2014 

Minister of the Environment
Minister of state for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness

2013 

Chairman of the Federation of Diet Members for Port and harbor

2012 

Elected to the House of Representatives (46th Election)
General manager of Administrative Reform Promotion Office(LDP)

2011 

 Elected to the House of Representatives (45th Election)
Director of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Division (LDP)

2008 

Chairman of the Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (HR)

2007 

Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (Until August,2008)

2006 

State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Until August,2007)

2005 

Elected to the House of Representatives (44th Election)

2003 

Elected to the House of Representatives (43th Election)

2002 

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (Until September,2003)

2001 

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Until April,2001)

2000 

Elected to the House of Representatives (42th Election)

1997 

Joined the Liberal Democratic Party

1996 

Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (41th Election)

1995 

Chairman of the Committee on Construction of the Prefectural Assembly

1991 

Elected to the Member of Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly (served for 2 terms)

1975 

Elected to the Member of Shizuoka City Council for the first time (served for 4 terms)

Hobbies: 

Reading and Swimming