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
北橋 健治
Mayor of Kitakyushu
In office
20 February 2007 – 19 February 2023
Preceded byKoichi Sueyoshi
Succeeded byKazuhisa Takeuchi
Personal details
Born (1953-03-19) March 19, 1953 (age 71)
Nishinomiya, Japan
Political partyDemocratic Party of Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "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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