Kenji Kitahashi (北橋 健治, Kitahashi Kenji, born March 19, 1953 in Nishinomiya) is a Japanese politician and a former mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives in Diet of Japan (parliament) for the first time in 1986 as a member of Democratic Socialist Party, which later became part of Democratic Party of Japan. After losing his seat in 1990, he was re-elected in 1993.[1] In February 2007 he was elected mayor of Kitakyushu and went on to serve four terms, until 2023.[2]
Kenji Kitahashi | |
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北橋 健治 | |
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| Mayor of Kitakyushu | |
| In office 20 February 2007 – 19 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Koichi Sueyoshi |
| Succeeded by | Kazuhisa Takeuchi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1953 Nishinomiya, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Japan |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
References
edit- ^ 北橋健治. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Former Bureaucrat Kazuhisa Takeuchi Elected as Kitakyushu Mayor in Four-Way Race". Fukuoka Now. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
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