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Kazuo's husband, [[Kazuo Hatoyama]] was speaker of the House of Representatives of the [[Diet of Japan]] from 1896 to 1897 during the [[Meiji era]].<ref name="asiatimesbackground">[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/KH29Dh01.html "Japan on the brink of a new era"], ''[[Asia Times]]'', August 29, 2009.</ref> |
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[[File:Statues of Kazuo and Haruko Hatoyama.jpg|thumb|left|Bronze bust of Kazuo paired with bronze figure of [[Haruko Hatoyama]] in garden of [[Hatoyama Hall]] in Tokyo.]] |
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| ⚫ | Kazuo later served as the president of [[Waseda University]].<ref name="asiatimesbackground"/> Her son is former [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Ichirō Hatoyama]], who founded and was the first president of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP).<ref name="asiatimesbackground"/> Her grandson was former [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Foreign Minister]] [[Iichirō Hatoyama]]. Her great-grandson [[Kunio Hatoyama]] served as [[Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_and_Communications|Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications]] under Prime Minister [[Taro Aso]] until June 12, 2009. Her great-grandson [[Yukio Hatoyama]] is the [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister-elect]] of [[Japan]], the leader of the [[Democratic Party of Japan]] (DPJ) and represents the 9th district of [[Hokkaidō]] in the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]]. Yukio is set to become the next [[Prime Minister of Japan]] in September 2009{{update after|2009|09|15}}, following a win by the opposition coalition in the [[Japanese general election, 2009|2009 elections]]. |
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Revision as of 19:19, 31 August 2009
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Haruko Hatoyama (鳩山 春子, 1863–1938) was a Japanese educator of the Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa periods, and the matriarchal head of the prominent Japanese Hatoyama political family which has been called "Japan's Kennedy family." [1]. She was a co-founder of what is today Kyoritsu Women's University. Her husband was politician Kazuo Hatoyama.
Family
Kazuo's husband, Kazuo Hatoyama was speaker of the House of Representatives of the Diet of Japan from 1896 to 1897 during the Meiji era.[2]
Kazuo later served as the president of Waseda University.[2] Her son is former Prime Minister Ichirō Hatoyama, who founded and was the first president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[2] Her grandson was former Foreign Minister Iichirō Hatoyama. Her great-grandson Kunio Hatoyama served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications under Prime Minister Taro Aso until June 12, 2009. Her great-grandson Yukio Hatoyama is the Prime Minister-elect of Japan, the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and represents the 9th district of Hokkaidō in the House of Representatives. Yukio is set to become the next Prime Minister of Japan in September 2009[needs update], following a win by the opposition coalition in the 2009 elections.
References
- ^ Suzuki, Miwa (2009-08-24). "Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru". Agence France-Presse. France 24. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ a b c "Japan on the brink of a new era", Asia Times, August 29, 2009.
External links
- "はとやま-はるこ 【鳩山春子】" (in Japanese). goo. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
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