Shigeru Hori

Shigeru Hori
保利 茂
Shigeru Hori in 1952
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
24 December 1976  1 February 1979
Preceded byShigesaburō Maeo
Succeeded byHirokichi Nadao
Director of the Administrative Management Agency
In office
25 November 1973  16 July 1974
Prime MinisterKakuei Tanaka
Preceded byTakeo Fukuda
Succeeded byKichizo Hosoda
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
30 November 1968  5 July 1971
Prime MinisterEisaku Satō
Preceded byToshio Kimura
Succeeded byNoboru Takeshita
Minister of Construction
In office
25 November 1967  30 November 1968
Prime MinisterEisaku Satō
Preceded byEiichi Nishimura
Succeeded byShinzo Tsubokawa
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
In office
22 June 1953  10 December 1954
Prime MinisterShigeru Yoshida
Preceded byNobuya Uchida
Succeeded byIchirō Kōno
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
26 December 1951  30 October 1952
Prime MinisterShigeru Yoshida
Preceded byKatsuo Okazaki
Succeeded byTaketora Ogata
Minister of Labour
In office
28 June 1950  26 December 1951
Prime MinisterShigeru Yoshida
Preceded byMasabumi Suzuki
Succeeded byEichi Yoshitake
Personal details
Born(1901-12-20)December 20, 1901
Karatsu, Saga, Japan
DiedMarch 4, 1979(1979-03-04) (aged 77)
Alma materChuo University

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. He was also the founder of the Liberal Party, and later served in senior positions in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.