Kenji Kitahashi

Kenji Kitahashi (北橋 健治, Kitahashi Kenji, born March 19, 1953 in Nishinomiya) is a Japanese politician and the current 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. In February 2007 he was elected mayor of Kitakyushu.

Kenji Kitahashi
北橋 健治
Mayor of Kitakyushu
Assumed office
20 February 2007
Preceded byKoichi Sueyoshi
Personal details
Born (1953-03-19) March 19, 1953
Nishinomiya, Japan
Political partyDemocratic Party of Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

References

  • 北橋健治. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2007-12-13. External link in |work= (help)


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