上野賢一郎

Kenichiro Ueno is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives for the 7th term. A former bureaucrat in the Ministry of Home Affairs, he has held significant government positions, including Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and State Minister of Finance. Born in Nagahama, Shiga, he graduated from the University of Kyoto. Throughout his political career, he has focused on fiscal and economic policy, serving as the head of the Liberal Democratic Party's Finance and Economy divisions. Ueno is known for his conservative political stances, including support for constitutional reform and opposition to selective separate surnames for married couples. He has faced scrutiny regarding political funding and his past associations with the Unification Church.