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Kan Cabinet (Formed June 8, 2010)

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Michihiko Kano

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES Michihiko Kano

Date of birth: January 24, 1942

Party: Democratic Party of Japan

Electoral district: Lower House; Yamagata No. 1 (11th term)

Known for his familiarity with agriculture policy, Kano also has a good reputation for his articulate speaking style.

Born in the city of Yamagata, the Gakushuin University graduate was first elected to the Diet in 1976 on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket. He served as agriculture minister in 1989 and director general of the Management and Coordination Agency in 1992.

Kano left the LDP in 1994 and joined Shinshinto the same year. In 1997, he ran for the party presidency.

When the DPJ was formed in 1998, Kano became deputy head, and has since served as its Diet affairs chief and chairman of the Constitution research council.

Kano has a wife, daughter and two sons, and enjoys fishing and "shogi."


 

Subsequent changes

PRIME MINISTER Naoto Kan

PRIME MINISTER

Naoto Kan

FINANCE MINISTER Yoshihiko Noda

FINANCE MINISTER

Yoshihiko Noda

DEFENSE MINISTER Toshimi Kitazawa

DEFENSE MINISTER

Toshimi Kitazawa

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL POLICY Koichiro Genba

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL POLICY

Koichiro Genba

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF FINANCIAL AND POSTAL ISSUES Shozaburo Jimi

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF FINANCIAL AND POSTAL ISSUES

Shozaburo Jimi

MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS Yoshihiro Katayama

MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Yoshihiro Katayama

EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER Yoshiaki Takaki

EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER

Yoshiaki Takaki

MINISTER OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE Ritsuo Hosokawa

MINISTER OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE

Ritsuo Hosokawa

MINISTER OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM Akihiro Ohata

MINISTER OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM

Akihiro Ohata

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF RECONSTRUCTING AREAS RAVAGED BY THE MARCH 11 QUAKE AND TSUNAMI and STATE MINISTER FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT Ryu Matsumoto

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF RECONSTRUCTING AREAS RAVAGED BY THE MARCH 11 QUAKE AND TSUNAMI and STATE MINISTER FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Ryu Matsumoto

MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY Banri Kaieda

MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY

Banri Kaieda

JUSTICE MINISTER and ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Satsuki Eda

JUSTICE MINISTER and ENVIRONMENT MINISTER

Satsuki Eda

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY and STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION Yukio Edano

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY and STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT REVITALIZATION

Yukio Edano

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN Kansei Nakano

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

Kansei Nakano

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY Kaoru Yosano

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY

Kaoru Yosano

FOREIGN MINISTER Takeaki Matsumoto

FOREIGN MINISTER

Takeaki Matsumoto

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CRISIS and STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FOOD-SAFETY Goshi Hosono

STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CRISIS and STATE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FOOD-SAFETY

Goshi Hosono