Ministers
Profile of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Manabu HORII
November 2, 2017
Mr. Manabu HORII
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Hokkaido 9th Electoral District (elected three times)
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| February 1972 | Born in Wanishi-cho, Muroran City |
| 1982 | Started speed skating |
| March 1990 | Graduated from Shirakaba Gakuen High School |
| February 1994 | Won a bronze medal in the 500 m speed skating competition at the Lillehammer Olympic Games |
| March 1994 | Graduated from the Commerce Department, School of Commerce, Senshu University |
| April 1994 | Joined Oji Paper Co., Ltd. |
| February 1998 | Appeared in the speed skating competition at the Nagano Olympics |
| May 1999 | Resigned from Oji Paper Co., Ltd. |
| February 2002 | Appeared in the speed skating competition at the Salt Lake City Olympic Games Retired from speed skating |
| April 2007 | Elected to the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly for the first time (Noboribetsu City) |
| April 2011 | Reelected to the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly (second term) |
| December 2012 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (46th General Election) |
| December 2014 | Reelected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election) (second term) |
| August 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet (3rd Reshuffle)) |
| October 2017 | Reelected to the House of Representatives (48th General Election) (third term) |
| November 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (4th Abe Cabinet) |
- Family:
- Wife, five children (four boys, one girl)
- Hobbies:
- Travel (visiting hot springs), watching sports