Haruko Hatoyama
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Haruko Hatoyama (鳩山 春子, May 2, 1863–September 12, 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]
Politician progeny
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 became Prime Minister in September 16, 2009, following a win by the opposition coalition in the 2009 elections.
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- Itoh, Mayumi. (2003). The Hatoyama Dynasty: Japanese Political Leadership through the Generations, New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 10-ISBN 1-403-96331-2; 13-ISBN 978-1-403-96331-4; OCLC 248918078
External links
- "はとやま-はるこ 【鳩山春子】" (in Japanese). goo. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
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