2010

Chief Director, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, LDP
Director, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division, LDP
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Shadow Cabinet, LDP

2009

Elected to the HOR (45th Election)
Chairman of the Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems, HOR

2008

Chief Director of Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HOR
Chairman, Committee on Mountain Villages Promotion, LDP
Chairman, Comprehensive Research Commission on the Fisheries, LDP
Deputy Chairman, General Council, LDP

2006

Chief Director of Committee on Environment, HOR
Chief Director of Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HOR

2005

Elected to the HOR (44th Election)
Deputy Secretary-General, LDP

2004

Elected to the HOR (43rd Election)
Chairman of Committee on Cabinet, HOR
State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communication (Koizumi Cabinet)
Chairman, Federation of Ehime Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party Branches

2002-2003

Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP

2001

Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP

2000

Elected to the HOR (42nd Election)

1999

Director, Environment Division, Liberal Democratic Party(LDP)

1997

Parliamentary Secretary for Environment (Hashimoto Cabinet)

1996

Elected to the HOR (41st Election)

1993

Elected to the House of Representative (HOR) for the first time (40th Election)

1991

Elected to the Ehime Prefectural Assembly for the first time

1973

Joined Seiun Kisen Co., Ltd. (1981 Chief Executive Officer)

1970

Joined Kansai Kisen Co., Ltd.