Chief Representative of Komeito
| Chief Representative of the Komeito Standing Committee | |
|---|---|
| 公明党常任役員会代表 Kōmeitō Jōnin Yakuin-kai Daihyō | |
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| Komeito Standing Committee | |
| Type | Party leader |
| Appointer | Party Convention |
| Inaugural holder | Kenji Miyamoto |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  | |||
| Obuchi 1998–2000 | ||||||||
| New Peace Party (1998) | ||||||||
| 1 | Takenori Kanzaki (b. 1943) | Rep for | 4 January 1998 | 7 November 1998 | .jpg) | 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 |  | |||
| 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 | .jpg) | |||
References
- ^ "党代表選挙を公告" [Party leadership election announced]. Komeito (in Japanese). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2025-01-04.