was a Japanese politician of the
Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the
House of Representatives in the
Diet (national legislature). A native of
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
and graduate of
Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword
, type = Private research coeducational higher education institution
, established = 1858
, founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa
, endowmen ...
, he was elected for the first time in 1979. He served as
Minister of Education in 1990 and as
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Of ...
from 1999 to 2000.
Hori was appointed head of the LDP's Policy Research Council on August 1, 2008. Hori died from
aspiration pneumonia on November 4, 2023, at the age of 89.
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1934 births
2023 deaths
Education ministers of Japan
Government ministers of Japan
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Keio University alumni
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
21st-century Japanese politicians
Politicians from Tokyo
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