List of spouses of Prime Ministers of Japan

Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan
Incumbent Akie Abe since 26 December 2012
Residence	Kantei
Inaugural holder	Itō Umeko
Formation	19 October 1900

The Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣夫人 Naikakusōridaijinfujin) is the wife or husband of the Prime Minister of Japan.

Role and duties

The role of the Prime Ministerial Consort is not an official office and as such they are not given a salary or official duties.

Spouse of the Prime Ministers of the State of Japan (1947–present)

Spouse of the Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period (1947–1989)

• Under the Shōwa Emperor

	Spouse	Tenure began	Tenure ended	Prime Minister
33	Kikue Katayama 片山 菊江 Katayama Kikue	24 May 1947	10 March 1948	Tetsu Katayama
34	Hisami Ashida 芦田 壽美 Ashida Hisami	10 March 1948	15 October 1948	Hitoshi Ashida
(32)	Yukiko Yoshida 吉田 喜代子 Yoshida Yukiko	15 October 1948	10 December 1954	Shigeru Yoshida
35	Kaoru Hatoyama 鳩山 薫 Kaoru Hatoyama	10 December 1954	23 December 1956	Ichirō Hatoyama
36	Ume Ishibashi 石橋 うめ Ishibashi Ume	23 December 1956	25 February 1957	Tanzan Ishibashi
37	Yoshiko Kishi 岸 良子 Kishi Yoshiko	25 February 1957	19 July 1960	Nobusuke Kishi
38	Mitsue Ikeda 池田 滿枝 Ikeda Mitsue	19 July 1960	9 November 1964	Hayato Ikeda
39	Hiroko Satō 佐藤 寛子 Satō Hiroko	9 November 1964	7 July 1972	Eisaku Satō
40	Hana Tanaka 田中 はな Tanaka Hana	7 July 1972	9 December 1974	Kakuei Tanaka
41	Mutsuko Miki 三木 睦子 Miki Mutsuko	9 December 1974	24 December 1976	Takeo Miki
42	Mie Fukuda 福田 三枝 Fukuda Mie	24 December 1976	7 December 1978	Takeo Fukuda
43	Shigeko Ōhira 大平 志げ子 Ōhira Shigeko	7 December 1978	12 June 1980	Masayoshi Ōhira
44	Sachi Suzuki 鈴木 さち Suzuki Sachi	12 June 1980	27 November 1982	Zenkō Suzuki
45	Tsutako Nakasone 中曾 根蔦子 Nakasone Tsutako	27 November 1982	6 November 1987	Yasuhiro Nakasone
46	Naoko Takeshita 竹下 直子 Takeshita Naoko	6 November 1987	3 June 1989	Noboru Takeshita

Spouse of the Prime Ministers during the Akihito period (1989–present)

• Under Emperor Akihito

	Spouse	Tenure began	Tenure ended	Prime Minister
47	Chiyo Uno 宇野 千代 Uno Chiyo	3 June 1989	10 August 1989	Sōsuke Uno
48	Sachiyo Kaifu 海部 幸世 Kaifu Sachiyo	10 August 1989	5 November 1991	Toshiki Kaifu
49	Yoko Miyazawa 宮澤 庸子 Miyazawa Yoko	5 November 1991	9 August 1993	Kiichi Miyazawa
50	Kayoko Hosokawa 細川 佳代子 Hosokawa Kayoko	9 August 1993	28 April 1994	Morihiro Hosokawa
51	Ayako Hata 羽田 綏子 Hata Ayako	28 April 1994	30 June 1994	Tsutomu Hata
52	Yoshie Murayama 村山 ヨシヱ Murayama Yoshie	30 June 1994	11 January 1996	Tomiichi Murayama
53	Kumiko Hashimoto 橋本 久美子 Hashimoto Kumiko	11 January 1996	30 July 1998	Ryutaro Hashimoto
54	Chizuko Obuchi 小渕 千鶴子 Obuchi Chizuko	30 July 1998	5 April 2000	Keizō Obuchi
55	Chieko Mori 森 智恵子 Mori Chieko	5 April 2000	26 April 2001	Yoshirō Mori
–	Vacant	26 April 2001	26 September 2006	Junichirō Koizumi
56	Akie Abe 安倍 昭恵 Abe Akie	26 September 2006	26 September 2007	Shinzō Abe
57	Kiyoko Fukuda 福田 貴代子 Fukuda Kiyoko	26 September 2007	24 September 2008	Yasuo Fukuda
58	Chikako Asō 麻生 千賀子 Asō Chikako	24 September 2008	16 September 2009	Tarō Asō
59	Miyuki Hatoyama 鳩山 幸 Hatoyama Miyuki	16 September 2009	8 June 2010	Yukio Hatoyama
60	Nobuko Kan 菅 伸子 Kan Nobuko	8 June 2010	2 September 2011	Naoto Kan
61	Hitomi Noda 野田 仁実 Noda Hitomi	2 September 2011	26 December 2012	Yoshihiko Noda
(56)	Akie Abe 安倍 昭恵 Abe Akie	26 December 2012	Incumbent	Shinzō Abe

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