Kenichiro Ueno

Kenichiro Ueno
上野 賢一郎
Official portrait, 2013
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Assumed office
21 October 2025
Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi
Preceded byTakamaro Fukuoka
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
19 December 2012
Preceded byIssei Tajima
ConstituencyShiga 2nd
In office
12 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
Preceded byTatsuo Kawabata
Succeeded byTatsuo Kawabata
ConstituencyShiga 1st
Personal details
Born (1965-08-03) 3 August 1965 (age 61)
Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materKyoto University

Kenichiro Ueno (上野 賢一郎, Ueno Kenichirō; born 3 August 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet since 2012. He has been the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare since 21 October 2025.

References

  1. ↑ 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 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Takaichi's Cabinet Names Rival Koizumi as Defense Minister". MSN. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.