| Native name | 上田 清司 |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of the House of Councillors |
| Constituency | Saitama at-large |
| Term start | 28 October 2019 |
| Predecessor | Motohiro Ōno |
| Office 1 | Chairman of the National Governors Association of Japan |
| Term start 1 | 17 April 2018 |
| Term end 1 | 30 August 2019 |
| Predecessor 1 | Keiji Yamada |
| Successor 1 | Kamon Iizumi |
| Office 2 | Governor of Saitama Prefecture |
| Monarch 2 | Akihito Naruhito |
| Term start 2 | 1 September 2003 |
| Term end 2 | 30 August 2019 |
| Predecessor 2 | Yoshihiko Tsuchiya |
| Successor 2 | Motohiro Ōno |
| Office 3 | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Constituency 3 | Saitama 5th (1993–1996) Saitama 4th (1996–2003) |
| Term start 3 | 19 July 1993 |
| Term end 3 | 13 August 2003 |
| Predecessor 3 | Hiroshi Sawada |
| Successor 3 | Hideo Jinpu |
| Birth date | 15 May 1948 (age 78) |
| Birth place | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Alma mater | Hosei University (B.L.) Waseda University (Master's degree in Political Science) |
| Party | Democratic Party For the People (since 2025)[1] |
| Other party | NLC (1980–1986) LDP (1986–1993) JRP (1993–1994) NFP (1994–1997) From Five (1997–1998) GGP (1998) DPJ (1998–2003) Independent (2003–2025) |
Kiyoshi Ueda (上田 清司, Ueda Kiyoshi) 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
- ^ "ja: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.
- ^ 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）" (in Japanese). JTR - 日本税制改革協議会. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)