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
上田 清司
Ueda in 2018
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
28 October 2019
Preceded byMotohiro Ōno
ConstituencySaitama at-large district
Governor of Saitama Prefecture
In office
1 September 2003 – 30 August 2019
Preceded byYoshihiko Tsuchiya
Succeeded byMotohiro Ōno
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 July 1993 – 13 August 2003
ConstituencySaitama 5th
(1993-1996)
Saitama 4th
(1996-2003)
Personal details
Born (1948-05-15) May 15, 1948 (age 76)
Fukuoka, Japan
Political partyIndependent
(2003-present)
Other political
affiliations
New Liberal Club
(1980-1986)
Liberal Democratic
(1986-1993)
Japan Renewal
(1993-1994)
New Frontier
(1994-1997)
From Five
(1997-1998)
Good Governance
(1998)
Democratic
(1998-2003)
Alma materHosei University (B.L.)
Waseda University
(Master's degree in Political Science)

References

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  1. ^ Kyodo News (28 October 2019). "Ex-Saitama Gov. Ueda wins prefecture's Upper House by-election". Japan Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
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