Kenichiro Ueno | |
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上野 賢一郎 | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanae Takaichi |
| Preceded by | Takamaro Fukuoka |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Issei Tajima |
| Constituency | Shiga 2nd |
| In office 12 September 2005 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Tatsuo Kawabata |
| Succeeded by | Tatsuo Kawabata |
| Constituency | Shiga 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1965 Nagahama, Shiga, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Kenichiro Ueno (上野 賢一郎, Ueno Kenichirō; born 3 August 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagahama, Shiga and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs (now part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) in 1990. After an unsuccessful run 2003, he was elected for the first time in 2005. In 2010, he ran for governor of Shiga, but lost to incumbent Yukiko Kada. He has served as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare since 21 October 2025.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 政治家情報 〜上野 賢一郎〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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