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Nobuko Kan ( m. 1970) Children 2 Website Naoto Kan ( 菅 直人, Kan Naoto, born 10 October 1946) is a Japanese politician, and former. In June 2010, then-Finance Minister Kan was elected as the leader of the (DPJ) and designated prime minister by the to succeed. Kan was the first prime minister of Japan since the resignation of in 2006 to serve for more than one year, with predecessors Yukio Hatoyama,,, and either resigning prematurely or losing an election. On 26 August 2011, Kan announced his resignation. Was formally appointed as prime minister on 2 September 2011. On 1 August 2012, United Nations Secretary-General announced Kan would be one of the members of the UN high-level panel on the post-2015 development agenda. Kan with members of the at the on 11 January 1996.

After graduating from college, Kan worked at a patent office for four years. He actively engaged in civic for years and also served on election campaign staff for, a activist. After having lost in the and and, Kan achieved a seat in the lower house in as a member of the. He gained national popularity in 1996, when serving as the, admitting the government's responsibility for the spread of in the 1980s and directly apologized to victims.

At that time, he was a member of a small party forming the ruling with the (LDP). His frank action was completely unprecedented and was applauded by the media and the public. [ ] In 1998, his image was affected by allegations of an affair, vigorously denied by both parties, with a television newscaster and media consultant, Yūko Tonomoto. After resigned as the leader of the (DPJ), Kan again took over the position.

In July 2003, the DPJ and the led by agreed to form a united opposition party to prepare for the that was anticipated to take place in the fall. During the campaign of the, the DPJ called the election as the choice of the government between the ruling LDP-bloc and the DPJ, with Kan being presented as the alternative candidate to then Prime Minister. His face was used as the trademark of the campaign against the LDP. [ ] However, in 2004 Kan was accused of unpaid annuities and again resigned the position of leader. On 10 May 2004, he officially announced his resignation and made the.

Later, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare spokesman apologized, saying the unpaid record was due to an administrative error. In mid-October 2005, Kan, who turned 60 in 2006, proposed the creation of a new political party to be called the 'Dankai () Party'. The initial intent of the party was to offer places of activity for the Japanese baby boomers – 2.7 million of whom began to retire en masse in 2007. He believes the should play a more prominent role on the international stage. Finance minister [ ] On 6 January 2010, he was picked by to be the new finance minister, assuming the post in addition to deputy prime minister. He replaced as finance minister.

In his first news conference, Kan announced his priority was stimulating growth and took the unusual step of naming a specific dollar-yen level as optimal to help exporters and stimulate the economy: 'There are a lot of voices in the business world saying that (the dollar) around ¥95 is appropriate in terms of trade'. Hatoyama appeared to rebuke Kan. 'When it comes to foreign exchange, stability is desirable and rapid moves are undesirable. The government basically shouldn't comment on foreign exchange,' he told reporters. Prime minister [ ]. Kan with at the on 27 June 2010.