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.
Quick facts His Excellency, Prime Minister of Japan ...
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 Kan in 2016 |
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In office
8 June 2010 – 2 September 2011 |
| Monarch | Akihito |
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| Preceded by | Yukio Hatoyama |
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| Succeeded by | Yoshihiko Noda |
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In office
31 December 1997 – 25 September 1999 |
| Preceded by | Ichirō Ozawa |
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| Succeeded by | Yukio Hatoyama |
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In office
6 January 2010 – 8 June 2010 |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
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| Preceded by | Hirohisa Fujii |
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| Succeeded by | Yoshihiko Noda |
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In office
16 September 2009 – 8 June 2010 |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
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| Preceded by | Wataru Kubo (1996) |
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| Succeeded by | Katsuya Okada (2012) |
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In office
16 September 2009 – 8 June 2010 |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
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| Preceded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
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| Succeeded by | Satoshi Arai |
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In office
16 September 2009 – 6 January 2010 |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Succeeded by | Yoshito Sengoku |
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In office
16 September 2009 – 6 January 2010 |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
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| Preceded by | Seiko Noda |
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| Succeeded by | Tatsuo Kawabata |
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In office
11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
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| Preceded by | Chūryō Morii |
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| Succeeded by | Junichiro Koizumi |
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Assumed office
17 July 1980 |
| Constituency | Tokyo-18th (2017–present, 1996–2012)
Tokyo PR block (2012–2017)
Tokyo-7th (1983–1996) |
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| Born | (1946-10-10) 10 October 1946 (age 78)
Ube, Yamaguchi, Empire of Japan |
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| Political party | CDP |
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Other political
affiliations | SDF (before 1993)
NPS (1993–1996)
DPJ(96) (1996–1998)
DPJ(98) (1998–2016)
DP (2016–17) |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Alma mater | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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| Website | Official website |
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