List of Japanese Prime Ministers by longevity

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This is a list of Japanese Prime Ministers by longevity. It consists of Prime Ministers and Interim Prime Ministers of Japan who have held the office. Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to June 13, 2008.

Rank Prime Minister Date of Birth Date of Death Longevity (years/days)
1 Prince Higashikuni 1887 December 3 1990 January 20 102y 48d
2 Zenko Suzuki 1911 January 11 2004 July 19 93y 189d
3 Kiyoura Keigo 1850 February 14 1942 November 5 92y 264d
4 Saionji Kinmochi 1849 October 23 1940 November 24 91y 29d
5 Tetsu Katayama 1887 July 28 1978 May 30 90y 306d
6 Nobusuke Kishi 1896 November 13 1987 August 7 90y 267d
7 Takeo Fukuda 1905 January 14 1995 July 5 90y 172d
8 Yasuhiro Nakasone 1918 May 27 90y 17d
9 Matsukata Masayoshi 1835 February 25 1924 July 2 89y 127d
10 Shigeru Yoshida 1878 September 22 1967 October 20 89y 28d
11 Tanzan Ishibashi 1884 September 25 1973 April 25 88y 212d
12 Kiichi Miyazawa 1919 October 8 2007 June 28 87y 263d
13 Kiichiro Hiranuma 1867 September 28 1952 August 22 84y 328d
14 Keisuke Okada 1868 January 20 1952 October 17 84y 270d
15 Tomiichi Murayama 1924 March 3 84y 102d
16 Okuma Shigenobu 1838 February 16 1922 January 10 83y 328d
17 Wakatsuki Reijirō 1866 March 21 1949 November 20 83y 244d
18 Yamagata Aritomo 1838 June 14 1922 February 1 83d 232d
19 Takeo Miki 1907 March 17 1988 November 4 81d 232d
20 Korekiyo Takahashi 1854 July 27 1936 February 26 81y 214d
21 Yamamoto Gonnohyoe 1852 November 26 1933 December 8 81y 12d
22 Koki Hirota 1878 February 14 1948 December 23 80y 312d
23 Masayoshi Ito (acting) 1913 December 15 1994 May 20 80y 156d
24 Kantaro Suzuki 1867 December 24 1948 April 17 80y 114d
25 Shidehara Kijuro 1872 August 11 1951 March 10 78y 211d
26 Nobuyuki Abe 1875 November 24 1953 September 7 77y 287d
27 Toshiki Kaifu 1931 January 2 77y 163d
28 Makoto Saito 1858 October 27 1936 February 26 77y 122d
29 Inukai Tsuyoshi 1855 April 20 1932 May 15 77y 25d
30 Noboru Takeshita 1924 February 26 June 19 2000 76y 113d
31 Ichirō Hatoyama 1883 January 1 1959 March 7 76y 65d
32 Sōsuke Uno 1922 August 27 1998 May 19 75y 265d
33 Kakuei Tanaka 1918 May 4 1993 December 16 75y 226d
34 Eisaku Sato 1901 March 27 1975 June 3 74y 68d
35 Tsutomu Hata 1935 August 24 72y 294d
36 Yasuo Fukuda 1936 July 16 71y 333d
37 Hitoshi Ashida 1887 November 15 1959 June 20 71y 217d
38 Yoshiro Mori 1937 July 14 70y 335d
39 Kuniaki Koiso 1880 March 22 1950 November 3 70y 226d
40 Morihiro Hosokawa 1938 January 14 70y 151d
41 Uchida Kosai (acting) 1875 November 17 1936 March 12 70y 115d
42 Masayoshi Ohira 1910 March 12 1980 June 12 70y 92d
43 Ryutaro Hashimoto 1937 July 29 2006 July 1 68y 337d
44 Mitsumasa Yonai 1880 March 2 1948 April 20 68y 49d
45 Prince Itō Hirobumi 1841 October 16 1909 October 26 68y 10d
46 Masatake Terauchi 1852 February 5 1919 November 3 67y 271d
47 Senjuro Hayashi 1876 February 23 1943 February 4 66y 346d
48 Junichiro Koizumi 1942 January 8 66y 157d
49 Kato Takaaki 1860 January 3 1926 January 28 66y 25d
50 Katsura Tarō 1848 January 4 1913 October 10 65y 279d
51 Hara Takashi 1856 February 9 1921 November 4 65y 268d
52 Hayato Ikeda 1899 December 3 1965 August 13 65y 253d
53 Tanaka Giichi 1864 June 22 1929 September 29 65y 99d
54 Hideki Tojo 1884 December 30 1948 December 23 63y 358d
55 Keizo Obuchi 1937 June 25 2000 May 14 62y 323d
56 Kato Tomosaburo 1861 February 22 1923 August 24 62y 183d
57 Hamaguchi Osachi 1870 April 1 1931 August 26 61y 147d
58 Kiyotaka Kuroda 1840 October 16 1900 August 23 59y 311d
59 Fumimaro Konoe 1891 October 12 1945 December 16 54y 68d
60 Sanjo Sanetomi (acting) 1837 March 13 1891 February 28 53y 352d
61 Shinzo Abe 1954 September 21 53y 266d

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