Mar. 1984 

Graduated from the Department of Business Administration, the Faculty of Business Administration, Kobe University

Dec. 2014

(Present) Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (The Third Abe Cabinet)

Dec. 2014

Elected to the HR (47th General Election)

Sep. 2014

Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (The Second Abe Reshuffled Cabinet)

Dec. 2012

Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP

Dec. 2012

Elected to the HR (46th General Election)

Oct. 2012

Chairperson, Public Relations Headquarters, LDP

Sep. 2009

Member, Judge Indictment Committee

Aug. 2009

Elected to the HR (45th General Election)

Aug. 2008

Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
(The Fukuda Reshuffled Cabinet, The Aso Cabinet)

Oct. 2007

Chairperson, Subcommittee of Industrial Policy on Textile and Fashion, LDP

Oct. 2007

Chairperson, Special Committee on Youths, Policy Research Council, LDP

Sep. 2006

Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Innovation, Gender Equality, Social Affairs and Food Safety (The First Abe Cabinet)

Nov. 2005

Director-General, Information Research Bureau, LDP

Sep. 2005

Elected to the HR (44th General Election)

Apr. 2004

Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kinki University

Oct. 2002

Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
(The First Koizumi First Reshuffled Cabinet)

Feb. 2002

Director, Public Speeches Division,
Liberal Democratic Party(LDP)

Jan. 2001

Chairperson, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, HR

Jun. 2000

Elected to the HR (42nd General Election)

Jul. 1998

State Secretary for International Trade and Industry
(The Obuchi Cabinet, The Obuchi First Reshuffled Cabinet)

Oct. 1996

Elected to the HR (41st General Election)

Jul. 1993

Elected for the first time as a member of the House of
Representatives (HR) (40th General Election)

Mar. 1989

Graduated from the Matsushita Institute of Government & Management