Iwao Horii | |
|---|---|
ほりい いわお | |
 2017 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1965 Nara Prefecture |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
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