Japan

Political office-holders

Our database contains 3,486 politicians connected with Japan.

National government
Subnational government
Other
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
local assemblyperson of Japan-1106
member of the Saitama Prefectural Assembly-650
member of the Aichi Prefectural Assembly1533
member of the Chiba Prefectural Assembly-236
member of the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly1530
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly-229
member of the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly-326
member of the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly-324
member of the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly--27
member of the Gunma Prefectural Assembly-322
member of the Mie Prefectural Assembly-520
member of the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly-419
member of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly-319
member of the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly-615
member of the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly-317
member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly-515
member of the Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly-215
member of the Akita Prefectural Assembly-313
member of the Iwate Prefectural Assembly-214
member of the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly-511
member of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly-115
member of the Ehime Prefectural Assembly--15
member of the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly1212
member of the Nagano Prefectural Assembly-114
member of the Toyama Prefectural Assembly-114
member of the Aomori Prefectural Assembly-311
member of the Yamanashi Prefectural Assembly-212
member of the Ōita Prefectural Assembly-211
member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly-111
member of the Niigata Prefectural Assembly-111
member of the Tokushima Prefectural Assembly-111
member of the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly-210
member of the Fukui Prefectural Assembly-19
member of the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly--10
member of the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly--10
member of the Nara Prefectural Assembly-19
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan-82
member of the Shiga Prefectural Assembly1-8
member of the Gifu Prefectural Assembly2-6
member of the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly--8
member of the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly-17
member of the Okayama Prefectural Assembly-17
member of the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly-24
member of the Saga Prefectural Assembly--5
member of the Shimane Prefectural Assembly-14
member of the Tottori Prefectural Assembly--5
municipal council--5
President of the Liberal Democratic Party-32
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission-4-
President of the Constitutional Democratic Party-22
governor of Akita Prefecture--3
governor of Aomori Prefecture-21
governor of Ishikawa Prefecture111
governor of Nagasaki Prefecture-12
Leader of Japan Innovation Party--3
Minister in Charge of Administrative Reform-3-
speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan-21
State Minister for Reconstruction-3-
Vice-President of the House of Councillors-21
Chief Representative of Komeito-11
Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan-11
Executive Committee Chair of the Japanese Communist Party--2
governor of Gifu Prefecture--2
governor of Kumamoto Prefecture--2
governor of Miyagi Prefecture--2
governor of Shiga Prefecture--2
governor of Tottori Prefecture--2
Minister in Charge of Digital Garden City Nation Vision-2-
Political Party Representative-11
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nagasaki--2
vice-mayor of Kyoto-11
Ashibetsu City Council Member-1-
Chair, National Public Safety Commission1--
Director-General of the Forestry Agency-1-
Fukutsu City Council Member-1-
governor of Aichi Prefecture--1
governor of Chiba Prefecture--1
governor of Fukushima Prefecture--1
governor of Gunma Prefecture--1
Governor of Hokkaido--1
governor of Hyōgo Prefecture--1
governor of Kagoshima Prefecture--1
governor of Miyazaki Prefecture--1
governor of Niigata Prefecture--1
governor of Okayama Prefecture--1
governor of Saga Prefecture--1
governor of Toyama Prefecture--1
governor of Yamanashi Prefecture--1
Hannō City Council Member-1-
Hino City Council Member-1-
Itabashi City Assembly Member-1-
Kawaguchi City Council Member-1-
Leader of Democratic Party for the People--1
member of a prefectural assembly-1-
member of Kobe City Council--1
Minister for Cybersecurity-1-
Minister for Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan1--
Minister in charge of preparations for the establishment of the Disaster Management Agency-1-
Minister of New Regional Economy and Life Environment Creation-1-
Minister of State for Digital Reform-1-
Minister of State for Special Missions (Shared Living and Mutual Aid), Cabinet Office-1-
Ogaki City Council Member-1-
president of the Japanese Bishops Conference--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Osaka-1-
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Osaka-Takamatsu--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo--1
Setagaya city assembly councilors--1
Takashima City Council Member-1-
Wage Improvement Officer-1-

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We keep track both of political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

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