Kenji Kitahashi
Kenji Kitahashi | |
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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 | 19 March 1953 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.