Dec .2012

Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
(2nd Abe Cabinet)
Re-elected to a member the House of Representatives (MHR)
(46th general election)

Oct. 2010

Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, HR

Sep. 2010

Director, Health, Labour and Welfare Division, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)

Oct. 2009

Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP

Aug. 2009

Re-elected to MHR (45th general election)

Sep. 2008

Chairman, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, HR

Oct. 2007

Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, HR
Acting Chairman, Research Commission on Social Security System, LDP

Sep. 2009

Senior Vice Minister for Internal Affairs and Communication

Nov. 2005

Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, HR
Deputy Secretary-General, LDP

Sep. 2005

Re-elected to MHR (44th general election)

Oct. 2004

Director, Health, Labour and Welfare Division, Policy Research Council, LDP

Nov. 2003

Re-elected to MHR (43rd general election)

Sep. 2003

Parliamentary Secretary of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Jan. 2002

Parliamentary Secretary of Health, Labour and Welfare

Jun. 2000

Re-elected to MHR (42nd general election)

Oct. 1996

Elected to MHR for the first time (41st general election)

Nov. 1994

Secretary to Mr. Hajime TAMURA, a member of the House of Representatives

Mar. 1988

Graduated from Faculty of Law and Economics, Chiba University