Japanese Prime Minister New

File photo taken in may 2014 shows japanese chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga r posing for a photo with prime minister shinzo abe 2nd from r and other government officials during a ceremony to mark the formation of the cabinet bureau of personnel affairs at the cabinet office.

Japanese prime minister new. Tokyo ap yoshihide suga was elected as the new head of japan s ruling party on monday virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country s next prime minister. The current prime minister of japan is yoshihide suga. On 14 september 2020 he was elected to the presidency of the governing liberal democratic party. Japan s new prime minister is a fixer not a leader abe s right hand man taking power could mean a return to the days of short lived premierships.

The prime minister of japan is the chief of the executive of the government of japan and leader of the cabinet of japan this is a list of prime ministers of japan including those of the empire of japan from when the first japanese prime minister in the modern sense itō hirobumi took office in 1885 until the present day the office is currently held by yoshihide suga. The new japanese prime minister was born in 1948 and graduated from hosei university in 1973 and obtained a bachelor of laws. Suga was a loyal supporter of abe since abe s first stint as prime minister from 2006 to 2007 and he helped abe return to power in 2012 and become japan s longest serving prime minister. Shake up of top ministerial roles expected as ex chief cabient secretary takes limelight.

1 of 7 japan s new prime minister yoshihide suga center in front row poses for a group photo with his cabinet members following the first cabinet meeting at the prime minister s official. New japanese prime minister formally elected to succeed shinzo abe.