Zenjirō Horikiri

Zenjirō Horikiri
堀切善次郎
Horikiri in 1929
Minister for Home Affairs
In office
9 October 1945  13 January 1946
Prime MinisterKijūrō Shidehara
Preceded byIwao Yamazaki
Succeeded byChūzō Mitsuchi
Personal details
Born(1884-09-02)September 2, 1884
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
DiedNovember 1, 1979(1979-11-01) (aged 95)
EducationTokyo Imperial University

Zenjirō Horikiri (堀切善次郎, Horikiri Zenjirō; 2 September 1884 – 1 November 1979) was a Japanese official who served as Minister for Home Affairs under Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara from 1945 to 1946. His brother, Zenbei Horikiri was also a politician and prominent member of the Rikken Seiyūkai political party.