Kaitlyn Kan
Kaitlyn Khan Кан Каили 關齊麗 | |
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| 9th President-General of the People's Republic of Namor | |
| In office 20 April 2000 – 20 April 2005 | |
| Vice President | Namsa Singho |
| Preceded by | Alicia Wolf |
| Succeeded by | Fu Wen |
| Vice President-General of Namor | |
| In office 20 April 1990 – 20 April 2000 | |
| President | Alicia Wolf |
| Preceded by | Antelope Txo |
| Succeeded by | Derrick Li |
| Deputy of the Namorese Central Council | |
| In office 10 April 1980 – 10 April 1990 | |
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| First Secretary of the Nanonlen | |
| In office 1971–1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1950 (age 74) Taira, East Nozama |
| Nationality | Namorese |
| Political party |  Democratic Socialists |
| Spouse | Chen Fanvei (m. 1977) |
| Alma mater | University of Nozama |
Kan Kaili (born January 19, 1950) known professionally as Kaitlyn Kan, was a student leader and politician who served as President-General of Namor from 2000 to 2005.
Kan was elected First Secretary of the Nanonlen (Namorese Federation of Youth), the largest youth organization in Namor, in 1971. Under her leadership, the federation became radically supportive of the pro-democracy movement and fully endorsed deliberationization, putting it at odds with the Liberationist Party, its former affiliate. In 1980, Kan left the Nanonlen to become a deputy in the Central Council, where she represented the 33rd District.
In 1990, Kan was nominated the vice presidential nominee of the opposition Democratic Socialists, and became the first woman Vice President-General of Namor following Alicia Wolf's successful bid for the presidency. As Vice President-General, Kan's involvement in shaping and promoting Wolf's policies led the Mojing Sibo to call her the "most powerful Vice President-General since Kong Jo." She also played an influential role in Wolf's push for deliberationization, co-chairing the Jenyikan Commission, which was tasked with investigating human rights violations under Liberationist rule and overseeing the national deliberationization process.
Kan ran for President-General in 2000 and was elected with 42.3% of the vote. After entering office, Kan tried to replace the current constitution with a new one that did not contain references to Liberationism, but was unsuccessful after the constitutional convention failed to formulate an alternative document. However, she successfully pushed for elevating the status of minority languages in Namor through the Language Reform Act and abolished conscription. Kan's approval rating reached its highest point in 2002 following the capture and death of Breuvi Chikmurdof, commander of the Otekian separatist militant group Knights of Saint Luther and mastermind of the June 28, 1992 attacks. In 2004, Kan responded to the Peitoan seizure of a mainland Namorese ferry by ordering a blockade of Peitoa, but rejected calls to attack the archipelago. Consequently, her response was widely perceived as indecisive and her popularity plummeted to the lowest levels for a President-General since Chen Chanin.
In the 2005 presidential election, Kan lost to New Democratic challenger Fu Wen, winning 23.2% of the vote, the lowest share of votes for an incumbent presidential candidate in Namorese history. Following her loss, Kan stepped down from the position of party leader. After her presidency ended, Kan became president of the Namorese Institute of Democracy.