MORIYAMA Masahito

• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Hyogo 1st District (single-seat constituency), elected six times


• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: 14 December 1953, Osaka
• Education:
• Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo (Mar. 1977)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Law, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University (Mar. 2013)
• Doctor of Commerce, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University (Mar. 2014)

• Career:
• Ministry of Transport (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) (Apr. 1977)
• Director-General, Information and Research Department, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• First elected to the House of Representatives (Sep. 2005)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice
• State Minister of Justice
• State Minister of Cabinet Office
• Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
• Chairperson, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Hyogo Prefecture House of Representatives 1st Electoral District Branch
• Director, LDP Judicial Affairs Division
• Director, LDP Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Diet Affairs Committee
• Acting Chairperson, LDP General Council
• Chairperson, LDP Special Committee on Aviation Policy
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Rules and Administration
• Chairperson, Federation of Hyogo Prefecture LDP Branches