Emiko Uematsu

Emiko Uematsu
植松 恵美子
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2007 – 28 July 2013
Preceded byKenji Manabe
Succeeded byShingo Miyake
ConstituencyKagawa at-large
Personal details
Born (1967-11-13) 13 November 1967
Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Political partyDemocratic (2003–2013)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2013–2017)
Kibō no Tō (2017–2018)
Alma materKobe University
WebsiteOfficial website

Emiko Uematsu (植松 恵美子, Uematsu Emiko; born November 13, 1967) is a former Japanese politician in the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Kobe University, she ran unsuccessfully for the House of Councillors in 2004. She ran again in 2007 and was elected for the first time. She left the DPJ in 2013 because of a difference of political policy.