Kiyoshi Ueda

Kiyoshi Ueda
上田 清司
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
28 October 2019
Preceded byMotohiro Ōno
ConstituencySaitama at-large
Chairman of the National Governors Association of Japan
In office
17 April 2018 – 30 August 2019
Preceded byKeiji Yamada
Succeeded byKamon Iizumi
Governor of Saitama Prefecture
In office
1 September 2003 – 30 August 2019
MonarchsAkihito
Naruhito
Preceded byYoshihiko Tsuchiya
Succeeded byMotohiro Ōno
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 July 1993 – 13 August 2003
Preceded byHiroshi Sawada
Succeeded byHideo Jinpu
ConstituencySaitama 5th (1993–1996)
Saitama 4th (1996–2003)
Personal details
Born (1948-05-15) 15 May 1948
PartyDemocratic Party For the People (since 2025)[1]
Other political
affiliations
NLC (1980–1986)
LDP (1986–1993)
JRP (1993–1994)
NFP (1994–1997)
From Five (1997–1998)
GGP (1998)
DPJ (1998–2003)
Independent (2003–2025)
Alma materHosei University (B.L.)
Waseda University (Master's degree in Political Science)

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.[2] He has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, signaling his opposition to any and all tax increases.[3] He previously served as governor of Saitama Prefecture from 2003 to 2019, when he subsequently retired.

References

  1. ^ 上田清司参議院議員が国民民主党に入党 | 新・国民民主党 - つくろう、新しい答え。 [House of Councillors member Kiyoshi Ueda joins the Democratic Party For the People | New Democratic Party for the People – Let's create new answers.] (in Japanese). Democratic Party For the People. 2025-09-16. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  2. ^ Kyodo News (28 October 2019). "Ex-Saitama Gov. Ueda wins prefecture's Upper House by-election". Japan Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ 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.