The is the highest position within

Komeito , formerly New Komeito (NKP) and commonly referred to as simply Komei, is a political party in Japan founded by the leader of Soka Gakkai, Daisaku Ikeda, in 1964. It is generally considered centrist and socially conservative. Since 2012, i ...

. The current chief representative is

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, who took office on 9 November 2024.

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

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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

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Toshiko Hamayotsu was a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) from 1992 to 2010. Early life She was born in Taipei, Taiwan (then under Japanese administration) and grad ...

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Takenori Kanzaki is a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives as a member of the Komeito Party. He was born in Tianjin, China during the time part of China was under Japanese occupation. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected ...

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Natsuo Yamaguchi is a Japanese politician who served as the chief representative of Komeito from 2009 to 2024. He is a member of the House of Councillors since 2001 and previously served in the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1996. Early life A native of ...

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, - , style="background-color: " , , style="font-weight:normal" , Kishida , - , 2 ,

Keiichi Ishii is a Japanese politician who served as the chief representative of Komeito in 2024. He previously served as secretary general of the party from 2020 to 2024, and as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under Prime Minister Shi ...

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References

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