Ministers
Profile of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao
October 6, 2026
Mr. HORII Iwao
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Senator
Nara Electoral District (elected three times)
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| October 22, 1965 | Born in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture |
| Graduated from Todaijigakuen Senior High School | |
| 1988 | Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo |
| 1988 | Joined the Ministry of Home Affairs (now the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) |
| 1994 | Consul, Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco |
| 1997 | Deputy Director, Fire and Disaster Management Agency |
| 2000 | Director, Financial Affairs Division, Shizuoka Prefectural Government |
| Planning Director for Local Public Finance, Local Public Finance Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| 2005 | Executive Secretary to the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| 2007 | Director General, General Affairs Department, Okayama Prefectural Government |
| 2010 | Director, Remuneration and Productivity Office, Local Administration Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
| July 2013 | Elected to the Senate for the first time (23rd Election) |
| Member, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senate | |
| Director, Committee on Budget, Senate | |
| Senior Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, Senate | |
| Member, Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Senate | |
| Director, Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters, Senate | |
| Deputy Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Deputy Chairperson, Liberal Democratic Party Diet Affairs Committee in the Senate | |
| Deputy Director, Women's Affairs Division, Liberal Democratic Party | |
| August 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet [3rd Reshuffled]) |
| November 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (4th Abe Cabinet) |
| July 2019 | Elected to the Senate (25th Election) |
| Director, Commission on the Constitution, Senate | |
| Director, Board of Information Oversight and Review, Senate | |
| Deputy Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Director, Foreign Affairs Division, Liberal Democratic Party | |
| September 2023 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Kishida Cabinet [2nd Reshuffled]) |
| July 2025 | Elected to the Senate (27th Election) |
| October 2025 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Takaichi Cabinet) |
| February 2026 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Takaichi Cabinet) |
| September 2026 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled 2nd Takaichi Cabinet) |
- Hobbies:
- Traveling, trying local specialty foods