Naoto Kan
Appearance
Naoto Kan | |
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Gian trực nhân | |
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 theHouse 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 |
Naoto Kan(born 10 October 1946) is aJapanesepoliticianand formerPrime Minister of Japan.In June 2010 he was elected as prime minister.[1]He was the leader of theDemocratic Party of Japan.Naoto Kan studiedlawand is apatentattorneyby profession. Kan resigned as prime minister on 26 August 2011 after many people were critical of his leadership following the2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.[2]Yoshihiko Nodawas appointed as his successor.
References
[change|change source]- ↑Harlan, Chico (4 June 2010)."Naoto Kan becomes new Japanese prime minister".The Washington Post.Washington DC:WPC.ISSN0190-8286.Retrieved11 April2012.
- ↑McCurry, Justin (26 August 2011)."Naoto Kan resigns as Japan's prime minister".The Guardian.London:GMG.ISSN0261-3077.OCLC60623878.Retrieved11 April2012.