Shigeru Hori
24 December 1976 – 1 February 1979
25 November 1973 – 16 July 1974
30 November 1968 – 5 July 1971
25 November 1967 – 30 November 1968
22 June 1953 – 10 December 1954
26 December 1951 – 30 October 1952
28 June 1950 – 26 December 1951
Karatsu, Saga, Japan
Shigeru Hori (保利 茂, Hori Shigeru, 20 December 1901 – 4 March 1979) was a prominent Japanese politician who served in various cabinet positions, including Chief Cabinet Secretary, and was also Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan.[3] He was also the founder of the Liberal Party, and later served in senior positions in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.[3]
Early life
Hori was born on 20 December 1901, in Karatsu, Saga.[3] He graduated from Chuo University in 1924.[3]
Career
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Following a career as a journalist at Hochi Shimbun and Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun, Hori was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1944.[3] While he was put into custody following Japan's defeat, he was released and duly returned to political life, becoming Secretary General of the Democratic Party.[3] In 1950, Hori masterminded the union of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Liberal Party, resulting in the birth of the Liberal Party.[3] In the same year, Hori was appointed by Shigeru Yoshida as Minister of Labour, and also later served under Yoshida as Chief Cabinet Secretary and Minister of Agriculture.[4][3]
In the 1960s, Hori served under Eisaku Satō as Minister of Construction and then as Chief Cabinet Secretary.[3] It was during this period that he rose to prominence within the Liberal Democratic Party itself, serving as its Secretary General and also as a senior figure within the Satō faction.[3]
Towards the end of his life, Hori served as Director of the Administrative Management Agency in the Tanaka cabinet, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, the latter of which he served until a month before his death. Hori died on 4 March 1979.[3]
Honours
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (1972)[3]
References
- ^ "Speakers and Vice-Speakers of the House of Representatives". The House of Representatives, Japan. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "鈴木正文". Kotobank. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "保利 茂". Kotobank. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "第3次吉田内閣 第3次改造吉田内閣". Kantei. Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
External links
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- Historic Japanese cabinets (in Japanese), kantei.go.jp; accessed 30 January 2018.
- Historic LDP Presidents, Secretaries General, Chairs of General Affairs Committee and of Policy Research Committee (in Japanese), geocities.co.jp/WallStreet-Stock/7643/; accessed 31 March 2018
House of Representatives (Japan) | ||
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Preceded by Shigesaburo Maeo | Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan 1976–1979 | Succeeded by Hirokichi Nadao |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Masabumi Suzuki | Minister of Labour 1950–1951 | Succeeded by Eichi Yoshitake |
Preceded by | Chief Cabinet Secretary 1951–1952 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Nobuya Uchida | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1953–1954 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Eiichi Nishimura | Minister of Construction 1967–1968 | Succeeded by Shinzo Tsubokawa |
Preceded by | Chief Cabinet Secretary 1968–1971 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Director of the Administrative Management Agency 1973–1974 | Succeeded by Kichizo Hosoda |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Mitsujiro Ishii | Chair, General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party 1960–1961 | Succeeded by Munenori Akagi |
Preceded by | Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party 1971–1972 | Succeeded by Tomisaburo Hashimoto |