Yukio Hatoyama Politician

Yukio Hatoyama (鳩山由紀夫, Hatoyama Yukio, born 11 February 1947) is a former Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 16 September 2009 to 2 June 2010. He was the first Prime Minister from the modern Democratic Party of Japan.First elected to the House of Representatives in 1986, Hatoyama became President of the DPJ, the main opposition party, in May 2009. He then led the party to victory in the August 2009 general election, defeating the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He represented the Hokkaido 9th district in the House of Representatives.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 11, 1947
Birth place	Japan , Bunkyo Tokyo
Religion	Baptists
Education	Stanford University University of Tokyo
Spouse	Miyuki Hatoyama
Children	Kiichir%C5%8D Hatoyama

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Office holder

deputy	Naoto Kan
election majority	122345
monarch	Akihito
office	Member of the Prime Minister of Japan House of Representatives for Hokkaido 9th District
other party	New Party Sakigake Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Democratic Party of Japan (1996–98)
party	Democratic Party of Japan
successor	Manabu Horii Naoto Kan