Naoto Kan
94th Prime Minister of Japan
Naoto Kan (born 10 October 1946) is a Japanese politician and former Prime Minister of Japan. In June 2010 he was elected as prime minister.[1] He was the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan. Naoto Kan studied law and is a patent attorney by profession. Kan resigned as prime minister on 26 August 2011 after many people were critical of his leadership following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.[2] Yoshihiko Noda was appointed as his successor.
Naoto Kan | |
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菅 直人 | |
![]() Kan in 2016 | |
Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 8 June 2010 – 2 September 2011 | |
Monarch | Akihito |
Preceded by | Yukio Hatoyama |
Succeeded by | Yoshihiko Noda |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 31 December 1997 – 25 September 1999 | |
Preceded by | Ichirō Ozawa |
Succeeded by | Yukio Hatoyama |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 6 January 2010 – 8 June 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Hirohisa Fujii |
Succeeded by | Yoshihiko Noda |
Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 16 September 2009 – 8 June 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Wataru Kubo (1996) |
Succeeded by | Katsuya Okada (2012) |
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | |
In office 16 September 2009 – 8 June 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
Succeeded by | Satoshi Arai |
Minister of State in charge of National Strategy | |
In office 16 September 2009 – 6 January 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Yoshito Sengoku |
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy | |
In office 16 September 2009 – 6 January 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Seiko Noda |
Succeeded by | Tatsuo Kawabata |
Minister of Health and Welfare | |
In office 11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
Preceded by | Chūryō Morii |
Succeeded by | Junichiro Koizumi |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 17 July 1980 | |
Constituency | Tokyo-18th (2017–present, 1996–2012) Tokyo PR block (2012–2017) Tokyo-7th (1983–1996) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ube, Yamaguchi, Empire of Japan | 10 October 1946
Political party | CDP |
Other political affiliations | SDF (before 1993) NPS (1993–1996) DPJ(96) (1996–1998) DPJ(98) (1998–2016) DP (2016–17) |
Spouse(s) |
Nobuko Kan (m. 1970) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Website | Official website |
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References
change- ↑ Harlan, Chico (4 June 2010). "Naoto Kan becomes new Japanese prime minister". The Washington Post. Washington DC: WPC. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ↑ McCurry, Justin (26 August 2011). "Naoto Kan resigns as Japan's prime minister". The Guardian. London: GMG. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 11 April 2012.