江島潔

Kiyoshi Ejima is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors, currently in his third term. Born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, he previously served four terms as the Mayor of Shimonoseki before entering national politics. Throughout his career, he has held various government and party positions, including State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, State Minister of Cabinet Office, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Ejima is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and has been involved in policy areas such as agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. He has faced scrutiny regarding his past ties to the Unification Church and his involvement in the Liberal Democratic Party's political funding scandal involving unreported kickbacks from factional events.