Mr. HAGA Michiya
- Democratic Party For the People and The Shin-Ryokufukai
- Elected 2019 and 2025, Yamagata Prefecture
- Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
（as of November 9,2026)
Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour (Director)
Committee on Rules and Administration
Special Committee on Disasters Management and Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Born:
March 2, 1958, Yamagata Prefecture
Education:
1980 Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences
Career:
1980 joined Yamagata Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (YBC) as
an Announcer
2007 Chief Director, Announcers Division,
News Production Department, YBC
2012 Senior Director, News Production Department, YBC
2019 first elected to the Senate
2025 second elected to the Senate
(Major post in the Senate)
2025 Chairman, Committee on Oversight of Administration
Note: The Sangiin, which had been known as the House of Councillors, is called the Senate in English as of August 2026.
(as of October 26,2026)