2012

Minister for Foreign Affairs
(2nd Abe Cabinet)

2011

Chairman of the LDP's Diet Affairs Committee

2008

Minister for Consumer Affairs
Minister for Space Policy
(Fukuda Cabinet)

2007

Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of State for Quality-of-Life Policy
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
(Fukuda Cabinet)

Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister of State for Quality-of-Life Policy
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of State for "Challenge Again" Initiative
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
(1st Abe Cabinet)

2005

Chairman of the Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare of the House of Representatives

2001

Senior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(1st Koizumi Cabinet)

2000

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Construction (Mori Cabinet)

1999

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Construction (2nd Obuchi Cabinet)

1993

Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (40th General Election) (Elected seven times as of present)

1987

Secretary to a member of the House of Representatives

1982

Graduated from the School of Law, Waseda University
Joined Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd.

July 29, 1957

Born