Minister of Justice

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Kunio HATOYAMA


Date of birth: September 13, 1948
Member of the House of Representatives
Fukuoka district 6th (Elected 10 times)

Kunio Hatoyama was appointed Minister of Justice on August 27, 2007.

As Minister of Justice, Mr. Hatoyama has overall responsibility for justice system administration; primarily ensuring maintenance of the legal order of the state and protection of the rights of the people.


Educational Background
March 1972Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Faculty of Law) with a degree in public law
June 1971Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Faculty of Law) with a degree in political science

Professional Career
Aug. 2007Appointed Minister of Justice
Sep. 2005Re-elected Member of the House of Representatives for the tenth time at the 44th general election
March 2004Chairman of the LDP Committee on Harmony between Nature and People
Nov. 2003Re-elected Member of the House of Representatives for the ninth time at the 43rd general election
Oct. 2002Appointed Chairman of the Special Committee on Response to Armed Attacks
Feb. 2002Appointed Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration House of Representatives
June 2000Re-elected Member of the House of Representatives for the eighth time at the 42nd general election (LDP candidate for the Tokyo proportional representation bloc)
April 1999Ran as a candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election
March 1999Resigned from the House of Representatives and from the Democratic Party of Japan
Sep. 1996Appointed Deputy Leader of the Democratic Party of Japan and Leader of the Tokyo Democratic Party of Japan
April 1994Appointed Minister of Labour
Nov. 1991Appointed Minister of Education
Feb. 1990Member of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party
Nov. 1984Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education
Dec. 1983Administrative Management Bureau
Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister
Dec. 1976Elected Member of the House of Representatives for the first time at the 34th general election
July 1972Aide to Prime Minister Kakue Tanaka
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