2001 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election

Political leadership election in Japan October 2025October 2025 2001 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election 自民党Logo.svg legislative 2000 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election 2000 2003 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election 2003 2001 04 24 y LDP MPs Party members Total Junichiro Koizumi 20010426 (cropped 2).jpg Junichiro Koizumi Kanagawa 11th 438C15 175 (50.58%) 123 (89.13%) 298 (61.57%) Ryutaro Hashimoto cropped 2 Ryutaro Hashimoto 19960111.jpg Ryutaro Hashimoto Okayama 4th 43b3ae 140 (40.46%) 15 (10.87%) 155 (32.02%) Tarō Asō 20031119.jpg Taro Aso Fukuoka 8th F2BA42 31 (8.96%) 0 (0.00%) 31 (6.41%) Shizuka Kamei 1996.jpg Shizuka Kamei Hiroshima 6th FF7900 - - Withdrew President Yoshirō Mori Junichiro Koizumi The 2001 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election was held on 24 April 2001 to elect the President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. Overview On 10 March 2001, Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori summoned the five top LDP officials to his office. At this meeting, Mori stated that "we will bring forward this autumn's LDP presidential election", effectively announcing his resignation.『平成政治史 2』 162-163 On March 13, at the LDP convention held at the Nippon Budokan, Mori announced, "We will hold an early presidential election".山崎拓 2016-07-29 山崎拓がいま明かす、「小泉純一郎総理誕生秘録」 https://gendai.media/articles/-/49298 2020-09-06 現代ビジネス ja With the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election looming in June, the LDP's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members issued a protest statement expressing dissatisfaction with Mori's "confusing resignation announcement". However, with the convention over, the LDP began the process of electing the next president.『平成政治史 2』 162-163 Koizumi was elected. As the election had occurred only to fill remainder of Mori's term, Koizumi's term would expire in September 2001.October 2025 Mori asked Koga to "increase the local votes," and Koga replied, "I'll do it because it's the president's order," increasing the prefectural vote count from one to three.五百旗頭真、伊藤元重、薬師寺克行 『森喜朗　自民党と政権交代』 朝日新聞社、2007年、276頁。978-4022503381 Shizuka Kamei, who had been running, concluded a policy agreement with Junichiro Koizumi and withdrew from the general election, supporting Koizumi instead (though after the election, Koizumi unilaterally reneged on all policy agreements).Kamei Shizuka Shizuka Kamei 晋三よ! 国滅ぼしたもうことなかれ ：（傘張り浪人決起する） Media Pal 2014 978-4896108422 149 ja Shinzo! Don't destroy the country again! (Umbrella-holding ronin rise up)Bungei Shunjū February 2018 issue, pages 273-274: The 2005 General Election Was a Fight with Junichiro, Shizuka Kamei The date for the presidential election was then set for September, when the term of office expired. However, as a special measure, the party asked party members in the Diet whether they wanted to run prior to the announcement. Only one (Junichiro Koizumi) expressed interest in running. Therefore, Junichiro Koizumi was re-elected without a vote, and at the general meeting of both houses of the National Diet, which replaced the party convention on 10 August 2001, Junichiro Koizumi was reappointed as President. Prefectural votes, which correspond to local votes, were expanded from one to three. Local primaries were held in 45 prefectures, excluding Hiroshima and Yamaguchi. The prefectural votes were awarded using a winner-take-all system, with the top candidate in the prefectural primary receiving three votes. Candidates Declared Candidate(s) Date of birth Current position Party faction Electoral districtcenter|x120px Junichiro Koizumi 1942 1 8 y(age 61) Member of the House of Representatives(since 1972) Previous offices held Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare(1988–1989; 1996–1998) Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications(1992–1993) Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai(Mori) center|x30px Kanagawa 11th center|x120px Ryutaro Hashimoto 1937 7 29 y(age 63) Member of the House of Representatives(since 1963) Previous offices held Prime Minister(1996–1998) President of the Liberal Democratic Party(1996–1998) Deputy Prime Minister of Japan(1995–1996) Minister of International Trade and Industry(1994–1996) Minister of Finance(1989–1991) Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party(1989) Minister of Transport(1986–1987) Minister of Health and Welfare(1978–1979) Heisei Kenkyūkai(Hashimoto) center|x30px Okayama 4th center|x120px Tarō Asō 1940 9 20 y(age 60) Member of the House of Representatives(1979–1983, since 1986) Daiyukai(Kōno) center|x30px Fukuoka 8th center|x120px Shizuka Kamei 1936 11 1 y(age 66) Member of the House of Representatives(since 1979) Previous offices held Minister of Construction(1996–1997) Minister of Transport(1994–1995) Shisuikai(Eto) center|x30px Hiroshima 6th Recommenders Party regulations require candidates to have the written support at least 20 Diet members, known as recommenders, to run. Junichiro Koizumi ;Leader of recommenders Masajuro Shiokawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Osaka 13th district) (Seiwakai) Campaign Manager Hiroshi Mitsuzuka (Member of the House of Representatives for Miyagi 3rd district) (Seiwakai) Recommenders Shozaburo Nakamura (Member of the House of Representatives for Chiba 12th district) (Seiwakai) Kosuke Ito (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 23rd district) (Seiwakai) Kayoko Shimizu (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block) (Seiwakai) Kunishige Kamamoto (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block) (Seiwakai) Hiroo Nakashima (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block) (Seiwakai) Taku Yamasaki (Member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 2nd district) (Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai) Yoshiyuki Kamei (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 16th district) (Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai) Akira Amari (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 13th district) (Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai) Kisaburo Tokai (Member of the House of Representatives for Hyōgo 10th district) (Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai) Kazunori Tanaka (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 10th district) (Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai) Toshio Yamauchi (Member of the House of Councillors from Kagawa) (Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai) Koichi Kato (Member of the House of Representatives for Yamagata 4th district) (Yūrinkai ja 有隣会) Sadakazu Tanigaki (Member of the House of Representatives for Kyoto 5th district) (Yūrinkai) Gen Nakatani (Member of the House of Representatives for Kōchi 2nd district) (Yūrinkai) Koichi Kishi (Member of the House of Councillors from Yamagata) (Yūrinkai) Junzo Iwasaki ja 岩崎純三 (Member of the House of Councillors from Tochigi) (Banchōken) Makiko Tanaka (Member of the House of Representatives for Niigata 5th district) (no faction) Katsuei Hirasawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 17th district) (Heiseiken) Ryutaro Hashimoto ;Leader of recommenders Osamu Takatori ja 高鳥修 (Member of the House of Representatives for Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block) (Heiseiken) Campaign Manager Hiromu Nonaka (Member of the House of Representatives for Kyoto 4th district) (Heiseiken) Recommenders Fumio Kyūma (Member of the House of Representatives for Nagasaki 2nd district) (Heiseiken) Hosei Norota (Member of the House of Representatives for Akita 2nd district) (Heiseiken) Tadahiro Matsushita (Member of the House of Representatives for Kyushu PR block) (Heiseiken) Takamori Yoshikawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Hokkaido 2nd district) (Heiseiken) Makoto Taki (Member of the House of Representatives for Nara 2nd district) (Heiseiken) Masatoshi Kurata (Member of the House of Representatives for Tōkai PR block) (Heiseiken) Yūko Obuchi (Member of the House of Representatives for Gunma 5th district) (Heiseiken) Juro Saito ja 斎藤十朗 (Member of the House of Councillors from Mie) (Heiseiken) Shigenobu Sakano ja 坂野重信 (Member of the House of Councillors from Tottori) (Heiseiken) Yutaka Okano ja 岡野裕 (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block) (no faction) Mitsuhiro Uesugi ja 上杉光弘 (Member of the House of Councillors from Miyazaki) (Banchōken) Ryotaro Sudo ja 須藤良太郎 (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block) (Heiseiken) Shuntaro Kageyama ja 景山俊太郎 (Member of the House of Councillors from Shimane) (Heiseiken) Yuya Niwa (Member of the House of Representatives for Ibaraki 6th district) (Shin Zaisei Kenkyūkai ja 新財政研究会) Yoshitaka Murata (Member of the House of Representatives for Okayama 5th district) (Shin Zaisei Kenkyūkai) Ichizo Miyamoto ja 宮本一三 (Member of the House of Representatives for Hyōgo 9th district) (Shin Zaisei Kenkyūkai) Ichiro Ichikawa (Member of the House of Councillors from Miyagi) (Shin Zaisei Kenkyūkai) Keisuke Sunada ja 砂田圭佑 (Member of the House of Representatives for Kinki PR block) (Banchōken) Tarō Asō ;Leader of recommenders Hideyuki Aizawa ja 相澤英之 (Member of the House of Representatives for Tottori 2nd district) (Daiyukai) Campaign Manager Yozo Ishikawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 25th district) (Daiyukai) Recommenders Tsuneo Suzuki (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 7th district) (Daiyukai) Eisuke Mori (Member of the House of Representatives for Chiba 11th district) (Daiyukai) Katsuhito Asano (Member of the House of Representatives for Aichi 14th district) (Daiyukai) Takeshi Iwaya (Member of the House of Representatives for Ōita 3rd district) (Daiyukai) Hideo Usui (Member of the House of Representatives for Chiba 1st district) (Banchōken) Norihiko Akagi (Member of the House of Representatives for Ibaraki 1st district) (Banchōken) Akira Shichijo (Member of the House of Representatives for Shikoku PR block) (Banchōken) Seiko Noda (Member of the House of Representatives for Gifu 1st district) (Banchōken) Mayumi Moriyama (Member of the House of Representatives for Northern Kanto PR block) (Banchōken) Yoshiro Hayashi (Member of the House of Representatives for Chūgoku PR block) (Shin Zaisei Kenkyūkai ja 新財政研究会) Shun'ichi Suzuki (Member of the House of Representatives for Iwate 2nd district) (Shin Zaisei Kenkyūkai) Kazuna Matsumoto ja 松本和那 (Member of the House of Representatives for Chiba 7th district) (Heiseiken) Hiroyuki Arai (Member of the House of Representatives for Tohoku PR block) (no faction) Hiroyuki Morishita ja 森下博之 (Member of the House of Councillors from Kōchi) (no faction) Shunichi Yamaguchi (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokushima 2nd district) (no faction) Hachiro Okonogi (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 3rd district) (no faction) Yasukazu Hamada (Member of the House of Representatives for Southern Kanto PR block) (no faction) Yoshitada Konoike (Member of the House of Councillors from Hyōgo) (no faction) Shizuka Kamei ;Leader of recommenders Yasuhiro Nakasone (Member of the House of Representatives for Northern Kanto PR block) (Shisuikai) Campaign Manager Takami Eto (Member of the House of Representatives for Miyazaki 2nd district) (Shisuikai) Recommenders Shizuo Satō (politician, born 1941) Shizuo Satō ja 佐藤静雄 (衆議院議員) (Member of the House of Representatives for Hokkaido 4th district) (Shisuikai) Keiji Furuya (Member of the House of Representatives for Gifu 5th district) (Shisuikai) Takeo Kawamura (Member of the House of Representatives for Yamaguchi 3rd district) (Shisuikai) Toshikatsu Matsuoka (Member of the House of Representatives for Kumamoto 3rd district) (Shisuikai) Kōki Kobayashi (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 10th district) (Shisuikai) Yukihiro Yoshida ja 吉田幸弘 (Member of the House of Representatives for Tōkai PR block) (Shisuikai) Isao Matsumiya (Member of the House of Representatives for Fukui 1st district) (Shisuikai) Yoshitake Masuhara (Member of the House of Representatives for Hiroshima 3rd district) (Shisuikai) Shonosuke Hayashi ja 林省之介 (Member of the House of Representatives for Kinki PR block) (Shisuikai) Kyoko Nishikawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Kyushu PR block) (Shisuikai) Hiroyuki Kurata ja 倉田寛之 (Member of the House of Councillors from Chiba) (Shisuikai) Yasu Kano ja 狩野安 (Member of the House of Councillors from Ibaraki) (Shisuikai) Sanzo Hosaka ja 保坂三蔵 (Member of the House of Councillors from Tokyo) (Shisuikai) Tsuyako Ohno ja 大野つや子 (Member of the House of Councillors from Gifu) (Shisuikai) Hirohide Uozumi ja 魚住汎英 (Member of the House of Councillors from Kumamoto) (Shisuikai) Tomoharu Yoda ja 依田智治 (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block) (Shisuikai) Taro Nakayama (Member of the House of Representatives for Osaka 18th district) (no faction) Hideki Miyazaki (politician) Hideki Miyazaki ja 宮崎秀樹 (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block) (no faction) Number of supporters by factions CandidatesJunichiro KoizumiRyutaro HashimotoTaro AsoShizuka KameiBanchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo1250Heisei Kenkyūkai11310Daiyukai0060Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai6000Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai7000Shin Zaisei Kenkyūkai ja 新財政研究会0420Shisuikai00018Yūrinkai ja 有隣会4000No faction1162 Results + Full results CandidateDiet membersParty membersTotal pointsVotes%Popular votes%Allocated votes%Total votes% Junichiro Koizumi red 当17550.58%12389.13%298 61.57 00b13861.57% Ryutaro Hashimoto14040.46%1510.87%155 32.02 00b13832.02% Taro Aso318.96%00.00%31 6.41 00b1386.41% Shizuka KameiWithdrew after prefectural vote counting.00.00%00.00%0 0.00 00b1380.00% Total346100.00%138100.00%484100.00%Valid votes346100.00%13897.87%48499.38%Invalid and blank votes00.00%32.13%30.62%Turnout346100.00%141100.00%487100.00%Registered voters346100.00%141100.00%487100.00% Results of Party Members' Votes by Prefecture + Results of Party Members' Votes by PrefecturePrefectureJunichiro KoizumiRyutaro HashimotoTarō AsōShizuka KameiVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Aichi00Akita00Aomori00Chiba00Ehime00Fukui00Fukuoka00Fukushima00Gifu00Gunma00Hiroshimahiroshima Hiroshima didn't hold a primary election and voted for Kamei. These votes were annulled after Kamei withdrew from the election.No votes0No votes0No votes0No votes3Hokkaido00Hyōgo00Ibaraki00Ishikawa00Iwate00Kagawa00Kagoshima00Kanagawaja:松本潤 - 自民党総裁選挙2001アーカイブ Jun Matsumoto - LDP Presidential Election 2001 Archive https://jun.or.jp/electionLDPsousai/2001-LDPsousaisen.htm 2026-07-09 ja27,07777.04%33,4329.76%03,80510.83%06181.76%0Kōchi00Kumamoto00Kyoto00Mie00Miyagi00Miyazaki00Nagano00Nagasaki00Nara00Niigata00Ōita00Okayama0300Okinawa00Osaka00Saga00Saitama00Shiga00Shimane00Shizuoka00Tochigi00Tokushima00Tokyo00Tottori00Toyama00Wakayama00Yamagata00Yamaguchiyamaguchi Yamaguchi didn't hold a primary election.No votesNo votesNo votes0No votes0Yamanashi00Total1231500 References Further reading 後藤謙次 ドキュメント 平成政治史 2 小泉劇場の時代 2014-06-06 岩波書店 978-4000281683 ja 『平成政治史 2』 External links AicRwm3mxpM 【シリーズ自民党総裁の椅子】小泉純一郎「重圧、重圧を感じる」(2001年4月)【映像記録　news archive】（ANNnewsCH） Category:2001 political party leadership elections Category:2001 elections in Japan Category:April 2001 in Japan 2001