Naoto Kan

His Excellency

Naoto Kan
His Excellency; Naoto Kan
菅直人
	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
	Incumbent
	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 (age 80); 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 (born 10 October 1946) is a Japanese politician and former Prime Minister of Japan. In June 2010 he was elected as prime minister. 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. Yoshihiko Noda was appointed as his successor.

References

↑ Harlan, Chico (4 June 2010). "Naoto Kan becomes new Japanese prime minister". The Washington Post. Washington DC: WPC. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
↑ McCurry, Justin (26 August 2011). "Naoto Kan resigns as Japan's prime minister". The Guardian. London: GMG. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
↑ McCurry, Justin (2011-08-30). "Japan parliament elects Yoshihiko Noda as prime minister". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-09-18.

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[1] Harlan, Chico (4 June 2010). "Naoto Kan becomes new Japanese prime minister". The Washington Post. Washington DC: WPC. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

[2] McCurry, Justin (26 August 2011). "Naoto Kan resigns as Japan's prime minister". The Guardian. London: GMG. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

[3] McCurry, Justin (2011-08-30). "Japan parliament elects Yoshihiko Noda as prime minister". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-09-18.