Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan?
Prime Minister of Japan
To date, 62 people have served this position. The current Prime Minister is Shinzō Abe, who re-took office on December 26, 2012. He is the first former Prime Minister to return to office since 1948, and the 5th longest serving Prime Minister to date.
Minoru Terada
Terada's wife Keiko is a granddaughter of Hayato Ikeda, former Prime minister of Japan. He was elected for the first time in 2004, when he left the ministry after the death of his uncle on January 28; Yukihiko Ikeda, LDP, was a former Foreign Minister, and the son-in-law of Hayato Ikeda.