Leader of the Opposition (Japan)
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| Leader of the Opposition of Japan 野党の指導者 | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable |
| Inaugural holder | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Formation | 24 May 1947 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
| 1 | 
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Shigeru Yoshida 吉田 茂 Yoshida Shigeru (1878-1967) |
24 May 1947 | 15 October 1948 | 510 | Liberal Party | |
| 2 | 
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Tetsu Katayama 片山 哲 Katayama Tetsu (1887-1978) |
15 October 1948 | 16 January 1950 | 458 | Socialist Party | |
| 3 | 
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Inejirō Asanuma 浅沼 稲次郎 Asanuma Inejirō (1898-1960) |
16 January 1950 | 19 January 1951 | 368 | Socialist Party | |
| 4
(1) |
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Mosaburō Suzuki 鈴木 茂三郎 Suzuki Mosaburō (1893-1970) |
19 January 1951 | 18 January 1953 | 730 | Socialist Party | |
| 5
(1) |
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Jōtarō Kawakami 河上 丈太郎 Kawakami Jōtarō (1889-1965) |
18 January 1953 | 27 February 1955 | 770 | Rightist Socialist Party | |
| 4
(2-3) |
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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) |
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Inejirō Asanuma 浅沼 稲次郎 Asanuma Inejirō (1898-1960) |
23 March 1960 | 12 October 1960 | 203 | Socialist Party | |
| 6 | 
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Saburō Eda 江田 三郎 Eda Saburō (1907-1977) |
12 October 1960 | 6 March 1961 | 145 | Socialist Party | |
| 5
(2) |
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Jōtarō Kawakami 河上 丈太郎 Kawakami Jōtarō (1889-1965) |
6 March 1961 | 6 May 1965 | 1522 | Socialist Party | |
| 7 | 
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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) |
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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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
| 12
(2) |
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Takako Doi 土井 たか子 Doi Takako (1928-2014) |
8 January 1989 | 31 July 1991 | 934 | 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 | 
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Yōhei Kōno 河野 洋平 Kōno Yōhei (b. 1937) |
9 August 1993 | 30 June 1994 | 325 | Liberal Democratic Party | |
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Toshiki Kaifu 海部 俊樹 Kaifu Toshiki (b. 1931) |
30 June 1994 | 28 December 1995 | 546 | New Frontier Party | |
| 17 (1) |
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Ichirō Ozawa 小沢 一郎 Ozawa Ichirō (b. 1942) |
28 December 1995 | 31 December 1997 | 720 | New Frontier Party | |
| 18 (1) |
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Naoto Kan 菅 直人 Kan Naoto (b. 1946) |
31 December 1997 | 25 September 1999 | 633 | Democratic Party (1996–1998)→ Democratic Party (1998–2016) | |
| 19 (1) |
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Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio (b. 1947) |
25 September 1999 | 10 December 2002 | 1172 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | |
| 18 (2) |
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Naoto Kan 菅 直人 Kan Naoto (b. 1946) |
10 December 2002 | 18 May 2004 | 525 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | |
| 20 (1) |
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Katsuya Okada 岡田 克也 Okada Katsuya (b. 1953) |
18 May 2004 | 17 September 2005 | 487 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | |
| 21 (1) |
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Seiji Maehara 前原 誠司 Maehara Seiji (b. 1962) |
17 September 2005 | 7 April 2006 | 202 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | |
| 17 (2) |
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Ichirō Ozawa 小沢 一郎 Ozawa Ichirō (b. 1942) |
7 April 2006 | 16 May 2009 | 1135 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | |
| 19 (2) |
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Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio (b. 1947) |
16 May 2009 | 16 September 2009 | 123 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | |
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Masatoshi Wakabayashi 若林 正俊 Wakabayashi Masatoshi (b. 1934) (Acting) |
16 September 2009 | 28 September 2009 | 12 | Liberal Democratic Party | |
| 22 | 
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Sadakazu Tanigaki 谷垣 禎一 Tanigaki Sadakazu (b. 1945) |
28 September 2009 | 26 September 2012 | 1094 | Liberal Democratic Party | |
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Shinzō Abe 安倍 晋三 Abe Shinzō (b. 1954) |
26 September 2012 | 26 December 2012 | 91 | Liberal Democratic Party | |
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Banri Kaieda 海江田 万里 Kaieda Banri (b. 1949) |
26 December 2012 | 14 December 2014 | 718 | Democratic Party (1998–2016) | |
| 20 (2) |
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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) | |
| 25 | 
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Renhō 村田 蓮舫 Murata Renhō (b. 1967) |
1 October 2016 | 27 July 2017 | 299 | Democratic Party (2016–2018) | |
| 21 (2) |
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Seiji Maehara 前原 誠司 Maehara Seiji (b. 1962) |
1 September 2017 | 23 October 2017 | 52 | Democratic Party (2016–2018) | |
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Yukio Edano 枝野 幸男 Edano Yukio (b. 1964) |
23 October 2017 | 30 April 2019 | 554 | Constitutional Democratic Party (2017-2020) | |
Leaders of the Opposition during the Reiwa period (2019–present)
- Under Emperor Naruhito
| No.
(Terms) |
Opposition Leader | Term of office | Political Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
| 26 |
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Yukio Edano 枝野 幸男 Edano Yukio (b. 1964) |
1 May 2019 | 30 November 2021 | 944 | Constitutional Democratic Party (2017-2020)→ Constitutional Democratic Party | |
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Kenta Izumi 泉 健太 Izumi Kenta (b. 1974) |
30 November 2021 | 23 September 2024 | 1028 | Constitutional Democratic Party | |
| 28 | 
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Yoshihiko Noda 野田 佳彦 Noda Yoshihiko (b. 1957) |
23 September 2024 | Incumbent | 88 | Constitutional Democratic Party | |
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