Naoto Kan
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 | |
.jpg) 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 | 10 October 1946 Ube, Yamaguchi, Empire of Japan |
| 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 |
Naoto Kan Media
Kan with members of the First Hashimoto Cabinet at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on 11 January 1996.
Kan with president Barack Obama at the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit on 27 June 2010
Prime Minister Kan giving the government's speech in front of the assembled lawmakers, in the presence of the Emperor Akihito and the Empress Michiko seated in the Chamber of the House of Councillors of the National Diet (29 November 2010)
Kan giving a press conference on the day of the Fukushima nuclear accident.
Kan's meeting with TEPCO officials at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant the morning after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Kan inspects Ishinomaki, one month after the Great East Japan earthquake.
References
- ↑ Harlan, Chico (4 June 2010). Naoto Kan becomes new Japanese prime minister. Washington DC: WPC. . https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060400279.html. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ↑ McCurry, Justin (26 August 2011). "Naoto Kan resigns as Japan's prime minister". The Guardian (London: GMG). . . http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/26/naoto-kan-resigns-japan-pm. Retrieved 11 April 2012.