Kosuke Hori

Kosuke Hori (保利 耕輔, Hori Kōsuke; September 23, 1934 – November 4, 2023) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, 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 from 1999 to 2000.

Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Yoshirō Mori

Preceded byTakeshi Noda

Succeeded byMamoru Nishida

Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Yoshirō Mori

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Kosuke Hori
保利 耕輔
Official portrait, 1999
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 5 October 1999 – 4 July 2000
Prime Minister	Keizō Obuchi Yoshirō Mori
Preceded by	Takeshi Noda
Succeeded by	Mamoru Nishida
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office 5 October 1999 – 4 July 2000
Prime Minister	Keizō Obuchi Yoshirō Mori
Preceded by	Takeshi Noda
Succeeded by	Mamoru Nishida
Minister of Education
In office 28 February 1990 – 29 December 1990
Prime Minister	Toshiki Kaifu
Preceded by	Kazuya Ishibashi
Succeeded by	Yutaka Inoue
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 30 October 1979 – 21 November 2014
Preceded by	Shigeru Hori
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Saga at-large (1979–1996) Saga 3rd (1996–2014)
Personal details
Born	(1934-09-23)23 September 1934 Tokyo, Japan
Died	4 November 2023(2023-11-04) (aged 89) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Party	Liberal Democratic
Parent	Shigeru Hori (father)
Alma mater	Keio University

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Hori was appointed head of the LDP's Policy Research Council on August 1, 2008.^[1] Hori died from aspiration pneumonia on November 4, 2023, at the age of 89.^[2]