Kiyoshi Ueda (上田 清司, Ueda Kiyoshi; born May 15, 1948) is a Japanese politician currently serving as a member of the House of Councillors for the Saitama at-large district after winning a by-election in 2019.[1] He has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, signaling his opposition to any and all tax increases.[2] He previously served as governor of Saitama Prefecture from 2003 to 2019, when he subsequently retired.
Kiyoshi Ueda | |
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上田 清司 | |
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Motohiro Ōno |
| Constituency | Saitama at-large |
| Chairman of the National Governors Association of Japan | |
| In office 17 April 2018 – 30 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Keiji Yamada |
| Succeeded by | Kamon Iizumi |
| Governor of Saitama Prefecture | |
| In office 1 September 2003 – 30 August 2019 | |
| Monarchs | Akihito Naruhito |
| Preceded by | Yoshihiko Tsuchiya |
| Succeeded by | Motohiro Ōno |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 July 1993 – 13 August 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Sawada |
| Succeeded by | Hideo Jinpu |
| Constituency | Saitama 5th (1993–1996) Saitama 4th (1996–2003) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1948 Fukuoka, Japan |
| Political party | Independent (since 2003) |
| Other political affiliations | NLC (1980–1986) LDP (1986–1993) JRP (1993–1994) NFP (1994–1997) From Five (1997–1998) GGP (1998) DPJ (1998–2003) |
| Alma mater | Hosei University (B.L.) Waseda University (Master's degree in Political Science) |
References
edit- ^ Kyodo News (28 October 2019). "Ex-Saitama Gov. Ueda wins prefecture's Upper House by-election". Japan Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ 日本税制改革協議会, Jtr- (2020-11-02). "国会議員（現在）". JTR - 日本税制改革協議会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-31.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
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