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Kunio Hatoyama

Politician

Kunio Hatoyama is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	AKunio Hatoyama · HATOYAMA Kunio · Hatojama Kunio · Kunio Hatojama · Kunio Hatoyama · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Hatojama Kunio · Hatoyama Kunio · Kunio Hatojama · Kunio Hatoyama · Κούνιο Χατογιάμα · 7 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1948-09-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Tokyo				[sources]
Death date	2016-06-21				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Japan				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Kunio				[sources]
Last name	Hatoyama				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party of Japan · Liberal Democratic Party · New Frontier Party				[sources]
Website	www.hatoyamakunio.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q777936				[sources]
Position	Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (2008-2009) · Minister of Justice (2007-2008) · Shūgiin (member, 2014-2017) · member of the House of Representatives of Japan				[sources]
Education	University of Tokyo				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Japanese politician (1948–2016)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Tarō Hatoyama Politician	child	-	-
Emily Hatoyama Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Shūgiin	-	-

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,644

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata333,870

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,469

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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