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Japanese politician

Kenji Kitahashi
北橋健治


Mayor of Kitakyushu
In office 20 February 2007 – 19 February 2023
Preceded by	Koichi Sueyoshi
Succeeded by	Kazuhisa Takeuchi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 18 July 1993 – 19 December 2006
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Daizo Kusuda
Constituency	Fukuoka 2nd (1993–1996) Fukuoka 9th (1996–2005) Kyushu PR (2005–2006)
In office 8 July 1986 – 24 January 1990
Constituency	Fukuoka 2nd

Personal details
Born	(1953-03-19) 19 March 1953 (age 71) Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Political party	Independent (since 2006)
Other political affiliations	DSP (before 1998) NFP (1994–1998) DPJ (1998–2006)
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

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. In February 2007 he was elected mayor of Kitakyushu and went on to serve four terms, until 2023.

References

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= (help)
"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.

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