Shigeru Hori

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.

[3] While he was put into custody following Japan's defeat, he was released and duly returned to political life, becoming Secretary General of the Democratic Party.

[4][3] In the 1960s, Hori served under Eisaku Satō as Minister of Construction and then as Chief Cabinet Secretary.

[3] It was during this period that he rose to prominence within the Liberal Democratic Party itself, serving as its Secretary General and also as a senior figure within the Satō faction.

[3] Towards the end of his life, Hori served as Director of the Administrative Management Agency in the Tanaka cabinet, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, the latter of which he served until a month before his death.

with members of the 2nd Kakuei Tanaka cabinet, after its 1st reshuffle, on 25 November 1973