Fumio Ueda
Fumio Ueda (上田 文雄, Ueda Fumio, born June 11, 1948) is the former mayor of Sapporo, capital city of Hokkaido, Japan.
Fumio Ueda | |
|---|---|
上田 文雄 | |
 March 2018 | |
| Mayor of Sapporo | |
| In office 9 June 2003 – 1 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nobuo Katsura |
| Succeeded by | Katsuhiro Akimoto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1948 Makubetsu, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
Ueda was born in Makubetsu, Hokkaido, and graduated from the law department of Chuo University in 1972. He became an attorney and opened a law practice in 1978. At various times he served as vice-chairman of the Sapporo Bar Association, chaired its committees on children's rights, environmental protection and consumer protection, and served as vice-chairman of the human rights committee at the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.[1]
He was first elected in 2003 with the support of the Democratic Party of Japan and RENGO after an unsuccessful run in the same year prior to being elected. His main policy goal was to reduce the city's municipal debt, and he managed to achieve a reduction in the debt from 2.2 trillion yen in 2003 to 1.7 trillion yen at the end of fiscal year 2014. In 2014, at the age of 66, he decided not to run for a fourth term.[2] He was rumored to be a candidate for the Hokkaido gubernatorial election in 2015, but declined to run.[3] He was succeeded in 2015 by his deputy Katsuhiro Akimoto, who was supported by most of Ueda's historical electoral base.[4]
He co-hosted a show on Hokkaido Television Broadcasting called Ueda Fumio no Namara Takakunai?!, showcasing the most expensive items in Sapporo in various categories.[1]
References
- 上田文雄のなまら高くない！？. www.htb.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- 上田札幌市長、４選不出馬 秋元副市長が出馬方針. www.nikkei.com (in Japanese). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- 北海道知事選、フリーキャスターの佐藤氏が出馬表明. www.nikkei.com (in Japanese). 5 November 2014. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- 札幌市長、秋元氏が初当選 12年ぶり新市長. www.nikkei.com (in Japanese). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 2017-04-24.