The chief representative of Komeito (Japanese: 公明党代表, Hepburn: Kōmeitō Daihyō) is the highest position within Komeito. The current chief representative is Tetsuo Saito, who took office on 9 November 2024.
Election
The chief representative is elected by the Party Convention. To run for the leadership election, a candidate must be recommended by at least 10 Komeito members of the National Diet and submit a prescribed document outlining their candidacy aspirations and basic policies. Afterwards, the Party Convention delegates vote to elect the leader.[1]
List of chief representatives
No. | Name
(Birth–death) |
Constituency / title | Term of office | Image | Prime Minister (term) | Government/
opposition | ||
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Took office | Left office | |||||||
New Komei Party (1994–1998) | ||||||||
1 | Kōshirō Ishida
(1930–2006) |
Rep for | 5 December 1994 | 9 December 1994 | ![]() |
Murayama 1994–96 | Opposition | |
Komei (1994–1998) | ||||||||
1 | Tomio Fujii
(1924–2021) |
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
for Shinjuku district |
5 December 1994 | 18 January 1998 | ![]() |
Murayama 1994–96 | Opposition | |
Hashimoto 1996–98 | ||||||||
2 | Toshiko Hamayotsu
(1945–2020) |
Cou for | 18 January 1998 | 7 November 1998 | ![]() |
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Obuchi 1998–2000 | ||||||||
New Peace Party (1998) | ||||||||
1 | Takenori Kanzaki
(b. 1943) |
Rep for | 4 January 1998 | 7 November 1998 | ![]() |
Hashimoto 1996–98 | Opposition | |
Obuchi 1998–2000 | ||||||||
Reimei Club (1998) | ||||||||
1 | Kazuyoshi Shirahama
(b. 1947) |
Cou for | 4 January 1998 | 18 January 1998 | Hashimoto 1996–98 | Opposition | ||
New Komeito (1998–2014) | ||||||||
1 | Takenori Kanzaki
(b. 1943) |
Rep for
Fukuoka 1st (1983–2005) Kyushu PR block (2005–2010) |
7 November 1998 | 30 September 2006 | ![]() |
Obuchi 1998–2000 | Opposition
until 5 October 1999 (Obuchi First reshuffled cabinet) | |
Governing coalition
since 5 October 1999 (Obuchi Second reshuffled cabinet) | ||||||||
Mori 2000–01 | ||||||||
Koizumi 2001–06 | ||||||||
Abe S. 2006–07 | ||||||||
2 | Akihiro Ota
(b. 1945) |
Rep for | 30 September 2006 | 8 September 2009 | ![]() |
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Fukuda Y. 2007–08 | ||||||||
Asō 2008–09 | ||||||||
3 | Natsuo Yamaguchi
(b. 1952) |
Cou for | 8 September 2009 | 25 September 2014 | ![]() |
Hatoyama Y. 2009–10 | Opposition | |
Kan 2010–11 | ||||||||
Noda 2011–12 | ||||||||
Abe S. 2012–20 | Governing coalition | |||||||
Komeito (2014–present) | ||||||||
1 | Natsuo Yamaguchi
(b. 1952) |
Cou for | 25 September 2014 | 28 September 2024 | ![]() |
Abe S. 2012–20 | Governing coalition | |
Suga 2020–2021 | ||||||||
Kishida 2021–2024 | ||||||||
2 | Keiichi Ishii
(b. 1958) |
Rep for | 28 September 2024 | 9 November 2024 | ![]() |
Ishiba 2024–present | ||
3 | Tetsuo Saito
(b. 1952) |
Rep for | 9 November 2024 | Incumbent | ![]() |
References
- ^ "党代表選挙を公告" [Party leadership election announced]. Komeito (in Japanese). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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