Hiroshi Moriyama

Hiroshi Moriyama
森山 𥙿

Hiroshi Moriyama in December 2014
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Assumed office
7 October 2015
Prime Minister Shinzō Abe
Preceded by Yoshimasa Hayashi
Personal details
Born (1961-04-08) 8 April 1961
Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Political party Liberal Democratic Party

Hiroshi Moriyama (森山 裕 Moriyama Hiroshi, born 8 April 1945) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Overview

A native of Kanoya, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he was elected to the first of his seven terms in the city assembly of Kagoshima in 1975. He was elected to the House of Councilors in 1998, and then to the House of Representatives in 2004. He was one of the 33 postal rebels in the 2005 election, but easily defended his seat against an LDP challenger.

He is currently the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

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