Hiroshi Moriya

Hiroshi Moriya is a Japanese politician who is a former member of the House of Councillors of Japan.

Hiroshi Moriya
森 屋宏
Official portrait, 2019
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political affairs, House of Councillors)
In office 13 September 2023 – 1 October 2024
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Yoshihiko Isozaki
Succeeded by	Kazuhiko Aoki
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 29 July 2013 – 28 July 2025
Preceded by	Harunobu Yonenaga
Succeeded by	Hitoshi Goto
Constituency	Yamanashi at-large
Speaker of the Yamanashi Prefectural Assembly
In office 9 October 2008 – 23 March 2010
Member of the Yamanashi Prefectural Assembly
In office 1999 – 1 May 2013
Constituency	Tsuru City & Nishikatsura Town
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-21) 21 July 1957 (age 68) Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Hokkaido University

Career

Moriya graduated from Hokkaido University of Education and worked at Himawari Kindergarten. In 1999, he was elected in Yamanashi Prefectural Assembly for 4 terms, serving as chair for 2 years.."List of the Members：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-11-04. From 2008 to 2010, he was chair of the Yamanashi Prefectural Assembly. He ran in 2013, defeating incumbent Harunobu Yonenaga and former House of Representatives member Takehiro Sakaguchi.^[1]