元もと首しゅ相しょう

noun

former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor

Refers to a person who previously held the office of prime minister. The term is neutral and commonly used in news and formal contexts.

• 元もと首しゅ相しょうが記き者しゃ会かい見けんを開ひらいた。

  The former prime minister held a press conference.

• その元もと首しゅ相しょうは今いまも影えい響きょう力りょくを持もっている。

  That former prime minister still has influence.