FPCJ - Member Profiles of the Hatoyama Cabinet (inaugurated on Sep. 16, 2009)

Member Profiles of the Hatoyama Cabinet (inaugurated on Sep. 16, 2009)

Provisional Translation
Foreign Press Center/Japan
Revised on February 12, 2010

On September 16, 2009, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama formed his Cabinet, a coalition of the Democratic Party of Japan, the Social Democratic Party, and the People’s New Party. The profiles of the new Cabinet members are as follows:

Prime Minister
Hatoyama, Yukio (63) (DPJ)
Eight-term member of the House of Representatives from Hokkaido-9; DPJ President; DPJ Secretary General, Next Minister of Foreign Affairs (DPJ Shadow Cabinet); Vice Chief Cabinet Secretary; Parliamentary Vice Minister of Hokkaido Development Agency
Stanford University
Born February 11, 1947

Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Finance
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
Kan, Naoto (63) (DPJ)
Ten-term member of the House of Representatives from Tokyo-18; DPJ Acting President; Next Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (DPJ Shadow Cabinet); DPJ President; Minister for Health and Welfare
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Born October 10, 1946

*Mr. Kan took over the post of Minister of Finance from Mr. Hirohisa Fujii upon the latter’s resignation on January 7, 2010.

Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty
Haraguchi, Kazuhiro (50) (DPJ)
Five-term member of the House of Representatives from Saga-1; Senior Director, House of Representatives Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications; Member of Saga Prefecture Assembly; Alumni, the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management;
University of Tokyo
Born July 2, 1959

Minister of Justice
Chiba, Keiko (61) (DPJ)
Four-term member of the House of Councillors from Kanagawa; Chair, DPJ Administration Committee; Senior Director, House of Councillors Committee on Judicial Affairs; DPJ Vice President; SDP Deputy Leader
Chuo University
Born May 11, 1948

Minister for Foreign Affairs
Okada, Katsuya (55) (DPJ)
Seven-term member of the House of Representatives from Mie-3; DPJ Secretary General; DPJ Vice President; DPJ President; Chair, DPJ Policy Research Committee; Chair, House of Representatives Committee on Security
University of Tokyo
Born July 14, 1954

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Kawabata, Tatsuo (65) (DPJ)
Eight-term member of the House of Representatives from Shiga-1; DPJ Vice President; DPJ Secretary-General; Chair, DPJ Diet Affairs Committee; Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Security; Chairman, House of Representatives Special Committee on Disaster Prevention
Kyoto University
Born January 24, 1945

*Mr. Kawabata took over the post of Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy from Mr. Naoto Kan on January 7, 2010.

Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Minister of State for Pension Reform
Nagatsuma, Akira (49) (DPJ)
Four-term member of the House of Representatives from Tokyo-7; Member, House of Representatives Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare; Next Minister of State for Pensions, and Next Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (DPJ Shadow Cabinet)
Keio University
Born June 14, 1960

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Akamatsu, Hirotaka (61) (DPJ)
Seven-term member of the House of Representatives from Aichi-5; Chair, DPJ Election Campaign Committee; DPJ Vice President; Chief Director, House of Representatives Committee on Fundamental Research Policy; Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs; Chair, DPJ Diet Affair Committee
Waseda University
Born May 3, 1948

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Naoshima, Masayuki (64) (DPJ)
Three-term member of the House of Councillors (proportional representation); Chair, DPJ Policy Research Committee; Next Chief Cabinet Secretary (DPJ Shadow Cabinet); Member, House of Representatives Committee on Economy and Industry; Member, House of Representatives Special Committee on Disasters
Kobe University
Born October 23, 1945

Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Maehara, Seiji (47) (DPJ)
Six-term member of the House of Representatives from Kyoto-2; Chairman, House of Representatives Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems; DPJ Vice President; DPJ President
Kyoto University
Born April 30, 1962

Minister of the Environment
Ozawa, Sakihito (55) (DPJ)
Six-term member of the House of Representatives from Yamanashi-1; Chair, DPJ National Rallying and Canvassing Committee; Member, House of Representatives Committee on Financial Affairs; Head of Policy Making Group, Bank of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
Born May 31, 1954

Minister of Defense
Kitazawa, Toshimi (71) (DPJ)
Three-term member of the House of Councillors from Nagano; Chairman, House of Councillors Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense; DPJ Vice President; Chairman, House of Councillors Committee on Fundamental National Policies; Chairman, House of Councillors Committee on Land and Transport
Waseda University
Born March 6, 1938

Chief Cabinet Secretary
Hirano, Hirofumi (60) (DPJ)
Five-term member of the House of Representatives from Osaka-11; Deputy Chair, DPJ Administration Committee (Executive Office); DPJ Deputy Secretary General; Chief Director, House of Representatives Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Member, House of Representatives Committee on Fundamental National Policies
Chuo University
Born March 19, 1949

Chairman of the National Commission on Public Safety
Minister of State for Disaster Management
Minister of State for the Abduction Issue
Nakai, Hiroshi (67) (DPJ)
Eleven-term member of the House of Representatives from Mie-1; Chair, DPJ Standing Officers Council; Chief Director, House of Representatives Special Committee on Postal Privatization; DPJ Vice President; Chairman, House of Representatives Special Committee on Relocation of the National Diet and Related Organizations; Minister of Justice
Keio University
Born June 10, 1942

Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister of State for Postal Reform
Kamei, Shizuka (73) (The People's New Party)
Eleven-term member of the House of Representatives from Hiroshima-6; Leader of the People's New Party; Chairman, LDP Policy Research Council; Minister of Construction; Minister of Transport
University of Tokyo
Born November 1, 1936

Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, Social Affairs, and Gender Equality
Fukushima, Mizuho (54) (SDP)
Two-term member of the House of Councillors (proportional representation); SDP Leader; SDP General Secretary; Lawyer
University of Tokyo
Born December 24, 1955

Minister of State for Civil Service Reform
Minister of State for National Policy
Sengoku, Yoshito (64) (DPJ)
Six-term member of the House of Representatives from Tokushima-1; Member, House of Representatives Committee on Budget; Chief Director, House of Representatives Special Committee on Consumer Problems; Director, House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Administration; Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration; DPJ Deputy Secretary General
University of Tokyo
Born January 15, 1946

*Mr. Sengoku took over the post of Minister of State for National Policy from Mr. Naoto Kan on January 7, 2010.

Minister of State for Government Revitalization
Edano, Yukio (45) (DPJ)
Six-term member of the House of Representatives from Saitama-5; Chair, DPJ Policy Research Committee; Chair, DPJ Constitution Research Committee; Lawyer
Tohoku University
Born May 31, 1964

*Mr. Edano took over the post of Minister of State for Government Revitalization from Mr. Yoshito Sengoku on February 10, 2010.