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Aso Cabinet (Formed September 24, 2008)
MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Kunio Hatoyama
Date of birth: Sept. 13, 1948
LDP faction: Tsushima
Electoral district: Lower House; Fukuoka No. 6 (10th term)
Hatoyama, who served as Taro Aso's campaign manager in the LDP presidential race, comes from a political family.
His grandfather was a prime minister, while his father served as foreign minister. His brother, Yukio, is secretary general of the DPJ, the main opposition force.
A graduate of the University of Tokyo, Hatoyama started his career as a secretary to Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
After gaining a seat in the House of Representatives in 1976, he held the posts of education and labor minister.
As justice minister, he issued execution orders for 13 death-row inmates between September 2007 and June 2008, prompting a newspaper to dub him, to his chagrin, the Grim Reaper.
Hatoyama's hobbies are studying butterflies, cooking and growing vegetables.
Subsequent changes
- Sep. 24, 08
- Feb. 17, 09
- Jun. 12, 09
- Jul. 2, 09
