Hiroshi Moriyama
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 served as the 59th Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 7 October 2015 through 3 August 2016.