Norihiro Nakayama

Norihiro Nakayama
中山 展宏
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 February 2026
Preceded byEi Takahashi
ConstituencyShikoku PR
In office
17 December 2012 – 9 October 2024
ConstituencySouthern Kanto PR
Personal details
Born (1968-09-16) 16 September 1968
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
PartyLiberal Democratic
Alma materAoyama Gakuin University

Norihiro Nakayama (中山 展宏, Nakayama Norihiro; born 16 September 1968) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.

Early years

Nakayama was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture.[1]

After graduating from the Aoyama Gakuin University College of Science and Engineering, Nakayama entered Graduate School of Finance, Accounting and Law, Waseda University but he dropped out.[1]

After working as a bond dealer at Kankaku Securities, he served as a secretary to Yoichiro Esaki.[1]

Political career

In the 2009 general election, After Koichi Yamauchi, who had been slated to receive the LDP's nomination, left the party to join Your Party, Nakayama was selected as the LDP candidate for the Kanagawa 9th district through an open recruitment process. Nakayama lost to DPJ's Hirofumi Ryu by large margin.[2]

In the 2012 general election, Nakayama lost to DPJ Incumbent Ryu and won a seat in the PR.[3]

In the 2014 general election, Nakayama lost to Ryu (DPJ) after a close race and won a seat in the PR.[4]

In the 2017 general election, Nakayama lost to Kibō’s Ryu after a close race and won a seat in the PR.[5]

In September 2019, Nakayama was appointed to Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in Fourth Abe second reshuffled cabinet.[6]

In October 2021, Nakayama was appointed to State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in First Kishida cabinet.[7]

In the 2021 general election, Nakayama lost to CDP’s Ryu and won a seat in the PR.[8] After the election, he was re-appointed to State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Second Kishida cabinet.[9]

In the 2024 general election, Nakayama lost to CDP's Ryu by large margin and lost re-election.[10]

On 22 December 2024, the LDP Kanagawa Prefectural Federation decided not to reappoint Nakayama as the head of the LDP Kanagawa 9th branch (LDP's Kanagawa 9th candidate), citing his repeated electoral defeats.[11]

In the 2026 general election, Nakayama ran as a candidate for Shikoku PR. Although he was placed low on the party list, he won a seat because of LDP's landslide victory.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "国会議員情報：中山展宏". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "小選挙区開票結果　神奈川9区". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 30 August 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "小選挙区開票速報：神奈川". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "小選挙区開票速報：神奈川". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 14 December 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "小選挙区開票速報：神奈川". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 22 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "The fourth ABE Shinzo The second reshuffled Cabinet　List of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers". PM office of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "The Kishida Cabinet List of State Ministers". PM office of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "衆院選 神奈川 開票速報". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "The second KISHIDA Cabinet List of State Ministers". PM office of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "神奈川9区 衆議院選挙". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 October 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "自民県連、山本氏と中山氏を支部長選任せず　１０月衆院選で比例復活ならず". Kanagawa Shimbun (in Japanese). 22 December 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "比例代表 四国(定数 6)【衆議院選挙】開票速報・結果". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 February 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
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