Kazuo Hatoyama

In this Japanese name, the family name is Hatoyama.
Kazuo Hatoyama

Kazuo Hatoyama (鳩山 和夫 Hatoyama Kazuo, May 6, 1856 – October 3, 1911) was the patriarchal head of the prominent Japanese Hatoyama political family which has been called "Japan's Kennedy family."[1]

Kazuo was a graduate of Columbia University and Yale University Law School.[2]

Family

Main article: Hatoyama family

His wife, Haruko Hatoyama, was a co-founder of what is known today as Kyoritsu Women's University. His son is former Prime Minister Ichirō Hatoyama, who founded and was the first president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[3] His grandson was former Foreign Minister Iichirō Hatoyama. His younger great-grandson Kunio Hatoyama served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications under Prime Minister Taro Aso until June 12, 2009. His older great-grandson Yukio Hatoyama is the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and represents the 9th district of Hokkaidō in the House of Representatives. Yukio became Prime Minister on September 16, 2009, following a win by the opposition coalition in the 2009 elections.

Family tree

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    Career

    Kazuo was speaker of the House of Representatives of the Diet of Japan from 1896 to 1897 during the Meiji era.[3] He later served as the president of Waseda University.[3]

    Notes

    1. Suzuki, Miwa (2009-08-24). "Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru". Agence France-Presse (France 24). Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
    2. "Hatoyama Ichiro (prime minister of Japan) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. 1959-03-07. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
    3. 1 2 3 "Japan on the brink of a new era", Asia Times, August 29, 2009.

    References

    House of Representatives of Japan
    Preceded by
    Masataka Kusumoto
    Speaker of the House of Representatives
    1896–1897
    Succeeded by
    Kenkichi Kataoka
    New district Representative for Tokyo's Tokyo city district (multi-member)
    1902–1911
    Served alongside: Ukichi Taguchi, Soroku Ebara, numerous others
    Succeeded by
    Masutarō Takagi
    ...
    Preceded by
    Tsugutsune Yoshino
    Representative for Tokyo's 9th district
    1892–1902
    District eliminated


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