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上野 賢一郎
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上野 賢一郎

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UENO Kenichiro

厚生労働大臣Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

自民党衆議院· House of Representatives滋賀2· Shiga 2nd District自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents7 terms

Born 1965-08-03 · 滋賀県長浜市 (Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture)

Policy issues

Health Insurance & Medical FinanceLaborPension & Elderly Care

Current positions

Government Positions

  • 厚生労働大臣
    Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

Career & history

Government Posts

  1. Feb 2026第2次高市内閣にて厚生労働大臣に再任[1][2]
    Re-appointed as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the Second Takaichi Cabinet
  2. Oct 21, 2025高市内閣にて厚生労働大臣として初入閣[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the Takaichi Cabinet, marking first cabinet post
  3. Aug 2017第3次安倍第3次改造内閣にて財務副大臣に就任[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as State Minister of Finance in the Third Abe Third Reshuffled Cabinet
  4. Sep 2014第2次安倍改造内閣にて国土交通大臣政務官に就任[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in the Second Abe Reshuffled Cabinet

Party Posts

  1. Jan 2023自由民主党PFI推進特命委員会委員長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Chairman of the LDP Special Committee on PFI Promotion
  2. Aug 2022自由民主党政務調査会副会長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Vice Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party
  3. Sep 2019自由民主党副幹事長に就任[1][2][3][4]
    Appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party
  4. Aug 2016自由民主党経済産業部会長に就任[1][2][3][4]
    Appointed as Director of the Economy, Trade and Industry Division of the Liberal Democratic Party
  5. Oct 2015自由民主党財務金融部会長に就任[1][2][3][4]
    Appointed as Director of the Treasury and Finance Division of the Liberal Democratic Party
  6. Oct 2007自由民主党税制調査会幹事に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Manager of the LDP Research Commission on the Tax System

Committee Chairs

  1. Nov 2021衆議院内閣委員長に就任[1][2][3][4]
    Appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Cabinet of the House of Representatives

Professional Career

  1. Apr 2010大正大学人間学部特命教授に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Specially Appointed Professor at the Faculty of Human Studies, Taisho University
  2. Mar 2003総務省自治税務局都道府県税課長補佐に就任[1]
    Appointed as Deputy Assistant Manager of the Prefectural Tax Division, Local Tax Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  3. 2003総務省を退官[1]
    Resigned from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  4. Apr 2001総務省自治税務局固定資産税課長補佐に就任[1]
    Appointed as Deputy Assistant Manager of the Fixed Asset Tax Division, Local Tax Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  5. Apr 1995岩手県環境保健部自然保護課長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Director of the Nature Conservation Division, Environmental Health Department, Iwate Prefecture
  6. Apr 1990自治省（現 総務省）に入省[1][2]
    Joined the Ministry of Home Affairs (currently the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
  7. —ロンドン政治経済学院（LSE）研究員を務める[1][2]
    Served as a researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Education

  1. Mar 1990京都大学法学部を卒業[1][2][3]
    Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Kyoto University

Other

  1. Dec 19, 2012第46回衆議院議員総選挙にて当選[1][2]
    Elected to the House of Representatives in the 46th General Election
  2. Sep 12, 2005第44回衆議院議員総選挙にて初当選[1][2]
    Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the 44th General Election
  3. Aug 3, 1965滋賀県長浜市に生まれる[1][2][3][4][5]
    Born in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture

Elections

ElectionDateConstituencyPartyResultVotesRateSource
第51回衆議院議員選挙　2026年
51st House of Representatives election 2026
2026-02-08
滋賀2区
Shiga 2nd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected141,85360.10%
第50回衆議院議員選挙　2024年
50th House of Representatives election 2024
2024-10-27
滋賀2区
Shiga 2nd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected99,34743.70%
第49回衆議院議員選挙
49th House of Representatives election
2021-10-31
滋賀2区
Shiga 2nd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected83,50256.60%
第48回衆議院議員選挙
48th House of Representatives election
2017-10-22
滋賀2区
Shiga 2nd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected73,69450.50%
第47回衆議院議員選挙
47th House of Representatives election
2014-12-14
滋賀2区
Shiga 2nd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected65,10248.80%
第46回衆議院議員選挙
46th House of Representatives election
2012-12-16
滋賀2区
Shiga 2nd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected67,18243.30%
第45回衆議院議員選挙
45th House of Representatives election
2009-08-30
滋賀1区
Shiga 1st District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
—82,262—
第44回衆議院議員選挙
44th House of Representatives election
2005-09-11
滋賀1区
Shiga 1st District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected94,671—
第20回参議院議員選挙
20th House of Councillors election
2004-07-11
滋賀選挙区
Shiga Constituency
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
—251,196—
第43回衆議院議員選挙
43rd House of Representatives election
2003-11-09
滋賀1区
Shiga 1st District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
—64,002—

Offices

Diet Office

衆議院第一議員会館
衆議院第一議員会館
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621
Phone
03-3508-7004
Fax
03-3508-3804

彦根事務所

滋賀県彦根市高宮町1342-1
1342-1 Takamiyamachi, Hikone-shi, Shiga
Phone
0749-21-3311
Fax
0749-21-3330

長浜事務所

滋賀県長浜市八幡中山町477
477 Hachiman Nakayamamachi, Nagahama-shi, Shiga
Phone
0749-65-5555
Fax
0749-65-3330

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