 | 7 April 1945 | Kuniaki Koiso |
26 | Taka Suzuki[26] 鈴木 たか Suzuki Taka |
7 April 1945 | 17 August 1945 | Kantarō Suzuki |
27 | Toshiko Higashikuni[27] 東久邇 聡子 Higashikuni Toshiko |
17 August 1945 | 9 October 1945 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni |
28 | Masako Shidehara[28] 幣原 雅子 Shidehara Masako |
9 October 1945 | 22 May 1946 | Kijūrō Shidehara |
29 | Kiyoko Yoshida[29] 吉田 喜代子 Yoshida Kiyoko |
22 May 1946 | 24 May 1947 | Shigeru Yoshida |
Spouse | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Prime Minister | |
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30 | Kikue Katayama[30] 片山 菊江 Katayama Kikue |
24 May 1947 | 10 March 1948 | Tetsu Katayama |
31 | Sumi Ashida[31] 芦田 壽美 Ashida Sumi |
10 March 1948 | 15 October 1948 | Hitoshi Ashida |
(29) | Kiyoko Yoshida 吉田 喜代子 Yoshida Kiyoko |
15 October 1948 | 10 December 1954 | Shigeru Yoshida |
32 | Kaoru Hatoyama[32] 鳩山 薫 Kaoru Hatoyama |
10 December 1954 | 23 December 1956 | Ichirō Hatoyama |
33 | Ume Ishibashi[33] 石橋 うめ Ishibashi Ume |
23 December 1956 | 25 February 1957 | Tanzan Ishibashi |
34 | Yoshiko Kishi[34] 岸 良子 Kishi Yoshiko |
25 February 1957 | 19 July 1960 | Nobusuke Kishi |
35 | Mitsue Ikeda[35] 池田 滿枝 Ikeda Mitsue |
19 July 1960 | 9 November 1964 | Hayato Ikeda |
36 | Hiroko Satō[36] 佐藤 寛子 Satō Hiroko |
9 November 1964 | 7 July 1972 | Eisaku Satō |
37 | Hana Tanaka[37] 田中 はな Tanaka Hana |
7 July 1972 | 9 December 1974 | Kakuei Tanaka |
38 | Mutsuko Miki[38] 三木 睦子 Miki Mutsuko |
9 December 1974 | 24 December 1976 | Takeo Miki |
39 | Mie Fukuda[39] 福田 三枝 Fukuda Mie |
24 December 1976 | 7 December 1978 | Takeo Fukuda |
40 | Shigeko Ōhira[40] 大平 志げ子 Ōhira Shigeko |
7 December 1978 | 12 June 1980 | Masayoshi Ōhira |
41 | Sachi Suzuki[41] 鈴木 さち Suzuki Sachi |
12 June 1980 | 27 November 1982 | Zenkō Suzuki |
42 | Tsutako Nakasone[42] 中曾 根蔦子 Nakasone Tsutako |
27 November 1982 | 6 November 1987 | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
43 | Naoko Takeshita[43] 竹下 直子 Takeshita Naoko |
6 November 1987 | 3 June 1989 | Noboru Takeshita |
Spouse | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Prime Minister | |
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44 | Chiyo Uno[44] 宇野 千代 Uno Chiyo |
3 June 1989 | 10 August 1989 | Sōsuke Uno |
45 | Sachiyo Kaifu[45] 海部 幸世 Kaifu Sachiyo |
10 August 1989 | 5 November 1991 | Toshiki Kaifu |
46 | Yoko Miyazawa[46] 宮澤 庸子 Miyazawa Yōko |
5 November 1991 | 9 August 1993 | Kiichi Miyazawa |
47 | Kayoko Hosokawa[47] 細川 佳代子 Hosokawa Kayoko |
9 August 1993 | 28 April 1994 | Morihiro Hosokawa |
48 | Ayako Hata[48] 羽田 綏子 Hata Ayako |
28 April 1994 | 30 June 1994 | Tsutomu Hata |
49 | Yoshie Murayama[49] 村山 ヨシヱ Murayama Yoshie |
30 June 1994 | 11 January 1996 | Tomiichi Murayama |
50 | Kumiko Hashimoto[50] 橋本 久美子 Hashimoto Kumiko |
11 January 1996 | 30 July 1998 | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
51 | Chizuko Obuchi[51] 小渕 千鶴子 Obuchi Chizuko |
30 July 1998 | 5 April 2000 | Keizō Obuchi |
52 | Chieko Mori[52] 森 智恵子 Mori Chieko |
5 April 2000 | 26 April 2001 | Yoshirō Mori |
– | None | 26 April 2001 | 26 September 2006 | Junichirō Koizumi |
53 | Akie Abe[53] 安倍 昭恵 Abe Akie |
26 September 2006 | 26 September 2007 | Shinzō Abe |
54 | Kiyoko Fukuda[54] 福田 貴代子 Fukuda Kiyoko |
26 September 2007 | 24 September 2008 | Yasuo Fukuda |
55 | Chikako Asō[55] 麻生 千賀子 Asō Chikako |
24 September 2008 | 16 September 2009 | Tarō Asō |
56 | Miyuki Hatoyama[56] 鳩山 幸 Hatoyama Miyuki |
16 September 2009 | 8 June 2010 | Yukio Hatoyama |
57 | Nobuko Kan[57] 菅 伸子 Kan Nobuko |
8 June 2010 | 2 September 2011 | Naoto Kan |
58 | Hitomi Noda[58] 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 | 16 September 2020 | Shinzō Abe |
Spouse | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Prime Minister | |
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59 | Mariko Suga 菅 真理子 Suga Mariko |
16 September 2020 | 4 October 2021 | Yoshihide Suga |
60 | Yuko Kishida 岸田 裕子 Kishida Yuko |
4 October 2021 | Incumbent | Fumio Kishida |