Kiyoshi Ueda

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
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 October 2019
Preceded by	Motohiro Ōno
Constituency	Saitama at-large
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
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Hideo Jinpu
Constituency	Saitama 5th (1993–1996) Saitama 4th (1996–2003)
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-15) 15 May 1948 (age 77) 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)