The vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党副総裁, Jiyū-Minshutō Fuku Sōsai) is a high-ranking member within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the deputy to the party president.
| Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
|---|---|
| 自由民主党副総裁 | |
 Logo for the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Appointer | President of the Liberal Democratic Party |
| Inaugural holder | Banboku Ōno |
| Formation | 1955 |
The vice president is appointed the president and approved by the LDP Convention. According to the LDP constitution, the vice president assists the president in their duties and acts on their behalf in the event the president cannot fulfill their duties or if the office becomes vacant.[1] The vice president is considered to be a mostly ceremonial role,[2] and has been called by The Japan Times as an effectively being a "pre-retirement job for elder statesmen".[3] The current vice president is Tarō Asō, appointed on 8 October 2021.
List of officeholders edit
| No. | President
(birth–death) |
Portrait | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Office not in use | April 1956 | July 1957 | |
| 1 | Banboku Ōno (1890–1964) |
|
July 1957 | July 1960 |
| - | Office not in use | July 1960 | July 1961 | |
| 2 | Banboku Ōno (1890–1964) |
|
July 1961 | May 1964 |
| 3 | Shojiro Kawashima (1890–1970) |
|
July 1964 | December 1966 |
| - | Office not in use | December 1966 | November 1967 | |
| 4 | Shojiro Kawashima (1890–1970) |
|
November 1967 | November 1970 |
| - | Office not in use | November 1970 | August 1972 | |
| 5 | Etsusaburo Shiina (1898–1979) |
|
August 1972 | December 1976 |
| - | Office not in use | December 1976 | November 1977 | |
| 6 | Funada Naka (1895–1979) |
|
November 1977 | December 1978 |
| 7 | Eiichi Nishimura (1897–1987) |
January 1979 | November 1980 | |
| - | Office not in use | November 1980 | April 1984 | |
| 8 | Susumu Nikaidō (1909–2000) |
|
April 1984 | July 1986 |
| - | Office not in use | July 1986 | January 1992 | |
| 9 | Shin Kanemaru (1914–1996) |
|
January 1992 | August 1992 |
| - | Office not in use | August 1992 | July 1994 | |
| 10 | Keizō Obuchi (1937–2000) |
|
July 1994 | October 1995 |
| - | Office not in use | October 1995 | September 2003 | |
| 11 | Tamisuke Watanuki (b. 1936) |
|
September 2003 | November 2003 |
| - | Office not in use | November 2003 | September 2010 | |
| 12 | Tadamori Ōshima (b. 1946) |
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|
September 2010 | September 2012 |
| 13 | Masahiko Kōmura (b. 1942) |
|
September 2012 | October 2018 |
| - | Office not in use | October 2018 | 8 October 2021 | |
| 14 | Tarō Asō (b. 1940) |
|
8 October 2021 | Incumbent |
References edit
- ^ "LDP Constitution: Chapter II Executive Bodies". Liberal Democratic Party. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Johnston, Eric (22 September 2021). "The LDP's secretary-general: A combination of CEO and diplomat". The Japan Times. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Bosack, Michael MacArthur (2 March 2022). "LDP power broker Taro Aso's fortunes begin to fade". The Japan Times. Retrieved 20 October 2023.