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.

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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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