Shinji Morimoto


Shinji Morimoto is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party who has been serving in the House of Councillors since 2013.

Early life

Morimoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 2, 1973. He graduated from the Department of Social Welfare of Doshisha University in Kyoto in 1997. That same year, he joined the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, a leadership academy founded by Konosuke Matsuhita, the founder of Panasonic. In 1999, he worked as a secretary in a Law Office. In 2003, he was elected to the Hiroshima City Assembly, a position he held until his election to the House of Councillors in 2013.

Political career

Morimoto is a member of the following House committees: