Kiyoshi Ejima (born April 2, 1957) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the

House of Councillors of Japan The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, ...

since 2013. He represents the

Yamaguchi at-large district The Yamaguchi at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan The is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (, ''Shūgiin''), and an uppe ...

as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Early life

Ejima was born on April 2, 1957, in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

. He graduated from University of Tokyo in 1980 with a degree in engineering, and earned a graduate degree in engineering from the same university in 1982.

Career

Prior to his election to the House of Councillors, Ejima worked as an engineer and university lecturer before being elected mayor of the city of

Shimonoseki is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsush ...

in 1995. In 2013, he was elected to the House of Councillors.

References

{{Reflist Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) 1957 births Living people