Iichirō Hatoyama

Iichirō Hatoyama (鳩山 威一郎, Hatoyama Iichirō, November 11, 1918 December 19, 1993) was a Japanese politician and diplomat. Between 1976 and 1977, he served as Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda. He was the son and father of two former Prime Ministers, Ichirō and Yukio respectively.

Iichirō Hatoyama
鳩山 威一郎
Iichirō Hatoyama (center) flanked by his two sons, Yukio (left) and Kunio (right), taken at the time when all three were independently elected as members of the Diet of Japan. Iichirō had been in the House of Councilors since 1974; his younger son, Kunio, had been in the House of Representatives of Japan since 1976; and his older son, Yukio, was first elected to the lower house in 1986.
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
24 December 1976  28 November 1977
Prime MinisterTakeo Fukuda
Preceded byKiichi Miyazawa
Succeeded bySunao Sonoda
Personal details
Born(1918-11-11)November 11, 1918
Tokyo City, Japan
DiedDecember 19, 1993(1993-12-19) (aged 75)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
SpouseYasuko Hatoyama
ChildrenKunio
Yukio
ParentIchirō Hatoyama
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II
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