Yukio Hatoyama Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 93rdCabinet of Japan | |
| 16 September 2009 –8 June 2010 | |
 Prime MinisterYukio Hatoyama (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside theKantei, September 16, 2009 | |
| Date formed | September 16, 2009 |
| Date dissolved | June 8, 2010 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Akihito |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Member parties | Democratic Party Social Democratic People's New Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government HoR (Lower):Supermajority HoC: Majority |
| Opposition parties | Liberal Democratic Party New Komeito Party Japanese Communist Party Your Party New Party Nippon New Party Daichi |
| Opposition leader | Sadakazu Tanigaki (LDP) |
| History | |
| Election | 2009 general election |
| Predecessor | Asō Cabinet |
| Successor | Kan Cabinet |
TheYukio Hatoyama Cabinet governed Japan from September 2009 to June 2010, following the landslide victory of theDemocratic Party of Japan in thegeneral election on 30 August 2009. The election marked the first time in Japanese post-war history that voters delivered the control of the government to the opposition. The cabinet was also the first sinceHata Cabinet in 1994 that included no members of theLDP.
Yukio Hatoyama and theDPJ came into power after their historic victory in the2009 general election. The DPJ won more than 300House of Representatives seats in the election and inflicted the worst defeat for a sitting government in modern Japanese history to theLDP.[1] Hatoyama entered office with high approval ratings amid high public expectations to recover theGreat Recession-hit economy and reform Japan's stagnant politics.[2] These high expectations contributed to a drop in popularity of the government. The government became more unpopular after it broke a campaign promise of closing downan American air base inOkinawa Prefecture. Hatoyama initially moved to close down the base after the election, but relented to the pressure from the American government. Hatoyama also cited the escalation of tension in theKorean Peninsula following thesinking of South Korean Navy corvetteCheonan as a factor that contributed to the base being kept.[3][4] The continuous drop in the government's approval ratings led to Hatoyama's resignation on 2 June 2010.
During his short premiership, Hatoyama managed to pass a relatively significant amount of progressive reforms, including the introduction of new social benefits for families, a marked increase in the education budget, the abolition of public high school tuition fees and welfare expansion.[5][6] Japan also developed a more Asia-focused policy and a warmerrelations with China under Hatoyama, culminated with a visit by then-Vice PresidentXi Jinping toTokyo in January 2010.[7]
| House of Representatives Absolute majority (241/480) required | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Vote | ||
| Caucuses | Votes | ||
 YYukio Hatoyama | DPJ (308),SDP (7),Your Party (5),PNP (3),Independent (2),NPN (1),NPD (1),Independent [Speaker] (1) | 327 / 480 | |
| Masatoshi Wakabayashi | LDP (118),Independent [Vice Speaker] (1) | 119 / 480 | |
| Natsuo Yamaguchi | Kōmeitō (21) | 21 / 480 | |
| Kazuo Shii | JCP (9) | 9 / 480 | |
| Takeo Hiranuma | Hiranuma Group independents (3),Independent (1) | 4 / 480 | |
| Source:172nd Diet Session (House of Representatives) (roll call only lists individual votes, not grouped by caucus) | |||
| House of Councillors Absolute majority (119/237) required | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Vote | ||
| Caucuses | Votes | ||
| YYukio Hatoyama | DPJーShin-Ryokufūkai (117),SDP (5), Independents [Keiko Itokazu and Ryūhei Kawada] (2) | 124 / 242 | |
| Masatoshi Wakabayashi | LDP (84) | 84 / 242 | |
| Natsuo Yamaguchi | Kōmeitō (21) | 21 / 242 | |
| Kazuo Shii | JCP (7) | 7 / 242 | |
| Blank ballot | Independent [Vice President] (1) | 1 / 242 | |
| Did not vote | Independent [President] (1),LDP (1) | 2 / 242 | |
| Vacant | 2 / 242 | ||
| Source:172nd Diet Session (House of Councillors) (lists individual votes grouped by caucus) | |||
Democratic
Social Democratic
People's New
R = Member of theHouse of Representatives
C = Member of theHouse of Councillors
| Portfolio | Minister | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | Naoto Kan | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty | Kazuhiro Haraguchi | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Keiko Chiba | C | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Katsuya Okada | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Hirohisa Fujii | R | September 16, 2009 – January 7, 2010 | ||
| Naoto Kan | R | January 7 – June 8, 2010 | |||
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Tatsuo Kawabata | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare Minister of State for Pension Reform | Akira Nagatsuma | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Hirotaka Akamatsu | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Masayuki Naoshima | C | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister of State forOkinawa andNorthern Territories Affairs | Seiji Maehara | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of the Environment | Sakihito Ozawa | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of Defence | Toshimi Kitazawa | C | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Alleviating the Burden of the Bases in Okinawa | Hirofumi Hirano | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Chairman of theNational Public Safety Commission Minister of State for the Abduction Issue | Hiroshi Nakai | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of State for Disaster Management | Seiji Maehara | R | September 16, 2009 – January 12, 2010 | ||
| Hiroshi Nakai | R | January 12 – June 8, 2010 | |||
| Minister of State for Financial Services Minister of State for Postal Reform | Shizuka Kamei | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Gender Equality | Mizuho Fukushima | C | September 16, 2009 – May 28, 2010 | ||
| Hirofumi Hirano | R | May 28 – June 8, 2010 | |||
| Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy | Naoto Kan | R | September 16, 2009 – January 7, 2010 | ||
| Tatsuo Kawabata | R | January 7 – June 8, 2010 | |||
| Minister of State for the New Public Commons Minister of State for Civil Service Reform Minister of State for National Policy | Yoshito Sengoku | R | September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | ||
| Minister of State for Government Revitalization | Yoshito Sengoku | R | September 16, 2009 – February 10, 2010 | ||
| Yukio Edano | R | February 10 – June 8, 2010 | |||
