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Designation of the Prime Minister
September 16, 2020
Photograph of Mr. Suga following his designation as the Prime Minister (1)
Photograph of Mr. Suga following his designation as the Prime Minister (1)
Photograph of Mr. Suga following his designation as the Prime Minister (2)
Photograph of Mr. Suga following his designation as the Prime Minister (3)
Photograph of Mr. Suga voting to designate the Prime Minister (4)
[Provisional Translation]
On September 16, 2020, in the afternoon, the voting to designate the Prime Minister took place at both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. Member of the House of Representatives SUGA Yoshihide was designated as the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Suga became the 99th Prime Minister since ITO Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan.