Naoto Kan
Naoto Kan (菅 直人 Kan Naoto, born 10 October 1946) is a Japanese politeecian, an umwhile Prime Meenister o Japan. In Juin 2010, then-Finance Meenister Kan wis electit as the leader o the Democratic Pairty o Japan (DPJ) an designatit Prime Meenister bi the Diet tae succeed Yukio Hatoyama. Kan wis the first Prime Meenister o Japan syne the resignation o Junichiro Koizumi in 2006 tae serve for mair nor 1 year, wi predecessors Yukio Hatoyama, Tarō Asō, Yasuo Fukuda, an Shinzō Abe either resignin prematurly or losin an election. On 26 August 2011, Kan annoonced his resignation. Yoshihiko Noda wis formally appyntit as Prime Meenister on 2 September 2011.[1] On 1 August 2012, Unitit Nations Secretar-General Ban Ki-moon annoonced Kan would be ane o the members o the UN heich-level panel on the post-2015 development agenda.[2]
Naoto Kan | |
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菅 直人 | |
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| Prime Meenister o Japan | |
| In office 8 Juin 2010 – 2 September 2011 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Precedit bi | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Succeedit bi | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Meenister o Finance | |
| In office 6 Januar 2010 – 8 Juin 2010 | |
| Prime Meenister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Precedit bi | Hirohisa Fujii |
| Succeedit bi | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Deputy Prime Meenister o Japan | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 8 Juin 2010 | |
| Prime Meenister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Precedit bi | Vacant Last held bi Wataru Kubo |
| Succeedit bi | Vacant Next held bi Katsuya Okada |
| Meenister o State for Economic an Fiscal Policy | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 8 Juin 2010 | |
| Prime Meenister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Precedit bi | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Succeedit bi | Satoshi Arai |
| Meenister o State in charge o Naitional Strategy | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 6 Januar 2010 | |
| Prime Meenister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Precedit bi | Poseetion established |
| Succeedit bi | Yoshito Sengoku |
| Meenister o State for Science an Technology Policy | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 6 Januar 2010 | |
| Prime Meenister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Precedit bi | Seiko Noda |
| Succeedit bi | Tatsuo Kawabata |
| Meenister o Health an Welfare | |
| In office 11 Januar 1996 – 7 November 1996 | |
| Prime Meenister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Precedit bi | Chūryō Morii |
| Succeedit bi | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1946 Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Poleetical pairty | Democratic Pairty |
| Ither poleetical affiliations | Socialist Democratic Federation (afore 1993) New Pairty Sakigake (1993–1996) previous Democratic Pairty (1996–1998) |
| Spoose(s) | Nobuko Kan (1970–present) |
| Bairns | Gentarō Kan Shinjirō Kan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Institute o Technology |
| Wabsteid | Offeecial wabsteid |