Iwao Horii
{{Short description|Japanese politician (born 1965)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Iwao Horii
| native_name = {{nobold|堀井 巌}}
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| image = Horii Iwao (2017).png
| caption = Official portrait, 2017
| office = Member of the House of Councillors
| constituency = Nara at-large
| term_start = 29 July 2013
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| predecessor = Tetsuji Nakamura
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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| party = Liberal Democratic
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| alma_mater = University of Tokyo
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Iwao Horii is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Career
In 1988, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and joined Ministry of Home Affairs {{Cite web |title=List of the Members：House of Councillors |url=https://www.sangiin.go.jp/japanese/joho1/kousei/eng/members/index.htm |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=www.sangiin.go.jp}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/p_pd/dpr/page24e_000217.html|title=Profile of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao HORII|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}
He serves as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. During his time, he visited the Marshall Islands in 2018. {{Cite web|url=https://marshallislandsjournal.com/tag/iwao-horii/|title=Iwao Horii Archives}}