Naoto Kan
| Naoto Kan | |
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| 菅 直人 | |
Kan in January 2011
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| Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 8 June 2010 – 2 September 2011 |
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| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Succeeded by | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 6 January 2010 – 8 June 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Hirohisa Fujii |
| Succeeded by | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 16 September 2009 – 8 June 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by |
Vacant Last held by Wataru Kubo |
| Succeeded by |
Vacant Next held by Katsuya Okada |
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | |
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In office 16 September 2009 – 8 June 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Succeeded by | Satoshi Arai |
| Minister of State in charge of National Strategy | |
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In office 16 September 2009 – 6 January 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Yoshito Sengoku |
| Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy | |
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In office 16 September 2009 – 6 January 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Seiko Noda |
| Succeeded by | Tatsuo Kawabata |
| Minister of Health and Welfare | |
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In office 11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Chūryō Morii |
| Succeeded by | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 October 1946 Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations |
Socialist Democratic Federation (before 1993) New Party Sakigake (1993–1996) previous Democratic Party (1996–1998) |
| Spouse(s) | Nobuko Kan (1970–present) |
| Children | Gentarō Kan Shinjirō Kan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Website | Official website |
Naoto Kan (菅 直人 Kan Naoto?, born 10 October 1946) is a Japanese politician, and former Prime Minister of Japan. In June 2010, then-Finance Minister Kan was elected as the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and designated Prime Minister by the Diet to succeed Yukio Hatoyama. Kan was the first Prime Minister of Japan since the resignation of Junichiro Koizumi in 2006 to serve for more than 1 year, with predecessors Yukio Hatoyama, Tarō Asō, Yasuo Fukuda, and Shinzō Abe either resigning prematurely or losing an election. On 26 August 2011, Kan announced his resignation. Yoshihiko Noda was formally appointed as Prime Minister on 2 September 2011. On 1 August 2012, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Kan would be one of the members of the UN high-level panel on the post-2015 development agenda.
Kan was born in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, as the son of Hisao Kan, an executive for a glass manufacturer. He graduated in 1970 from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and became a licensed benrishi (patent agent/attorney) in 1971.
After graduating from college, Kan worked at a patent office for four years. He actively engaged in civic grassroots movements for years and also served on election campaign staff for Fusae Ichikawa, a women's rights activist.
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