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Noriko Horiuchi (堀内 詔子, ''Horiuchi Noriko'', born October 28, 1965) is a Japanese politician and member of the
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, since
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, representing the Yamanashi 2nd district. She served as Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and
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and Minister in Charge of Promoting
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. She had been in Prime Minister
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's
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since 4 October 2021 until 31 March 2022. Noriko Horiuchi was preceded by
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as Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and by
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as Minister in Charge of Vaccination. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. Noriko Horiuchi already performed the following roles: * Director of
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Museum; * Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; * Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare; * Director, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs; * Member, Special Committee on Reconstruction after
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; * Deputy Director, Women's Affairs Division of Policy Research Council; * Deputy Director, Health, Labour and Welfare Division; * Director, Women's Affairs Division, Federation of
Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the no ...
Liberal Democratic Party Branches.


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