Kiyoshi Ueda

Kiyoshi Ueda
Kiyoshi Ueda
上田清司
	Ueda in 2018
Member of the House of Councillors
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 October 2019
Preceded by	Motohiro Ōno
Constituency	Saitama at-large district
Governor of Saitama Prefecture
	In office; 1 September 2003 – 30 August 2019
Preceded by	Yoshihiko Tsuchiya
Succeeded by	Motohiro Ōno
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 19 July 1993 – 13 August 2003
Constituency	Saitama 5th; (1993-1996); Saitama 4th; (1996-2003)
Personal details
Born	May 15, 1948; Fukuoka, Japan
Political party	Independent; (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 mater	Hosei 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. He has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, signaling his opposition to any and all tax increases. He previously served as governor of Saitama Prefecture from 2003 to 2019, when he subsequently retired.

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