ニュース 2009/09/16 Hatoyama administration officially launched On September 16, Yukio Hatoyama was nominated as the 93rd Prime Minister of Japan in the special Diet session that had been convened that same day. In the evening, the Hatoyama coalition cabinet, consisting of members from the DPJ, the Social Democratic Party and the People’s New Party was launched. This is the first non-LDP government in sixteen years, the last such government being the 1993 Hosokawa administration. It is also the first time since the war that an opposition party has gained an absolute majority, and realised a change of government. It can truly be said that the Japanese people have worked together to create history. The members of the Hatoyama cabinet were formally appointed during a ceremony at the Imperial Palace, and the first cabinet meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Residence. Following the cabinet meeting, the new cabinet members gathered for a commemorative photo shoot. The following is the line-up of the Hatoyama cabinet. List of Ministers in Hatoyama Cabinet September 16, 2009 (Provisional Translation) Prime Minister Yukio HATOYAMA (R) Minister of State pre-designated by the provisions of the Cabinet Law, Article 9 (Deputy Prime Minister) Minister of State for National Strategy Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, and Science and Technology Policy Naoto KAN (R) Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty Kazuhiro HARAGUCHI (R) Minister of Justice Keiko CHIBA (C) Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya OKADA (R) Minister of Finance Hirohisa FUJII (R) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Tatsuo KAWABATA (R) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister of State for Pension Reform Akira NAGATSUMA (R) Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hirotaka AKAMATSU (R) Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Masayuki NAOSHIMA (C) Minister of Land，Infrastructure，Transport and Tourism Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, and Disaster Management Seiji MAEHARA (R) Minister of Environment Sakihito OZAWA (R) Minister of Defense Toshimi KITAZAWA (C) Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi HIRANO (R) Chairman of the National Commission on Public Safety Minister of State for the Abduction Issue Hiroshi NAKAI (R) Minister of State for Financial Services Minister of State for Postal Reform Shizuka KAMEI (R) Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, Social Affairs, and Gender Equality Mizuho FUKUSHIMA (C) Minister of State for Administrative Reform Minister of State for Civil Service Reform Yoshito SENGOKU (R) List of Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yorihisa MATSUNO (R) Koji MATSUI (C) Kinya TAKINO - Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau Reiichi MIYAZAKI - • "R" indicates that he/she is a member of the House of Representatives. • "C" indicates that he/she is a member of the House of Councillors.