Chief Representative of Komeito

The is the highest position within Komeito. The current chief representative is Mitsunari Okamoto, who took office on 3 October 2026.

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.

List of chief representatives No.NameConstituency / titleTerm of officeImage Government/ oppositionTook officeLeft officeNew Komei Party (1994–1998)1Kōshirō IshidaRep forAichi 6th5 December 19949 December 1994Murayama OppositionKomei (1994–1998)1Tomio FujiiTokyo Metropolitan Assemblyfor Shinjuku district5 December 199418 January 1998Murayama OppositionHashimoto 2Toshiko HamayotsuCou forTokyo at-large18 January 19987 November 1998Obuchi New Peace Party (1998)1Takenori KanzakiRep forFukuoka 1st4 January 19987 November 1998Hashimoto OppositionObuchi Reimei Club (1998)1Kazuyoshi ShirahamaCou forOsaka at-large4 January 199818 January 1998Hashimoto OppositionNew Komeito (1998–2014)1Takenori KanzakiRep forFukuoka 1st(1983–2005)Kyushu PR block(2005–2010)7 November 199830 September 2006Obuchi Opposition until 5 October 1999(Obuchi First reshuffled cabinet)Governing coalition from 5 October 1999(Obuchi Second reshuffled cabinet)Mori Koizumi Abe S. 2Akihiro OtaRep forTokyo 12th30 September 20068 September 2009Fukuda Y. Asō 3Natsuo YamaguchiCou forTokyo at-large8 September 200925 September 2014Hatoyama Y. OppositionKan Noda Abe S. Governing coalitionKomeito (2014–present)1Natsuo YamaguchiCou forTokyo at-large25 September 201428 September 2024Abe S. Governing coalitionSuga Kishida 2Keiichi IshiiRep forNorthern Kanto PR block28 September 20249 November 2024Ishiba 3Tetsuo SaitoRep forHiroshima 3rd9 November 202421 January 2026Takaichi Opposition4Toshiko TakeyaCou forTokyo at-large22 January 20263 October 20265Mitsunari OkamotoRep forTokyo PR3 October 2026Incumbent

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