President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

To be a candidate for the president, one must be an LDP member of the National Diet and must receive at least 20 nominations from other LDP members of the National Diet. The LDP selects its leader via a two-round election involving both LDP members of the Diet and dues-paying party members from across Japan. In the first round, all LDP members of the Diet cast one vote while party member votes are translated proportionally into votes equaling the other half of the total ballots. Term limits According to Article 81 of the LDP Constitution, the president's term of office is three years, renewable twice consecutively. Limits have fluctuated over the years since LDP's founding (The latest revision was made by Shinzo Abe): == Powers ==

According to the LDP constitution, the president "shall assume supreme responsibility for the Party, and represent and oversee the Party". The president appoints the secretary-general, members of Finance Committee, and the director of the Forward Policy Study Unit, all with the approval of the General Council. The president also appoints the chairpersons of the Party Organization Headquarters, the Public Relations Headquarters, the Policy Research Council, the Election Strategy Council, and the Personnel Committee, as well as the director of the Forward Policy Study Unit, all with the approval of the General Council. The president can optionally appoint a vice president with the approval of the Party Convention. The president is ex officio the director-general of the Party's Election Strategy Headquarters, tasked with formulating the LDP's election strategies, and the chancellor of the Central Institute of Politics. == Presidents of the party ==

Bold indicates the winners. == Timeline ==