Office: | Member of the House of Councillors of Japan |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Birth Place: | Fukushima, Japan |
Alma Mater: | Toho University Fukushima Medical University |
Birth Date: | 18 March 1964 |
Hokuto Hoshi | |
Constituency: | Fukushima at-large district |
Term Start: | 2022 |
Party: | Liberal Democratic Party |
Hokuto Hoshi (born March 18, 1964) is a Japanese politician and physician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2022.
Hoshi was born in Fukushima Prefecture on March 18, 1964. In 1989, he graduated from the medical school of Toho University, and began working for the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
In 1996, Hoshi served as a visiting researcher at the Harvard University School of Public Health. In 2015, he was named vice-president of the Fukushima Prefectural Medical Association. He ran as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic party in the 2022 Japanese House of Councillors election and won.[1]