Mitsuo Horiuchi

Mitsuo Horiuchi (Japanese: 堀内 光雄, Hepburn: Horiuchi Mitsuo; 1 January 1930 – 16 May 2016) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Misaka, Yamanashi and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1976. He joined Sosuke Uno's cabinet as the Minister of Labour.

Mitsuo Horiuchi
堀内 光雄
Official portrait, 1997
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office 11 September 1997 – 30 July 1998
Prime Minister	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Preceded by	Shinji Satō
Succeeded by	Kaoru Yosano
Minister of Labour
In office 3 June 1989 – 10 August 1989
Prime Minister	Sōsuke Uno
Preceded by	Hyōsuke Niwa
Succeeded by	Jōji Fukushima
Member of the House of Representatives from Yamanashi
In office 19 July 1993 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Shin Kanemaru
Succeeded by	Takehiro Sakaguchi
Constituency	At-large district (1993–1996) 2nd district (1996–2009)
In office 11 December 1976 – 24 January 1990
Preceded by	Tokushige Kanamaru
Succeeded by	Azuma Koshiishi
Constituency	At-large district
Personal details
Born	(1930-01-01)1 January 1930 Misaka, Yamanashi, Japan
Died	16 May 2016(2016-05-16) (aged 86) Tokyo, Japan
Party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Keio University

References

• 政治家情報 〜堀内 光雄〜 [Politician Information – Mitsuo Horiuchi]. Za Senkyo (ザ･選挙, The Election) (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007.