Shinji Morimoto (Morimoto Shinji, born 2 May 1973) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party, who has served in the House of Councillors (the upper house of the Diet) since 2013.^[1]

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.^[1] That same year he joined the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, a leadership academy founded by Konosuke Matsuhita, the founder of Panasonic.^[2] He found work as a secretary in a Law Office in 1999. In 2003, He was elected to the Hiroshima City Assembly and served until his election to the House of Councillors in 2013.

Morimoto is a member of the following House committees:

• Committee on Economy and Industry
• Committee on Rules and Administration (Director)
• Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters (Director)

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