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Governor of Saitama Prefecture Kiyoshi Ueda

Date of Birth: May 15^th 1948 Born in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Academic History: March 1967 Graduated Fukuoka Miike Senior High School
March 1971 Graduated Housei University School of Law, Law Dept.
March 1975 Completed Political Science research course at Waseda University Graduate School
Major Employment History: 1976, Active role in the foundation and development of the Neo Liberal Group
1979 - 1986, Part-time lecturer at the Ministry of Construction’s University of Construction, “Regional Sociology”, and “National Land Planning” departments.
Starting in 1980 ran for a seat in the House of Representatives. Was unsuccessful 4 times, but with determination and persistence, he was elected on the 5th attempt.
July, 1993, Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives
October, 1996, Elected for a second term in the House of Representatives
June, 2000, Elected for a third term in the House of Representatives
September, 2003, Elected as the 57th Governor of Saitama Prefecture
August, 2007, Re-elected as Governor of Saitama Prefecture
October, 2009, Appointed to be a member of the Local Sovereignty Strategy Council by the Prime Minister
Work published: “Law: The Bread and Butter of Bureaucrats”. (O.S Publishing)
Personality: Open-minded and honest, Passionate
Interests: Reading （Particularly about civilization and history）, Mountain climbing, Fishing, Photography
Food: Being surrounded by friends and family eating Saitama vegetables and pork, in line with his belief in local production and local consumption of food.
Home life: Walking his dog, Goro.
Personal motto: 「疾風に勁草を知る」
“The strong are revealed in times of adversity”, (Literally, the wind reveals the strongest grass)
Related publications: "This is the Ueda way, Prefectural Administration Reform" (これが上田流　県政改革だ), by Eiken Itagaki, published by Nisshin Hodo, May, 2007
"Ueda Kiyoshi, Passion-conveying Governor" (熱伝導知事　上田清), by Oshita Eiji, published by Saitama Shimbun, June, 2007