List of presidents of the House of Councillors (Japan)

List of presidents (gichō) and vice presidents (fuku-gichō) of the House of Councillors.

Presidents of the House of Councillors

 
The residence of the President of the House of Councillors (Sangiin gichō kōtei) in Nagatachō, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo is mainly used for official occasions such as reception of state guests. The residence of the Vice President is located in Azabu-Nagasakachō in Minato ward.
Name Party Entered Office Left Office
Tsuneo Matsudaira Ryokufūkai May 20, 1947 November 14, 1949
Naotake Satō Ryokufūkai November 15, 1949 May 19, 1953
Yahachi Kawai Ryokufūkai May 19, 1953 April 3, 1956
Tsuruhei Matsuno Ryokufūkai April 3, 1956 August 6, 1962
Yūzō Shigemune LDP August 6, 1962 July 17, 1971
Kenzō Kōno LDP (Ind.) July 17, 1971 July 3, 1977
Ken Yasui LDP July 28, 1977 July 7, 1980
Masatoshi Tokunaga LDP July 17, 1980 July 9, 1983
Mutsuo Kimura LDP July 18, 1983 July 22, 1986
Masaaki Fujita LDP July 22, 1986 September 30, 1988
Yoshihiro Tsuchiya LDP September 30, 1988 October 4, 1991
Yūji Osada LDP October 4, 1991 July 9, 1992
Bunbē Hara LDP August 7, 1992 July 22, 1995
Jūrō Saitō LDP August 4, 1995 October 19, 2000
Yutaka Inoue LDP October 19, 2000 April 22, 2002
Hiroyuki Kurata LDP April 22, 2002 July 30, 2004
Chikage Ōgi LDP July 30, 2004 July 28, 2007
Satsuki Eda DPJ July 28, 2007 July 25, 2010
Takeo Nishioka DPJ July 30, 2010 November 5, 2011
Kenji Hirata DPJ November 14, 2011 July 28, 2013
Masaaki Yamazaki LDP August 2, 2013 July 25, 2016
Chūichi Date LDP August 1, 2016 July 28, 2019
Akiko Santō LDP August 1, 2019 August 4, 2022
Hidehisa Otsuji LDP August 4, 2022 Incumbent

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