| Office: | Minister of Finance |
| Primeminister: | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Term Start: | 7 July 1972 |
| Term End: | 22 December 1972 |
| Predecessor: | Mikio Mizuta |
| Successor: | Kiichi Aichi |
| Office1: | Minister of Justice |
| Primeminister1: | Eisaku Satō |
| Term Start1: | 17 February 1971 |
| Term End1: | 5 July 1971 |
| Predecessor1: | Daisuke Akita |
| Successor1: | Shigesaburo Maeo |
| Primeminister2: | Hayato Ikeda |
| Term Start2: | 8 December 1960 |
| Term End2: | 18 July 1962 |
| Predecessor2: | Tetsuzo Kojima |
| Successor2: | Kunio Nakagaki |
| Office3: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Constituency3: | Fukui at-large |
| Term Start3: | 1 October 1952 |
| Term End3: | 9 December 1976 |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Nyū, Fukui, Japan |
| Party: | Liberal Democratic |
| Otherparty: | Liberal |
| Alma Mater: | Tokyo University |
was a Japanese politician. He served as justice minister for two terms and as finance minister.
Ueki was born in 1900. He received a law degree from Tokyo University in 1925.[1]
Following graduation Ueki began his career at the Ministry of Finance.[1] During World War II he was the head of budget bureau.[2] In 1945, he became the head of monopoly bureau at the ministry.[1]
He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1952.[1] He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. At the end of the 1950s he was among the Japanese house members union to promote Japan - China trade.[3] He served as justice minister for two terms.[1] He was first appointed to the post on 8 December 1960, replacing Tetsuzo Kojima.[1] Ueki's term ended on 18 Jul 1962 and was replaced by Kunio Nakagaki as justice minister.
Ueki was appointed president of Sagami Women's University in 1968.[1] He again served as justice minister for a brief period between February and July 1971. On 7 July 1972 he was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, replacing Mikio Mizuta in the post.[4] At age 72 Ueki was the oldest member of the Tanaka cabinet.[5] His term ended on 22 December 1972 when Kiichi Aichi was appointed to the post.
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